Connect-UCS error http://developer.cisco.com/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=&threadId=5694068 2013-05-24T01:38:00Z 2013-05-24T01:38:00Z romi tchou http://developer.cisco.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=7261048 2012-10-02T11:04:49Z 2012-10-02T11:03:53Z

hello I want to connect a switch to the lab. I tried what you suggest but I can not.  I get the error: Ucs-Connect: Connect-Ucs: Failed Connection to 10.87.7.17. << Char: 23 + $ Handle1 = Connect-Ucs <<<< "10.87.7.17"-Credential $ cred      + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: ( :) [Connect-Ucs] Exception      + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Cisco.Ucs.Cmdlets.ConnectUcs >>   please tell me how to get to a switch via powershell and even change its VLAN as   thank you for any response.

romi tchou 2012-10-02T11:03:53Z Bhaskar Jayakrishnan http://developer.cisco.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=5681932 2012-05-09T22:59:49Z 2012-05-09T22:59:49Z

Murali, The usage is correct. [font=Courier New] PS C:\> $user = "admin" PS C:\> $password = "xxxxxx" | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force PS C:\> $cred = New-Object system.Management.Automation.PSCredential($user, $password) PS C:\> $handle1 = Connect-Ucs ucs-pod01 -NotDefault -Credential $cred PS C:\> $handle1 Proxy : Cookie : 1336603486/a363c4f7-e9ce-4d27-85d8-88d3e7e3dfb7 Domains : LastUpdateTime : 5/9/2012 2:56:18 PM Name : ucs-pod01 NoSsl : False NumPendingConfigs : 0 NumWatchers : 0 Port : 443 Priv : {admin, read-only} RefreshPeriod : 600 SessionId : web_43234_B TransactionInProgress : False Ucs : ucs-pod01 Uri : https://ucs-pod01 UserName : admin VirtualIpv4Address : 10.65.124.81 Version : 2.0(0.121) WatchThreadStatus : None PS C:\> [/font] Can you check with the Uri ? Also check with the -Xml option to see what the error is. Let us know if you continue to have issues. Thanks, - bhaskar

Bhaskar Jayakrishnan 2012-05-09T22:59:49Z Murali K http://developer.cisco.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=5694067 2012-05-09T22:22:48Z 2012-05-09T22:22:48Z

Hi-   Greetings!   I am tryinig to automate the login with ucs. I have downloaded & instaleld the UCS simulator & goucs 2.0. I am able to login via the Browser using the IP & login ID. However, when I tried to fire the following Powershell script, it gives the following error: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Import-Module 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco UCS PowerTool\Modules\CiscoUcsPS\CiscoUcsPS.psd1' $user = "config" $password = "xxxxx" | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force $cred = New-Object system.Management.Automation.PSCredential($user, $password) $handle1 = Connect-Ucs 192.168.10.130 -NotDefault -Credential $cred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Error: Connect-Ucs : Connect-Ucs: Connection to 192.168.10.130 Failed. At line:1 char:23 + $handle1 = Connect-Ucs <<<<  192.168.10.130 -NotDefault -Credential $cred     + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-Ucs], Exception     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Cisco.Ucs.Cmdlets.ConnectUcs Any pointers or suggenstions would be very much helpful.   Thank You Murali  

Murali K 2012-05-09T22:22:48Z