Connect-WSMan

Syntax

Connect-WSMan
       [-ApplicationName <String>]
       [[-ComputerName] <String>]
       [-OptionSet <Hashtable>]
       [-Port <Int32>]
       [-SessionOption <SessionOption>]
       [-UseSSL]
       [-Credential <PSCredential>]
       [-Authentication <AuthenticationMechanism>]
       [-CertificateThumbprint <String>]
       [<CommonParameters>]

Connect-WSMan
       [-ConnectionURI <Uri>]
       [-OptionSet <Hashtable>]
       [-Port <Int32>]
       [-SessionOption <SessionOption>]
       [-Credential <PSCredential>]
       [-Authentication <AuthenticationMechanism>]
       [-CertificateThumbprint <String>]
       [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This cmdlet is only available on the Windows platform.

The Connect-WSMan cmdlet connects to the WinRM service on a remote computer, and it establishes a persistent connection to the remote computer. You can use this cmdlet in the context of the WSMan provider to connect to the WinRM service on a remote computer. However, you can also use this cmdlet to connect to the WinRM service on a remote computer before you change to the WSMan provider. The remote computer appears in the root directory of the WSMan provider.

Explicit credentials are required when the client and server computers are in different domains or workgroups.

For information about how to disconnect from the WinRM service on a remote computer, see the Disconnect-WSMan cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1: Connect to a remote computer

PS C:\> Connect-WSMan -ComputerName "server01"
PS C:\> cd wsman:
PS WSMan:\>
PS WSMan:\> dir

WSManConfig: Microsoft.WSMan.Management\WSMan::WSMan

ComputerName                                  Type
------------                                  ----
localhost                                     Container
server01                                      Container

This command creates a connection to the remote server01 computer.

The Connect-WSMan cmdlet is generally used in the context of the WSMan provider to connect to a remote computer, in this case the server01 computer. However, you can use the cmdlet to establish connections to remote computers before you change to the WSMan provider. Those connections appear in the ComputerName list.

Example 2: Connect to a remote computer by using Administrator credentials

PS C:\> $cred = Get-Credential Administrator
PS C:\> Connect-WSMan -ComputerName "server01" -Credential $cred
PS C:\> cd wsman:
PS WSMan:\>
PS WSMan:\> dir

WSManConfig: Microsoft.WSMan.Management\WSMan::WSMan

ComputerName                                  Type
------------                                  ----
localhost                                     Container
server01                                      Container

This command creates a connection to the remote system server01 using the Administrator account credentials.

The first command uses the Get-Credential cmdlet to get the Administrator credentials and then stores them in the $cred variable. Get-Credential prompts you for a password of username and password through a dialog box or at the command line, depending on system registry settings.

The second command uses the Credential parameter to pass the credentials stored in $cred to Connect-WSMan. Connect-WSMan then connects to the remote system server01 by using the Administrator credentials.

Example 3: Connect to a remote computer over a specified port

PS C:\> Connect-WSMan -ComputerName "server01" -Port 80
PS C:\> cd wsman:
PS WSMan:\>
PS WSMan:\> dir

WSManConfig: Microsoft.WSMan.Management\WSMan::WSMan
ComputerName                                  Type
------------                                  ----
localhost                                     Container
server01                                      Container

This command creates a connection to the remote server01 computer over port 80.

Example 4: Connect to a remote computer by using connection options

PS C:\> $a = New-WSManSessionOption -OperationTimeout 30000
PS C:\> Connect-WSMan -ComputerName "server01" -SessionOption $a
PS C:\> cd wsman:
PS WSMan:\> dir

WSManConfig: Microsoft.WSMan.Management\WSMan::WSMan
ComputerName                                  Type
------------                                  ----
localhost                                     Container
server01                                      Container

This example creates a connection to the remote server01 computer by using the connection options that are defined in the New-WSManSessionOption command.

The first command uses New-WSManSessionOption to store a set of connection setting options in the $a variable. In this case, the session options set a connection time out of 30 seconds (30,000 milliseconds).

The second command uses the SessionOption parameter to pass the credentials that are stored in the $a variable to Connect-WSMan. Then, Connect-WSMan connects to the remote server01 computer by using the specified session options.

Parameters

-ApplicationName

-Authentication

-CertificateThumbprint

-ComputerName

-ConnectionURI

-Credential

-OptionSet

-Port

-SessionOption

-UseSSL

Inputs

None

This cmdlet does not accept any input.

Outputs

None

This cmdlet does not generate any output.

Notes

You can run management commands or query management data on a remote computer without creating a WS-Management session. You can do this by using the ComputerName parameters of Invoke-WSManAction and Get-WSManInstance. When you use the ComputerName parameter, Windows PowerShell creates a temporary connection that is used for the single command. After the command runs, the connection is closed.

Related Links

• Disable-WSManCredSSP
• Disconnect-WSMan
• Enable-WSManCredSSP
• Get-WSManCredSSP
• Get-WSManInstance
• Invoke-WSManAction
• New-WSManInstance
• New-WSManSessionOption
• Remove-WSManInstance
• Set-WSManInstance
• Set-WSManQuickConfig
• Test-WSMan