get-service to check vpxd service on windows vcenter

[jvm2016]

Hi Luc /All,

i have one vcenter(windows) and i can see following  in control panel.

however get-service is not giving me vpxd service  as mentioned below.

also   ifyou can check the folowing which gave me external psc.

$embeddedorexternal=$global:DefaultVIServer |

Select Name,

    @{N='PSC';E={

        $pscUri = Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity $_ -Name config.vpxd.sso.admin.uri | select -ExpandProperty Value

        if(([System.Uri]$_.ServiceUri).Host -eq ([System.Uri]$pscUri).Host){'Embedded'}else{'External'}

    }}

[LucD]

The ServiceUri property contains an object.
Can you try with the AbsoluteUri property in there?

$global:DefaultVIServer |

Select Name,

    @{N='PSC';E={

        $pscUri = Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity $_ -Name config.vpxd.sso.admin.uri | select -ExpandProperty Value

        if(([System.Uri]$_.ServiceUri.AbsoluteUri).Host -eq ([System.Uri]$pscUri).Host){'Embedded'}else{'External'}

    }}

Can you also check if the command service-control exists and if yes, what it returns?

c:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin\service-control --list

[jvm2016]

it gave me the same result .it is showing external psc though it is internal.

$global:DefaultVIServer |

Select Name,

    @{N='PSC';E={

        $pscUri = Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity $_ -Name config.vpxd.sso.admin.uri | select -ExpandProperty Value

        if(([System.Uri]$_.ServiceUri.AbsoluteUri).Host -eq ([System.Uri]$pscUri).Host){'Embedded'}else{'External'}

    }}

Can you also check if the command service-control exists and if yes, what it returns?

service-control gave me vpxd are we not supposed to get from powershell get-service ??

[LucD]

What values do you have in there?

$global:defaultviserver.ServiceUri.AbsoluteUri

Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity $global:defaultviserver -Name config.vpxd.sso.admin.uri | select -ExpandProperty Value

[LucD]

What version is that vCenter?
Since 6.5 all vCenter services run under the VMware Service Lifecycle Manager service

And those you can not see with Get-Service anymore.

[jvm2016]

its 6.7 windows

also for the embeded and external psc part i found following .

both are same server but first one is fqdn while second one is ip address and thats why if clause treats them different and giving external .

if it is possible to get directproperty from $global:defaultviserver then it will be much easier.

[LucD]

If the REST API is available, you could do

Connect-CisServer -Server <Your-VCSA>

(Get-CisService -Name com.vmware.vcenter.topology.nodes).List()

[jvm2016]

let me check this .anything  rest*   is interesting nowadays .

[jvm2016]

it seems it is  not available  though vcenter is 6.7 . iam checking in other environment ,

[jvm2016]

there is nothing like this that starts with topology 

[LucD]

I'm on 6.7U3 (build 14792544)

[jvm2016]

Ohh I will check this again.thanks.