Symptom

You are unable to connect to a UCS instance by passing a PowerShell credential object.

Cause

You must specify the authentication scope in the username of the PowerShell credential object.

Solution

Prepend your PowerShell credential username with the following:

• ucs-local\<username> for local auth
• ucs-<DOMAIN>\<username> for LDAP/AD auth

Examples:

• ucs-local\admin for local admin
• ucs-RATPACK\frank.sinatra for AD auth

If you use Get-Credential in a script, you can remind yourself by using the prompt:

$creds = Get-Credential -Message "UCS Auth" -UserName "ucs-<DOMAIN>\"
Connect-Ucs -Name ucsm.contoso.com -Credential $creds