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Unlocking VMware Cloud Foundation with PowerCLI

Continuing from the previous post, we will dive deeper into the Cloud Builder module of the native PowerCLI Module for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). In this post, we will focus on using the Cloud Builder module to perform a bringup of a VCF instance.

As mentioned earlier, the Cloud Builder module provides a set of cmdlets that enable us to interact with the VCF API. To get started, we need a Cloud Builder connection. If you have a pre-populated JSON spec, you can simply do the following to perform a validation using the Cloud Builder API:

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Connect-CBAPI -Session -SpecJSON

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Replace “ with the session ID obtained from the previous post, and “ with the path to your pre-populated JSON spec file.

Once the validation passes, you can start the bringup of your VCF instance using the following command:

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Start-CBBringup -Session -Force

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The `Start-CBBringup` cmdlet will initiate the bringup process and monitor its progress. The `-Force` parameter is used to force the bringup even if there are any existing resources that need to be deleted or modified.

Bringup is a long-running task, and you can monitor the status using something like this:

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Get-CBBringup -Session

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This cmdlet will retrieve the current status of the bringup process and display it in a table format, as shown below:

| Status | Message |

| — | — |

| In Progress | Bringup is currently in progress. |

| Completed | Bringup has completed successfully. |

| Failed | Bringup has failed due to some reason. |

Once the bringup process completes, you can use the `Get-CBBringup` cmdlet to retrieve the status of your VCF instance and verify that it has been successfully brought up.

In a follow-up post, we will explore how to create the spec from scratch using the Cloud Builder module. We will also discuss some of the advanced features and capabilities of the Cloud Builder module, such as customization and automation.

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