Disable-NetworkControllerNode

Disables a network controller node for maintenance purposes.

Syntax

Disable-NetworkControllerNode
       -Name <String>
       [-PassThru]
       [-ComputerName <String>]
       [-UseSsl]
       [-Credential <PSCredential>]
       [-CertificateThumbprint <String>]
       [-WhatIf]
       [-Confirm]
       [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Disable-NetworkControllerNode cmdlet temporarily disables a network controller node for maintenance purposes. Once you disable a node, it will not be in functional state until you enable again by calling Enable-NetworkControllerNode.

Examples

Example 1: Disable a network controller node

PS C:\> Disable-NetworkControllerNode -Name "Node1"

This command disables the node named Node1 in the network controller deployment.

Parameters

-CertificateThumbprint

Specifies the digital public key X.509 certificate of a user account that has permission to perform this action. This is the certificate thumbprint of the certificate. This parameter is used only if you run this cmdlet on a computer that is not part of the network controller cluster.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ComputerName

Specifies the name of the network controller node on which this cmdlet operates.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Credential

Specifies a user credential that has permission to perform this action. The default is the current user. Specify this parameter only if you run this cmdlet on a computer that is not part of the network controller cluster.

Type:PSCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies the name of the node to be disabled.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PassThru

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-UseSsl

Indicates that the remote computer uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to establish a connection to the Network Controller node. The default value of this parameter is false. Specify this parameter only if you run this cmdlet on a computer that is not part of the network controller cluster.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

String

Outputs

Object

The output for this cmdlet contains the following fields:

  • Name of the node
  • Hostname, fully qualified domain name (FQDN), or IP address of the node
  • Fault domain of the node
  • Name of interface to be used for representational state transfer (REST) operations on the node
  • Node certificate
  • Status of the node