Updating PowerCLI through the PowerShell Gallery
PowerCLI 6.5.2 has been released! This is the second release of PowerCLI to the PowerShell Gallery, so it’s time to figure out how to update your PowerCLI versions to the latest and greatest. We’ll...
View ArticleWhat PowerCLI Version Am I On Anyways?
When PowerCLI was converted to modules, it introduced the ability to pick and choose which modules are loaded. Taking it a step further, it also allowed users to specify which versions of those modules...
View ArticlePowerCLI Support Breakdown
Is PowerCLI supported by VMware? Can support requests be opened about PowerCLI through MyVMware? Questions like these keep coming up at VMUG meetings and customer meetings. This shouldn’t be a secret!...
View ArticleNew Release: PowerCLI 6.5.3
I’m excited to announce that it’s release day yet again! We have a great new update for you with PowerCLI 6.5.3! Just a few short months ago, two to be exact, the last version of PowerCLI was released....
View ArticleNew Release: VMware PowerCLI 6.5.4
It feels just like yesterday that we released PowerCLI 6.5.3. Shockingly, it was less than a month ago when we released the brand-new module to help manage and automate your NSX-T environments. Yet,...
View ArticleGetting Started with the PowerCLI Module for VMware NSX-T
PowerCLI 6.5.3 was released a few short weeks ago and one of the biggest additions was the module to manage VMware NSX-T! This version of NSX provides network virtualization to not only VMware...
View ArticleVMware Tools Community Module Introduction
VMware Tools is a collection of in-guest drivers and agents that optimize performance and increase the manageability for VMs within vSphere environments. Guess what, PowerCLI provides a way to automate...
View ArticlePowershell Core 6.0 Released
It’s an exciting time for infrastructure automation! PowerShell Core 6.0 enables us to use the same amazing automation framework on Mac and Linux, opening the door for many more automation...
View ArticlePowerCLI Offline Installation Walkthrough
Can you believe it? PowerCLI is closing in on a year of being in the PowerShell Gallery! We’re up to 20 different modules and, wait for it, over 2,000,000 downloads of those modules! As exciting as...
View ArticleWindows Defender reports false positive for PowerShell Modules
Over the weekend, Microsoft released a Windows Defender signature file that falsely reports many PowerShell modules, including PowerCLI as containing a virus. This is a FALSE POSITIVE widely affecting...
View ArticlePowerCLI Beta
The PowerCLI Beta containing support for MacOS and Linux is LIVE! How to participate: Log in to the VMware Community and read this first! Join the Community discussions in the beta forum Join us on...
View ArticleGetting Started with the VMware Cloud on AWS Module
VMware Cloud on AWS is a new on-demand service that enables you to run applications across vSphere-based environments plus access to a broad range of AWS services. PowerCLI already helps to automate...
View ArticleNew Release: VMware PowerCLI 10.0.0
We are only two months in to 2018, but it has already been pretty exciting from an automation standpoint. Let’s review some of the big news. Microsoft open-sourced and released PowerShell 6.0. They...
View ArticlePowerCLI Docker Image Updated
With the official releases of PowerShell 6 Core and PowerCLI 10.0, I am happy to announce that the PowerCLICore Docker image has been updated with all the latest packages! In the new build, we’re...
View ArticleInstalling PowerCLI 10.0.0 on MacOS
PowerCLI 10.0.0 was released just a few weeks ago and one of the key updates was the added support for MacOS and Linux operating systems. It’s still amazing to think about! PowerShell and PowerCLI...
View ArticleNew Release: PowerCLI Preview for VMware NSX-T Fling
A new Fling has been released for PowerCLI! The PowerCLI Preview for NSX-T Fling adds 280 high-level cmdlets which operate alongside the existing NSX-T PowerCLI module. What do I mean by ‘high-level’...
View ArticleNew Release: PowerCLI 10 Poster!
The release of VMware PowerCLI 10.0.0 was another big one for us. As a result, PowerCLI is now available on Linux, MacOS, and Windows! As part of every major release, there’s a large number of asks for...
View ArticleNew Release: VMware PowerCLI 10.1.0
April has been a release heavy month for VMware. We have seen releases for vSphere 6.7, the entire vRealize suite, Site Recovery Manager 8.1, Horizon 7.4.1, and quite a few more. As of today, PowerCLI...
View ArticleConfiguring Per-VM EVC with PowerCLI
vSphere 6.7 was released a couple weeks ago and there were a ton of new features announced. However, there was one feature I was particularly interested in and that was Per-VM EVC (Enhanced vMotion...
View ArticleNew Release: VMware PowerCLI 10.1.1
It’s release day and we have another terrific update ready for you. VMware PowerCLI 10.1.1 includes some very important updates specifically for the Horizon View folks! PowerCLI 10.1.1 includes brand...
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