The PowerShell API

This chapter contains the following sections:

Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API

The Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API enables you to control Microsoft PowerShell enabled devices from Cisco UCS Director. Microsoft Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language available on Microsoft servers and usable with Microsoft management systems such as System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).

The Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API includes the Cisco UCS Director PowerShell Agent, a process that runs separately from Cisco UCS Director. The Cisco UCS Director PowerShell Agent forwards commands from Cisco UCS Director to Microsoft devices.

When to Use Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API

Use the Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API to integrate Microsoft devices into Cisco UCS Director.

Using Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API

You invoke PowerShell scripts on Windows devices from Cisco UCS Director via a PowerShell Agent. The PowerShell Agent is a separate process that facilitates communication between the PowerShell device and Cisco UCS Director.

For information about how to set up a Cisco UCS Director PowerShell Agent, see the Cisco UCS Director PowerShell Agent Installation and Configuration Guide.

For an introduction to the Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API, see the Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API Getting Started Guide.