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Table Of Contents
- Machine Extensibility
- Contents
- Machine Extensibility
- Updated Information for Machine Extensibility
- Machine Extensibility Overview
- Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Orchestrator
- Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Automation Designer
- Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Automation Designer Checklist
- Installing and Configuring vRealize Automation Designer
- Customizing IaaS Workflows By Using vRealize Automation Designer
- Workflows and Distributed Execution Management
- CloudUtil Command Reference
- vRealize Automation Workflow Activity Reference
Table 6‑27. InvokePowerShell Activity Input Parameters (Continued)
Argument Type Description
Parameters Collection (Optional) Collection of name-value pairs passed as parameters
to the PowerShell script.
This option is only available in the Properties pane and not in
the Designer pane.
PowerShellVariables Collection (Optional) Variables copied into the PowerShell runtime.
This option is only available in the Properties pane and not in
the Designer pane.
PSModules IEnumerable<string> (Optional) Modules loaded into the PowerShell runtime during
command execution.
This option is only available in the Properties pane and not in
the Designer pane.
Runspace Runspace (Optional) Creating a PowerShell runspace and supplying it to
this argument enables you to reuse the same runspace in
multiple PowerShell invocations, which may result in
performance improvements.
This option is only available in the Properties pane and not in
the Designer pane.
Table 6‑28. InvokePowerShell Activity Output Parameters
Argument Type Description
Output Collection<PSObject> Output of command if any. Throws exception on error.
Errors Collection<ErrorRecord> Errors resulting from execution if any.
If you receive the error message Type PSObject is not defined in the vRealize Automation Designer
console when you are dealing with the output of ExecutePowerShellScript, perform the following
steps:
1 Click Imports in the lower left corner of the Designer pane.
2 Select the System.Management.Automation assembly.
InvokeSshCommand
Executes an SSH command.
Table 6‑29. InvokeSshCommand Activity Input Parameters
Argument Type Description
CommandText String Command to execute.
Host String Server name against which to execute the command.
Username String Username to use in connecting to the host.
Password String Password to use in connecting to the host.
Timeout TimeSpan (Optional) Period of time after which execution of the command
times out. Default is 30 minutes.
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