function Get-NSContentSwitchInfo {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Retrieve NetScaler Content Switching information.
.DESCRIPTION
Retrieve NetScaler Content Switching information, using the Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet for the REST API calls.
.NOTES
Version: 0.1
Author: Esther Barthel, MSc
Creation Date: 2018-05-22
Purpose: SBA, created for ControlUp NetScaler Monitoring
Copyright (c) cognition IT. All rights reserved.
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
# Declaring the input parameters, provided for the SBA
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[string]
$NSIP,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$false, ValueFromPipeline=$True)]
[string]
$CSvServer,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[string]
$NSUserName,
[Parameter(Position=3, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[string]
$NSUserPW
)
#region NITRO settings
# NITRO Constants
$ContentType = "application/json"
#endregion NITRO settings
# Ensure Debug information is shown, without the confirmation question after each Write-Debug
If ($PSBoundParameters['Debug']) {$DebugPreference = 'Continue'}
Write-Output ""
Write-Output "--------------------------------------------------------- "
Write-Output "| Retrieving CS vServer information from the NetScaler: | "
Write-Output "--------------------------------------------------------- "
Write-Output ""
# ----------------------------------------
# | Method #1: Using the SessionVariable |
# ----------------------------------------
#region Start NetScaler NITRO Session
#Force PowerShell to bypass the CRL check for certificates and SSL connections
Write-Verbose "Forcing PowerShell to trust all certificates (including the self-signed netScaler certificate)"
# source: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/bshukla/2010/04/12/ignoring-ssl-trust-in-powershell-system-net-webclient/
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = {$true}
#Connect to NetScaler VPX/MPX
$Login = ConvertTo-Json @{"login" = @{"username"=$NSUserName;"password"=$NSUserPW}}
try
{
$loginresponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://$NSIP/nitro/v1/config/login" -Body $Login -Method POST -SessionVariable NetScalerSession -ContentType $ContentType -Verbose:$VerbosePreference -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
Catch [System.Net.WebException]
{
Write-Error ("A [" + $_.Exception.GetType().FullName + "] ERROR occurred. " + $_.Exception.Message)
Break
}
Catch [System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingException]
{
Write-Error ("A parameter binding ERROR occurred. Please provide the correct NetScaler IP-address. " + $_.Exception.Message)
Break
}
Catch
{
Write-Error ("A [" + $_.Exception.GetType().FullName + "] ERROR occurred. " + $_.Exception.Message)
# echo $_.Exception | Format-List -Force
Break
}
Finally
{
If ($loginresponse.errorcode -eq 0)
{
Write-Verbose "REST API call to login to NS: successful"
}
}
#endregion Start NetScaler NITRO Session
# -----------------
# | CS statistics |
# -----------------
#region Get CS Config
# Base URL
$strURI = "https://$NSIP/nitro/v1/config/csvserver"
# Specify the required full URL, including filters and arguments
$strArgs = ""
If ($CSvServer)
{
# Add Profile name to URI
Write-Verbose ("Added the CS vServer """ + $CSvServer + """ to the URI")
$strArgs = ("/" + $CSvServer)
}
$strURI = $strURI + $strArgs
# Method #1: Making the REST API call to the NetScaler
try
{
# start with clean response variable
$response = $null
$response = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri $strURI -ContentType $ContentType -WebSession $NetScalerSession -Verbose:$VerbosePreference -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
catch
{
Write-Error ("An error (" + $_.Exception.GetType().FullName + ") occurred, with message: " + $_.Exception.Message)
If ($DebugPreference -eq "Continue")
{
Write-Debug "Error full details: "
echo $_.Exception | Format-List -Force
}
}
Finally
{
If ($response.errorcode -eq 0)
{
Write-Verbose "REST API call to retrieve information: successful"
If ($response.csvserver)
{
Write-Host "CS vServer configuration: " -ForegroundColor Yellow
#$response.csvserver | Format-List
$response.csvserver | Select-Object @{N='Name'; E={$_.name}},
@{N=' IP-address'; E={$_.ipv46}},
@{N='Port'; E={$_.port}},
@{N='Protocol'; E={$_.servicetype}},
@{N='Type'; E={$_.type}},
@{N='State'; E={$_.curstate}},
@{N='ICMP response'; E={$_.icmpvsrresponse}},
@{N='HTTP profile'; E={$_.httpprofilename}},
@{N='Traffic domain'; E={$_.td}} | Sort-Object 'Name' | Format-Table -AutoSize
}
Else
{
Write-Warning "No CS vServer information was found"
}
}
Else
{
If ($response -eq $null)
{
Write-Warning "No information was returned by NITRO"
}
Else
{
Write-Warning "NITRO returned an error."
Write-Debug ("code: """ + $response.errorcode + """, message """ + $response.message + """")
}
}
}
#endregion
#region End NetScaler NITRO Session
#Disconnect from the NetScaler VPX
$LogOut = @{"logout" = @{}} | ConvertTo-Json
$dummy = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://$NSIP/nitro/v1/config/logout" -Body $LogOut -Method POST -ContentType $ContentType -WebSession $NetScalerSession -Verbose:$VerbosePreference -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
#endregion End NetScaler NITRO Session
}
# Altering the size of the PS Buffer
$PSWindow = (Get-Host).UI.RawUI
$WideDimensions = $PSWindow.BufferSize
$WideDimensions.Width = 400
$PSWindow.BufferSize = $WideDimensions
try {
Get-NSContentSwitchInfo -NSIP $args[0] -NSUserName $args[1] -NSUserPW $args[2]
}
catch [System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingException] {
Write-Error "Couldn't bind parameter exception, Please make sure to provide all necessary parameters"
}