# Confirm-EsxiCertificateInstalled

## Synopsis

Verifies if the provided certificate is already on the ESX host.

## Syntax

```powershell
Confirm-EsxiCertificateInstalled [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-esxiFqdn] <String> [-signedCertificate] <String> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Description

The `Confirm-EsxiCertificateInstalled` cmdlet will get the thumbprint from the provided signed certificate and matches it with the certificate thumbprint from ESX host.

You need to pass in the complete path for the certificate file.

Returns `true` if certificate is already installed, else returns `false`.

## Examples

### Example 1

```powershell
Confirm-EsxiCertificateInstalled -server [sddc_manager_fqdn] -user [admin_username] -pass [admin_password] -esxiFqdn [esx_host_fqdn] -signedCertificate [full_certificate_file_path]
```

This example checks the thumbprint of the provided signed certificate with the thumbprint on ESX host.

## Parameters

### -server

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager instance.

```yaml
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -user

The username to authenticate to the SDDC Manager instance.

```yaml
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -pass

The password to authenticate to the SDDC Manager instance.

```yaml
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -esxiFqdn

The fully qualified domain name of the ESX host to verify the certificate thumbprint against.

```yaml
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -signedCertificate

The complete path for the signed certificate file.

```yaml
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### Common Parameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: `-Debug`, `-ErrorAction`, `-ErrorVariable`, `-InformationAction`, `-InformationVariable`, `-OutVariable`, `-OutBuffer`, `-PipelineVariable`, `-Verbose`, `-WarningAction`, and `-WarningVariable`. For more information, see [about_CommonParameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).