Cleanup Failed Credential Tasks in VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager

CleanupFailedVCFCredentialTask.ps1

# Script to cleanup failed credential tasks in SDDC Manager
# Written by Brian O'Connell - Staff II Solutions Architect @ VMware

#User Variables
# SDDC Manager FQDN. This is the target that is queried for failed tasks
$sddcManagerFQDN = "sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io"
# SDDC Manager API User. This is the user that is used to query for failed tasks. Must have the SDDC Manager ADMIN role
$sddcManagerAPIUser = "administrator@vsphere.local"
$sddcManagerAPIPassword = "VMw@re1!"



# DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE
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# Set TLS to 1.2 to avoid certificate mismatch errors
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12

# Install PowerVCF if not already installed
if (!(Get-InstalledModule -name PowerVCF -MinimumVersion 2.4.0 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    Install-Module -Name PowerVCF -MinimumVersion 2.4.0 -Force
}

# Request a VCF Token using PowerVCF
Request-VCFToken -fqdn $sddcManagerFQDN -username $sddcManagerAPIUser -password $sddcManagerAPIPassword


# Retrieve a list of failed tasks
$failedTaskIDs = @()
$ids = (Get-VCFCredentialTask -status "Failed").id
Foreach ($id in $ids) {
    $failedTaskIDs += ,$id
}
# Cleanup the failed tasks
Foreach ($taskID in $failedTaskIDs) {
    Stop-VCFCredentialTask -id $taskID
# Verify the task was deleted    
    Try {
    $verifyTaskDeleted = (Get-VCFCredentialTask -id $taskID)
    if (!$verifyTaskDeleted) {
        Write-Output "Task ID $taskID Deleted Successfully"
    }
}
    catch {
        Write-Error "Something went wrong. Please check your SDDC Manager state"
    }
}