sbourdeaud.psm1
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#region functions #region helper functions function Write-LogOutput { <# .SYNOPSIS Outputs color coded messages to the screen and/or log file based on the category. .DESCRIPTION This function is used to produce screen and log output which is categorized, time stamped and color coded. .PARAMETER Category This the category of message being outputed. If you want color coding, use either "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR" or "SUM". .PARAMETER Message This is the actual message you want to display. .PARAMETER LogFile If you want to log output to a file as well, use logfile to pass the log file full path name. .NOTES Author: Stephane Bourdeaud (sbourdeaud@nutanix.com) .EXAMPLE .\Write-LogOutput -category "ERROR" -message "You must be kidding!" Displays an error message. .LINK https://github.com/sbourdeaud #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'None')] #make this function advanced param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [ValidateSet('INFO','WARNING','ERROR','SUM','SUCCESS','STEP','DEBUG')] [string] $Category, [string] $Message, [string] $LogFile ) process { $Date = get-date #getting the date so we can timestamp the output entry $FgColor = "Gray" #resetting the foreground/text color switch ($Category) #we'll change the text color depending on the selected category { "INFO" {$FgColor = "Green"} "WARNING" {$FgColor = "Yellow"} "ERROR" {$FgColor = "Red"} "SUM" {$FgColor = "Magenta"} "SUCCESS" {$FgColor = "Cyan"} "STEP" {$FgColor = "Magenta"} "DEBUG" {$FgColor = "White"} } Write-Host -ForegroundColor $FgColor "$Date [$category] $Message" #write the entry on the screen if ($LogFile) #add the entry to the log file if -LogFile has been specified { Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "$Date [$Category] $Message" Write-Verbose -Message "Wrote entry to log file $LogFile" #specifying that we have written to the log file if -verbose has been specified } } }#end function Write-LogOutput #helper-function Get-RESTError function Help-RESTError { $global:helpme = $body $global:helpmoref = $moref $global:result = $_.Exception.Response.GetResponseStream() $global:reader = New-Object System.IO.StreamReader($global:result) $global:responseBody = $global:reader.ReadToEnd(); return $global:responsebody break }#end function Get-RESTError #endregion #region prism #this function is used to make a REST api call to Prism function Invoke-PrismAPICall { <# .SYNOPSIS Makes api call to prism based on passed parameters. Returns the json response. .DESCRIPTION Makes api call to prism based on passed parameters. Returns the json response. .NOTES Author: Stephane Bourdeaud .PARAMETER method REST method (POST, GET, DELETE, or PUT) .PARAMETER credential PSCredential object to use for authentication. PARAMETER url URL to the api endpoint. PARAMETER payload JSON payload to send. .EXAMPLE .\Invoke-PrismAPICall -credential $MyCredObject -url https://myprism.local/api/v3/vms/list -method 'POST' -payload $MyPayload Makes a POST api call to the specified endpoint with the specified payload. #> param ( [parameter(mandatory = $true)] [ValidateSet("POST","GET","DELETE","PUT")] [string] $method, [parameter(mandatory = $true)] [string] $url, [parameter(mandatory = $false)] [string] $payload, [parameter(mandatory = $true)] [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential] $credential ) begin { if (($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -gt 5) -and (!$credential)) { throw "$(get-date) [ERROR] You must specify a credential object when using Powershell Core!" } if (($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -le 5) -and (!$username) -and (!$password)) { throw "$(get-date) [ERROR] You must specify a username and password (as a secure string)!" } } process { Write-Host "$(Get-Date) [INFO] Making a $method call to $url" -ForegroundColor Green try { #check powershell version as PoSH 6 Invoke-RestMethod can natively skip SSL certificates checks and enforce Tls12 as well as use basic authentication with a pscredential object if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -gt 5) { $headers = @{ "Content-Type"="application/json"; "Accept"="application/json" } if ($payload) { $resp = Invoke-RestMethod -Method $method -Uri $url -Headers $headers -Body $payload -SkipCertificateCheck -SslProtocol Tls12 -Authentication Basic -Credential $credential -ErrorAction Stop } else { $resp = Invoke-RestMethod -Method $method -Uri $url -Headers $headers -SkipCertificateCheck -SslProtocol Tls12 -Authentication Basic -Credential $credential -ErrorAction Stop } } else { $headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Basic "+[System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($username+":"+([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($PrismSecurePassword))) )); "Content-Type"="application/json"; "Accept"="application/json" } if ($payload) { $resp = Invoke-RestMethod -Method $method -Uri $url -Headers $headers -Body $payload -ErrorAction Stop } else { $resp = Invoke-RestMethod -Method $method -Uri $url -Headers $headers -ErrorAction Stop } } Write-Host "$(get-date) [SUCCESS] Call $method to $url succeeded." -ForegroundColor Cyan if ($debugme) {Write-Host "$(Get-Date) [DEBUG] Response Metadata: $($resp.metadata | ConvertTo-Json)" -ForegroundColor White} } catch { $saved_error = $_.Exception.Message # Write-Host "$(Get-Date) [INFO] Headers: $($headers | ConvertTo-Json)" Write-Host "$(Get-Date) [INFO] Payload: $payload" -ForegroundColor Green Throw "$(get-date) [ERROR] $saved_error" } finally { #add any last words here; this gets processed no matter what } } end { return $resp } } #this function is used to upload a file to AHV Prism Image Configuration library function Send-FileToPrism { #input: username, password, url, method, file #output: REST response <# .SYNOPSIS Uploads a file to AHV Prism Image Configuration library. .DESCRIPTION This function is used to upload a file to the AHV image configuration library. .NOTES Author: Stephane Bourdeaud .PARAMETER username Specifies the Prism username. .PARAMETER password Specifies the Prism password. .PARAMETER url Specifies the Prism url. .EXAMPLE .\Send-FileToPrism -username admin -password admin -url https://10.10.10.10:9440/api/nutanix/v0.8/images/$image_uuid/upload -method "PUT" -container_uuid $container_uuid -file /media/backup/vmdisk.qcow2 #> param ( [string] $username, [string] $password, [string] $url, [string] [ValidateSet('PUT')] $method, [string] $container_uuid, $file ) begin { #Setup authentication header for REST call $myvarHeader = @{"Authorization" = "Basic "+[System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($username+":"+$password ))} } process { $myvarHeader += @{"Accept"="application/json"} $myvarHeader += @{"Content-Type"="application/octet-stream;charset=UTF-8"} #$myvarHeader += @{"X-Nutanix-Destination-Container"=$container_uuid} if ($IsLinux) { try { $myvarRESTOutput = Invoke-RestMethod -Method $method -Uri $url -Headers $myvarHeader -Body $file -SkipCertificateCheck -ErrorAction Stop } catch { Write-LogOutput -category "ERROR" -message "$($_.Exception.Message)" try { $RESTError = Help-RESTError -ErrorAction Stop $RESTErrorMessage = ($RESTError | ConvertFrom-Json).Message if ($RESTErrorMessage) { Write-LogOutput -category "ERROR" -message "$RESTErrorMessage" } } catch { Write-LogOutput -category "ERROR" -message "Could not retrieve full REST error details." } Exit } } else { try { $myvarRESTOutput = Invoke-RestMethod -Method $method -Uri $url -Headers $myvarHeader -Body $file -ErrorAction Stop } catch { Write-LogOutput -category "ERROR" -message "$($_.Exception.Message)" try { $RESTError = Help-RESTError -ErrorAction Stop $RESTErrorMessage = ($RESTError | ConvertFrom-Json).Message if ($RESTErrorMessage) { Write-LogOutput -category "ERROR" -message "$RESTErrorMessage" } } catch { Write-LogOutput -category "ERROR" -message "Could not retrieve full REST error details." } Exit } } } end { return $myvarRESTOutput } }#end function Upload-FileToPrism #this function is used to get a Prism task status function Get-NTNXTask { <# .SYNOPSIS Gets status for a given Prism task uuid (replaces NTNX cmdlet) .DESCRIPTION Gets status for a given Prism task uuid #> [CmdletBinding()] [Alias()] [OutputType([int])] Param ( # Param1 help description [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true, Position=0)] $TaskId, [parameter(mandatory = $true)] [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential] $credential, [parameter(mandatory = $true)] [String] $cluster ) Begin { } Process { $myvarUrl = "https://"+$cluster+":9440/PrismGateway/services/rest/v2.0/tasks/$($TaskId.task_uuid)" $result = Invoke-PrismAPICall -credential $credential -method "GET" -url $myvarUrl } End { return $result } }#end function Get-NTNXTask #endregion #region credentials #this function is used to create saved credentials for the current user function Set-CustomCredentials { #input: path, credname #output: saved credentials file <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a saved credential file using DAPI for the current user on the local machine. .DESCRIPTION This function is used to create a saved credential file using DAPI for the current user on the local machine. .NOTES Author: Stephane Bourdeaud .PARAMETER path Specifies the custom path where to save the credential file. By default, this will be %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WindowsPowershell\CustomCredentials. .PARAMETER credname Specifies the credential file name. .EXAMPLE .\Set-CustomCredentials -path c:\creds -credname prism-apiuser Will prompt for user credentials and create a file called prism-apiuser.txt in c:\creds #> param ( [parameter(mandatory = $false)] [string] $path, [parameter(mandatory = $true)] [string] $credname ) begin { if (!$path) { $path = "$Env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\CustomCredentials" Write-Host "$(get-date) [INFO] Set path to $path" -ForegroundColor Green } } process { #prompt for credentials $credentialsFilePath = "$path\$credname.txt" $credentials = Get-Credential -Message "Enter the credentials to save in $path\$credname.txt" #put details in hashed format $user = $credentials.UserName $securePassword = $credentials.Password #convert secureString to text try { $password = $securePassword | ConvertFrom-SecureString -ErrorAction Stop } catch { throw "$(get-date) [ERROR] Could not convert password : $($_.Exception.Message)" } #create directory to store creds if it does not already exist if(!(Test-Path $path)) { try { $result = New-Item -type Directory $path -ErrorAction Stop } catch { throw "$(get-date) [ERROR] Could not create directory $path : $($_.Exception.Message)" } } #save creds to file try { Set-Content $credentialsFilePath $user -ErrorAction Stop } catch { throw "$(get-date) [ERROR] Could not write username to $credentialsFilePath : $($_.Exception.Message)" } try { Add-Content $credentialsFilePath $password -ErrorAction Stop } catch { throw "$(get-date) [ERROR] Could not write password to $credentialsFilePath : $($_.Exception.Message)" } Write-Host "$(get-date) [SUCCESS] Saved credentials to $credentialsFilePath" -ForegroundColor Cyan } end {} } #this function is used to retrieve saved credentials for the current user function Get-CustomCredentials { #input: path, credname #output: credential object <# .SYNOPSIS Retrieves saved credential file using DAPI for the current user on the local machine. .DESCRIPTION This function is used to retrieve a saved credential file using DAPI for the current user on the local machine. .NOTES Author: Stephane Bourdeaud .PARAMETER path Specifies the custom path where the credential file is. By default, this will be %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WindowsPowershell\CustomCredentials. .PARAMETER credname Specifies the credential file name. .EXAMPLE .\Get-CustomCredentials -path c:\creds -credname prism-apiuser Will retrieve credentials from the file called prism-apiuser.txt in c:\creds #> param ( [parameter(mandatory = $false)] [string] $path, [parameter(mandatory = $true)] [string] $credname ) begin { if (!$path) { $path = "$Env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\CustomCredentials" Write-Host "$(get-date) [INFO] Retrieving credentials from $path" -ForegroundColor Green } } process { $credentialsFilePath = "$path\$credname.txt" if(!(Test-Path $credentialsFilePath)) { throw "$(get-date) [ERROR] Could not access file $credentialsFilePath : $($_.Exception.Message)" } $credFile = Get-Content $credentialsFilePath $user = $credFile[0] $securePassword = $credFile[1] | ConvertTo-SecureString $customCredentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $user, $securePassword Write-Host "$(get-date) [SUCCESS] Returning credentials from $credentialsFilePath" -ForegroundColor Cyan } end { return $customCredentials } } #endregion #region misc #this function is used to prompt the user for a yes/no/skip response in order to control the workflow of a script function Write-CustomPrompt { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a user prompt with a yes/no/skip response. Returns the response. .DESCRIPTION Creates a user prompt with a yes/no/skip response. Returns the response in lowercase. Valid responses are "y" for yes, "n" for no, "s" for skip. .NOTES Author: Stephane Bourdeaud (sbourdeaud@nutanix.com) .EXAMPLE .\Write-CustomPrompt Creates the prompt. .LINK https://github.com/sbourdeaud #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'None')] #make this function advanced param ( [Switch]$skip ) begin { [String]$userChoice = "" #initialize our returned variable } process { if ($skip) { do {$userChoice = Read-Host -Prompt "Do you want to continue? (Y[es]/N[o]/S[kip])"} #display the user prompt while ($userChoice -notmatch '[ynsYNS]') #loop until the user input is valid } else { do {$userChoice = Read-Host -Prompt "Do you want to continue? (Y[es]/N[o])"} #display the user prompt while ($userChoice -notmatch '[ynYN]') #loop until the user input is valid } $userChoice = $userChoice.ToLower() #change to lowercase } end { return $userChoice } } #end Write-CustomPrompt function #endregion #region posh and dotnet configuration #this function is used to make sure we use the proper Tls version (1.2 only required for connection to Prism) function Set-PoshTls { <# .SYNOPSIS Makes sure we use the proper Tls version (1.2 only required for connection to Prism). .DESCRIPTION Installs BetterTls module and loads it. Disables Tls and enables Tls 1.2. .NOTES Author: Stephane Bourdeaud (sbourdeaud@nutanix.com) .EXAMPLE .\Set-PoshTls Installs BetterTls module and loads it. Disables Tls and enables Tls 1.2. .LINK https://github.com/sbourdeaud #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'None')] #make this function advanced param ( ) begin { } process { if (!(Get-Module -Name BetterTls)) {#module isn't laoded Write-LogOutput -Category "INFO" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Importing module 'BetterTls'..." try {#let's try to load it Import-Module -Name BetterTls -ErrorAction Stop Write-LogOutput -Category "SUCCESS" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Imported module 'BetterTls'!" } catch {#we couldn't import the module, so let's install it Write-LogOutput -Category "INFO" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Installing module 'BetterTls' from the Powershell Gallery..." try {#install Install-Module -Name BetterTls -Scope CurrentUser -ErrorAction Stop } catch {#couldn't install Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Could not install module 'BetterTls': $($_.Exception.Message)" exit } try {#import module Import-Module -Name BetterTls -ErrorAction Stop Write-LogOutput -Category "SUCCESS" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Imported module 'BetterTls'!" } catch {#we couldn't import the module Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Unable to import the module BetterTls : $($_.Exception.Message)" Write-LogOutput -Category "WARNING" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Please download and install from https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/BetterTls/0.1.0.0" Exit } }#end catch } Write-LogOutput -Category "INFO" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Disabling Tls..." try {#disable old tls protocol Disable-Tls -Tls -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop } catch {#couldn't disable old tls protocol Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Could not disable Tls : $($_.Exception.Message)" Exit } Write-LogOutput -Category "INFO" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Enabling Tls 1.2..." try {#enable tls12 Enable-Tls -Tls12 -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop } catch {#couldn't enable tls12 Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Could not enable Tls 1.2 : $($_.Exception.Message)" Exit } } end { } } #this function is used to configure posh to ignore invalid ssl certificates function Set-PoSHSSLCerts { <# .SYNOPSIS Configures PoSH to ignore invalid SSL certificates when doing Invoke-RestMethod .DESCRIPTION Configures PoSH to ignore invalid SSL certificates when doing Invoke-RestMethod #> begin { }#endbegin process { Write-Host "$(Get-Date) [INFO] Ignoring invalid certificates" -ForegroundColor Green if (-not ([System.Management.Automation.PSTypeName]'ServerCertificateValidationCallback').Type) { $certCallback = @" using System; using System.Net; using System.Net.Security; using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates; public class ServerCertificateValidationCallback { public static void Ignore() { if(ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback ==null) { ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback += delegate ( Object obj, X509Certificate certificate, X509Chain chain, SslPolicyErrors errors ) { return true; }; } } } "@ Add-Type $certCallback }#endif [ServerCertificateValidationCallback]::Ignore() }#endprocess end { }#endend }#end function Set-PoSHSSLCerts #endregion #region vmware #this function is used to load PowerCLI function Get-PowerCLIModule { <# .SYNOPSIS Makes sure we use the VMware.PowerCLI version 10 or above is installed and loaded. .DESCRIPTION Installs VMware.PowerCLI module and loads it. Configures PowerCLI to accept invalid SSL certificates. .NOTES Author: Stephane Bourdeaud (sbourdeaud@nutanix.com) .EXAMPLE .\Get-PowerCLIModule Installs VMware.PowerCLI module and loads it. Configures PowerCLI to accept invalid SSL certificates. .LINK https://github.com/sbourdeaud #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'None')] #make this function advanced param ( ) begin { } process { if (!(Get-Module VMware.PowerCLI)) {#module isn't loaded try {#load Write-LogOutput -Category "INFO" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Loading VMware.PowerCLI module..." Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction Stop Write-LogOutput -Category "SUCCESS" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Loaded VMware.PowerCLI module" } catch {#couldn't load Write-LogOutput -Category "WARNING" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Could not load VMware.PowerCLI module!" try {#install Write-LogOutput -Category "INFO" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Installing VMware.PowerCLI module..." Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser -ErrorAction Stop Write-LogOutput -Category "SUCCESS" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Installed VMware.PowerCLI module" try {#load Write-LogOutput -Category "INFO" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Loading VMware.PowerCLI module..." Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction Stop Write-LogOutput -Category "SUCCESS" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Loaded VMware.PowerCLI module" } catch {#couldn't load Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Could not load the VMware.PowerCLI module : $($_.Exception.Message)" Exit } } catch {#couldn't install Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Could not install the VMware.PowerCLI module. Install it manually from https://www.powershellgallery.com/items?q=powercli&x=0&y=0 : $($_.Exception.Message)" Exit } } } #check PowerCLI version if ((Get-Module -Name VMware.VimAutomation.Core).Version.Major -lt 10) {#check version try {#update Update-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser -ErrorAction Stop } catch {#couldn't update Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Could not update the VMware.PowerCLI module : $($_.Exception.Message)" Exit } } Write-LogOutput -Category "INFO" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Setting the PowerCLI configuration to ignore invalid certificates..." try {#configure ssl $result = Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop } catch {#couldn't configure ssl Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Could not change the VMware.PowerCLI module configuration: $($_.Exception.Message)" exit } Write-LogOutput -Category "SUCCESS" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "Successfully configured the PowerCLI configuration to ignore invalid certificates" } end { } } #this function is used to run an hv query function Invoke-HvQuery { #input: QueryType (see https://vdc-repo.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/f004a27f-6843-4efb-9177-fa2e04fda984/5db23088-04c6-41be-9f6d-c293201ceaa9/doc/index-queries.html), ViewAPI service object #output: query results <# .SYNOPSIS Runs a Horizon View query. .DESCRIPTION Runs a Horizon View query. Processes all queries as a single page (with 1000 records max), except for ADUserOrGroupSummaryView which is paginated. .NOTES Author: Stephane Bourdeaud .PARAMETER QueryType Type of query (see https://vdc-repo.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/f004a27f-6843-4efb-9177-fa2e04fda984/5db23088-04c6-41be-9f6d-c293201ceaa9/doc/index-queries.html) .PARAMETER ViewAPIObject View API service object. .EXAMPLE .\Invoke-HvQuery -QueryType PersistentDiskInfo -ViewAPIObject $ViewAPI #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [string] [ValidateSet('ADUserOrGroupSummaryView','ApplicationIconInfo','ApplicationInfo','DesktopSummaryView','EntitledUserOrGroupGlobalSummaryView','EntitledUserOrGroupLocalSummaryView','FarmHealthInfo','FarmSummaryView','GlobalEntitlementSummaryView','MachineNamesView','MachineSummaryView','PersistentDiskInfo','PodAssignmentInfo','RDSServerInfo','RDSServerSummaryView','RegisteredPhysicalMachineInfo','SessionGlobalSummaryView','SessionLocalSummaryView','TaskInfo','UserHomeSiteInfo')] $QueryType, [VMware.Hv.Services] $ViewAPIObject ) begin { } process { $serviceQuery = New-Object "Vmware.Hv.QueryServiceService" $query = New-Object "Vmware.Hv.QueryDefinition" $query.queryEntityType = $QueryType $query.MaxPageSize = 5000 if ($query.QueryEntityType -eq 'PersistentDiskInfo') {#add filter for PersistentDiskInfo query $query.Filter = New-Object VMware.Hv.QueryFilterNotEquals -property @{'memberName'='storage.virtualCenter'; 'value' =$null} } if (($query.QueryEntityType -eq 'ADUserOrGroupSummaryView') -or ($query.QueryEntityType -eq 'MachineSummaryView')) {#get AD or machine information in multiple pages $paginatedResults = @() #we use this variable to save all pages of results try {#run the query and process the results using pagination $object = $serviceQuery.QueryService_Create($ViewAPIObject,$query) try {#paginate while ($object.results -ne $null) {#we still have data in there $paginatedResults += $object.results if ($object.id -eq $null) {#no more pages of results break } #fetching the next page of results $object = $serviceQuery.QueryService_GetNext($ViewAPIObject,$object.id) } } Finally {#delete the paginated query on the server to save resources and avoid the 5 query limit if ($object.id -ne $null) {#make sure this was the last page $serviceQuery.QueryService_Delete($ViewAPIObject,$object.id) } } } catch {#query failed Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "$($_.Exception.Message)" exit } } else {#get all other type of information using a single list limited to $query.MaxPageSize (or related server setting) try {#run the query $object = $serviceQuery.QueryService_Query($ViewAPIObject,$query) } catch {#query failed Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "$($_.Exception.Message)" exit } } if (!$object) { Write-LogOutput -Category "ERROR" -LogFile $myvarOutputLogFile -Message "The View API query did not return any data... Exiting!" Exit } } end { if (($query.QueryEntityType -eq 'ADUserOrGroupSummaryView') -or ($query.QueryEntityType -eq 'MachineSummaryView')) {#we ran an AD query so we probably have paginated results to return return $paginatedResults } else {#we ran a single page query so let's return that return $object.results } } }#end function Invoke-HvQuery #endregion #endregion New-Alias -Name Get-PrismRESTCall -value Invoke-PrismAPICall -Description "Invoke Nutanix Prism REST call." New-Alias -Name Invoke-PrismRESTCall -value Invoke-PrismAPICall -Description "Invoke Nutanix Prism REST API call." |