Public/Connect-SwInfoServiceProxy.ps1
Function Connect-SwInfoServiceProxy { <# .SYNOPSIS Connect to a solarwinds server and return proxy object .DESCRIPTION This function gets solarwinds server name and a credential, after that start to create a connection to that server and return a Info Service proxy object. .EXAMPLE PS> Connect-SWInfoServiceProxy -SolarServerName MainPollerServer.Contoso.com -Credential $MyCred OperationTimeout Channel ClientChannel ChannelFactory ---------------- ------- ------------- -------------- 01:00:00 System.ServiceModel.ChannelFactory`1[SolarWinds.InformationService.Contract2.IStreamInformationServiceChannel] #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([System.String])] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string]$SolarServerName, [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$Credential ) if($Credential){ $cred = $Credential } else{ $userName = whoami $cred = Get-Credential -UserName $userName -Message "Enter your credentials." } Write-Verbose -Message "Connecting to Solarwinds service ... " $swis = Connect-Swis -Hostname $SolarServerName -Credential $cred return ($swis) } |