Supported platforms and execution methods

Which execution methods are available on which platforms

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Cloud Management Platform (CMP) runs a remote script either over SSH or WinRM, which works on any platform, or through a platform-specific mechanism, which is available on a few. Some operating systems and platforms require setup first; see OS-specific requirements.

SSH and WinRM

The generic method works on a server of any resource technology. What it needs is a network route from the CMP appliance to the server and credentials that CMP can authenticate with. The platform the server runs on does not matter.

  • *nix servers. CMP copies the script to the server with scp and runs it over ssh.
  • Windows servers. CMP uses native WinRM.

See Authentication requirements for the credentials involved, and OS-specific requirements for what to enable on the target server.

Platform-specific execution

These platforms can run a script through their own channel, so CMP does not need SSH or WinRM access to the server at all.

Platform Mechanism Used by default
VMware vCenter VMware Tools Yes
Amazon Web Services See AWS tech-specific script execution No, add the parameter
Azure See Azure tech-specific script execution No, add the parameter
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure See OCI tech-specific script execution No, add the parameter

Turning platform-specific execution on or off is covered in Configure remote script method.

Platform notes

Hyper-V. CMP can read the IP address of a Hyper-V guest as long as Hyper-V knows it. That is reliable for Windows guests; Linux guests may need extra configuration, depending on the distribution, before Hyper-V reports an address. Without an address, CMP cannot open an SSH or WinRM session.