The IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell is used for automated provisioning of
storage volumes from an external IBM storage system via PowerShell cmdlets.
About this task
The following procedure details how to add the PowerShell client interface to Spectrum
Control Base.
Procedure
On the Interfaces pane, click Add Interface, and
then select Add PowerShell. The Add New PowerShell Interface dialog box is displayed. Figure 1. Add New PowerShell Interface dialog box
Enter credentials for the new PowerShell user, and click Apply.
Note: When entering a user name and password for a PowerShell interface on the Spectrum
Control Base with LDAP authentication, make sure that these credentials are the same as defined for
LDAP. In addition, you can choose between using a single user or user group, if LDAP is enabled for
this Spectrum Control Base instance.
The PowerShell interface is now added to Spectrum Control Base.Figure 2. PowerShell interface on the Interfaces pane
What to do next
You can continue integrating the plug-in with Microsoft PowerShell, as explained in the
following sections: