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vSphere Management Assistant Guide
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Usage
vifptarget
--set | -s <server>
--clear | -c
--display | -d
--help | -h
Description
ThevifptargetcommandenablesseamlessauthenticationforremotevSphereCLIandvSphereSDKforPerl
commands.
Youcanestablishmultipleserversastargetservers,andthencallvifptargetoncetoinitializeallserversfor
vi‐fastpassauthentication.Youcanthenruncommandsagainstanytargetserverwithoutadditional
authentication.You
canusethe--serveroptiontospecifytheservertoruncommandson.
ThevMApromptdisplaysthecurrentdefaultexecutionserver.Ifyouremovethatdefaultserver,theserver
nameisremovedfromthepromptbutthevi‐fastpassenvironmentisnotclearedandthevCLIcommandscan
stillrun
seamlesslyagainstallthetargets.
WhilehostsremaintargetserversacrossvMAreboots,youmustrunvifptargetaftereachlogouttoenable
vi‐fastpassforvSphereCLIandvSphereSDKforPerlcommands.
Options
Example
vifptarget --set | -s <server>
Initializesthefastpasstarget.
vifptarget --display | -d
Displaystheinitializedfastpasstarget.
vifptarget --clear | -c
Clearsthevi‐fastpassenvironment.
vifp Target Management Commands
Thevifpinterfaceallowsadministratorstoadd,list,andremovetargetserversandtomanagethevi‐admin
user’spassword.
vifp addserver
AddsavCenterServersystemorESXihostasavMAtargetserver.
Usage
vifp addserver <server>
[--authpolicy <fpauth | adauth>]
[--protocol <http | https>]
[--portnumber <portnum>]
[--servicepath <servicepath>]
[--username <username>]
[--password <password>]
Option Description
set Initializesthefastpasstarget.
display Displaystheinitializedfastpasstarget.
clear Clearsthevi‐fastpassenvironment.
help Displayhelpforthecommand.