New-SmaConnection
Creates a connection instance in SMA.
Syntax
New-SmaConnection
-Name <String>
-ConnectionTypeName <String>
[-ConnectionFieldValues <Hashtable>]
[-Description <String>]
-WebServiceEndpoint <String>
[-Port <Int32>]
[-AuthenticationType <String>]
[-Credential <PSCredential>]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The New-SmaConnection cmdlet creates a connection instance in Service Management Automation (SMA).
Examples
Example 1: Create a connection
PS C:\> New-SmaConnection -WebServiceEndpoint "https://contoso.com/app01" -Name "MyConnection" -ConnectionTypeName "MyConnectionType" -Description "This is a new connection" -ConnectionFieldValues @{ "Hostname"="Computer01"; "Username"="PattiFuller"; Password="passw0rd!"}This command creates a connection named MyConnection by using the Name, ConnectionTypeName, and ConnectionFieldValues parameters.
Parameters
-AuthenticationType
Specifies the authentication type. Valid values are:
- Basic
- Windows
The default value for this parameter is Windows. If you use Basic authentication, you must provide credentials by using the Credential parameter.
| Type: | String |
| Accepted values: | Basic, Windows |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ConnectionFieldValues
Specifies a hash table that contains key and value pairs. The keys represent the connection fields on the specified connection type. The values represent the specific values to store for each connection field for the connection instance.
| Type: | Hashtable |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ConnectionTypeName
Specifies a connection type.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Credential
Specifies a PSCredential object for the connection to the SMA web service.
To obtain a credential object, use the Get-Credential cmdlet.
For more information, type Get-Help Get-Credential.
| Type: | PSCredential |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Description
Specifies a description for the connection.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies a name for the connection.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Port
Specifies the port number of the SMA web service.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WebServiceEndpoint
Specifies the endpoint, as a URL, of the SMA web service. You must include the protocol, for example, http:// or https://.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |