PowerShell Module for VMware Cloud Foundation Certificate Management¶
VMware.CloudFoundation.CertificateManagement` is a PowerShell module designed to provide you the ability to manage certificates within your VMware Cloud Foundation environment.
Using this module, you can perform various tasks on a VMware Cloud Foundation instance or a specific workload domain.
- Configure the Certificate Authority for SDDC Manager.
- Generate certificate signing requests for a workload domain.
- Request signed-certificates for a workload domain.
- Install and replace CA-signed certificates for a workload domain.+
- Generate certificate signing requests for ESX hosts.
- Set the ESX Certificate Mode in vCenter.
- Install and replace CA-signed certificates for a ESX hosts.
Requirements¶
VMware Cloud Foundation¶
The following table lists the supported releases for this module.
| Platform | Support |
|---|---|
| VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 | |
| VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1 |
Support for Newer Major Releases
This module will only be sustained for supported versions of the VMware Cloud Foundation releases listed above to address critical issues. You can find general details on supported versions in the Broadcom Product Lifecycle.
Please note that this module will not provide support or new enhancements for future major releases of VMware Cloud Foundation. If you're planning to upgrade to those newer releases, we encourage you to explore alternative in-product or custom automation solutions.
We truly appreciate your reliance on and support of this module. Thank you for your understanding as we transition to sustaining the module for these specific major versions.
Note
ESX certificate management for VMware Cloud Foundation on Dell EMC VxRail is not supported.
PowerShell¶
The following table lists the supported editions and versions of PowerShell for this module.
| Edition | Version |
|---|---|
| PowerShell Core | >= 7.2.0 |
Module Dependencies¶
The following table lists the required PowerShell module dependencies for this module.
| PowerShell Module | Version | Publisher | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware.PowerCLI | >= 13.3.0 | Broadcom | Documentation |
| PowerVCF | >= 2.4.1 | Broadcom | Documentation |
| PowerValidatedSolutions | >= 2.12.0 | Broadcom | Documentation |