Private/Connect-CitrixADC.ps1
function Connect-CitrixADC { <# .SYNOPSIS Establish a session with Citrix NetScaler. .DESCRIPTION Establish a session with Citrix NetScaler. .EXAMPLE Connect-NetScaler -NSIP '10.10.10.10' -Credential (Get-Credential) Connect to the NetScaler with IP address 10.10.10.10 and prompt for credentials. .PARAMETER IPAddress The IP or hostname of the NetScaler. .PARAMETER Hostname The hostname or FQDN of the NetScaler. .PARAMETER Credential The credential to authenticate to the NetScaler with. .PARAMETER Timeout Timeout in seconds for session object. .PARAMETER Https Use HTTPs to connect to the NetScaler. .PARAMETER PassThru Return the NetScaler session object. .CREDITS Used this module from the Citrix NetScaler Automation Framework that can be found on the Citrix Blogs #> [cmdletbinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Hostname')] param( [parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName = 'IP')] [ValidateScript( {$_ -match [IPAddress]$_ })] [Alias('NSIP')] [string]$IPAddress, [parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName = 'Hostname')] [string]$Hostname, [parameter(Mandatory)] [pscredential]$Credential, [int]$Timeout = 900, [switch]$Https, [switch]$PassThru ) if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'IP') { $endpoint = $IPAddress } else { $endpoint = $Hostname } if ($Https) { $scheme = 'https' } else { $scheme = 'http' } $session = New-Object -TypeName PSObject $session | Add-Member -NotePropertyName Endpoint -NotePropertyValue $endpoint -TypeName String $session | Add-Member -NotePropertyName Scheme -NotePropertyValue $scheme -TypeName String $session | Add-Member -Name Uri -MemberType ScriptProperty -Value { "$($this.scheme)://$($this.endpoint)/nitro/v1" } $session | Add-Member -Name CreateUri -MemberType ScriptMethod -Value { Param( [String]$service, [String]$type ) "$($this.Uri)/$service/$type" } Write-Verbose -Message "Connecting to $($session.Uri)..." try { $login = @{ login = @{ username = $Credential.UserName; password = $Credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password timeout = $Timeout } } $loginJson = ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $login $saveSession = @{} $params = @{ Uri = "$($session.Uri)/config/login" Method = 'POST' Body = $loginJson SessionVariable = 'saveSession' ContentType = 'application/json' } $response = Invoke-RestMethod @params if ($response.severity -eq 'ERROR') { throw "Error. See response: `n$($response | Format-List -Property * | Out-String)" } else { Write-Verbose -Message "Response:`n$(ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $response | Out-String)" } } catch [Exception] { throw $_ } $session | Add-Member -NotePropertyName WebSession -NotePropertyValue $saveSession -TypeName Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WebRequestSession $script:session = $session if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('PassThru')) { return $session } } |