Getting Started

Import the module from a local checkout:

Import-Module .\NetScalerToolkit\NetScalerToolkit.psd1 -Force

Create a credential and connect to an HA pair:

$credential = [pscredential]::new(
    'nsroot',
    (ConvertTo-SecureString 'Sup3rS3cretP@ssw0rd' -AsPlainText -Force)
)

$connectParams = @{
    ManagementURL        = 'https://ns-01.domain.local'
    Credential           = $credential
    HA                   = $true
    PassThru             = $true
    SkipCertificateCheck = $true
}

$session = Connect-NSNode @connectParams

Use -SkipCertificateCheck only when the appliance management certificate is self-signed, expired, or issued by a private CA that is not trusted by the current machine.

Check the active session:

$session | Select-Object ManagementUrl,IsHA,ConnectedNodeState,IsPrimary

For certificate automation, start with Staging And Production, then choose a validation scenario from the scenario matrix.