PowerShell Modules for Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure

The APEX Cloud Platform PowerShell Modules enable you to install Azure Stack HCI OS on the hosts and deploy a APEX Cloud Platform for Azure cluster using PowerShell cmdlets. Each public API has a corresponding PowerShell cmdlet included in the ACP Azure PowerShell modules.

How to install the ACP Azure PowerShell Modules

You can install the modules using either of the following methods:

• Import the modules manually using the standard PowerShell commands.
• Import the modules using the installer.

Using standard PowerShell commands

• Extract the module contents to the following directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules.
• To import the module, run the following command from PowerShell:
  Import-Module APEXCP.Azure.API
• To confirm that the module has imported successfully, run the following command and modules with name containing “APEXCP.Azure.API” should be listed
  Get-Module

Using the installer

• Extract the modules into a folder.
• Go to that folder and run .\install.ps1
• When prompted with “Will remove all APEXCP modules, do you want to proceed?”, type Y or y.

PowerShell cmdlets

Commands are available for the following modules:

• APEXCP.Azure.API.SysBringup
• APEXCP.Azure.API.Certificate

Following is an example of listing the commands for the APEXCP.Azure.API.SysBringup module:
Get-Command -Module APEXCP.Azure.API.SysBringup

To list all the commands available for all modules, run:
Get-Command -Module APEXCP.Azure.API.*

To show help information for a command, run:
Get-Help <Command_Name>

For example, Get-Help Start-SystemBringup