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ESX, PowerShell, virtualization, VMWare, Windows

How to manage vmware ESX with PowerShell

  1. Prerequisites:
    • Windows .Net Framework 2.0 (3.5 latest SP Recommended).
    • Windows PowerShell (V2 Recommended).
  2. Install vSphere client.
  3. Set the ‘Execution Policy’ of PowerShell to Remote Signed.
    • Run PowerShell as administrator.
    • Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
  4. Type Exit and press Enter to leave the PowerShell prompt.
  5. Do it on both PowerShell consoles: x86 and x64.
  6. Download the PowerCLI software to your workstation from the following URL: http://vmware.com/go/PowerCLI
  7. Run the PowerCLI exe file.
  8. Install it all the way with default values. Click next until you arrived to finish screen and click finish.
  9. On your desktop you will now have two icons, which allow you to launch PowerCLI, a 64 bit version and a 32 bit version.
  10. Copy the PowerCLI modules folder to the PowerShell modules folder:
  11. C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\PowerCLI\Modules -> C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
  12. View the new vmware modules: Get-Module -ListAvailable | ? {$_.name -like “*VMware*”}
  • Example

C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Module -ListAvailable | ? {$_.name -like “*VMware*”}

    Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\PowerCLI\Modules

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands

———- ——-    —-                                —————-

Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.DeployAutomation

Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.ImageBuilder

Binary     6.5.0.4… VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core

Binary     6.5.0.4… VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud

Manifest   6.5.0.4… VMware.VimAutomation.Common

Binary     6.5.0.2… VMware.VimAutomation.Core           HookGetViewAutoCompleter

Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.HA

Binary     7.0.2.4… VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView

Binary     6.5.0.4… VMware.VimAutomation.License

Binary     6.5.0.4… VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud

Manifest   6.5.0.4… VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk            Get-PSVersion

Binary     6.5.0.4… VMware.VimAutomation.Storage

Binary     6.5.0.4… VMware.VimAutomation.Vds

Binary     6.5.0.4… VMware.VimAutomation.vROps

Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.VumAutomation

  1. Import the modules you need: Import-Module -Name VMware.VimAutomation.Core
  2. The end.

Source: Back to Basics: Part 1 – Installing PowerCLI – VMware PowerCLI Blog – VMware Blogs

https://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2015/03/powercli-6-0-introducing-powercli-modules.html