Find vCenter version using VMware.PowerCLI

Paul Contreras — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:27:48 +0000

In this quick post I’ll show you how to find the current vCenter version using VMware.PowerCLI module for Powershell.

vCenter version using VMware.PowerCLI


#Importing Module and Connecting to vCenter.
Import-Module VMware.PowerCLI
Connect-VIServer PAC-vCSA01

$Global:DefaultVIServers | select Name, Version, Build

And that’s it. Now you know how to find the vCenter version using VMware.PowerCLI. Don’t forget to check out our Sysadmin Channel on Youtube for awesome system administration related videos.

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How To Install VMware PowerCLI Module using Powershell

Paul Contreras — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 01:32:10 +0000

The automation of vSphere tasks coupled with the power of Powershell can make any VMware administrator’s job that much easier. In this article I’ll go over step by step how to Install VMware PowerCLI module on your client machine so you can begin the automation rampage.

Install VMware PowerCLI Module From PC With Internet Connection

From a computer with an internet connection open powershell (preferrably as an administrator)
Find-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser
Get-Command -Module *VMWare*

Using the -Scope CurrentUser parameter allows Powershell to install the module without administrator access.

Offline Installation of VMware PowerCLI Module

Hop on a computer with internet access and open powershell (preferrably as an administrator)
Find-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
Save-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Path Path
Copy the files you downloaded to the offline computer
Move the copied files to C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules (requires admin rights)

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration Options

Once we have the module successfully imported we’re going to run a basic configuration command so we’re not prompted to join the VMware’s Customer Experience Improvement Program (“CEIP”) and so it ignores the certificate warning.

#Set the participation to false and ignore invalid certificates for all users
Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -Scope AllUsers -ParticipateInCeip $false -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore

#Connect to our vCenter Server using the logged in credentials
Connect-VIServer PAC-vCSA01

#Get a list of Virtual Machines
Get-VM

Once you’re able to get the list of VMs that means that you’re good to go. Hopefully this article was an excellent tutorial to get you to install vmware powercli. If you have any questions or run into any issues let me know in the comments so I can update it on my end.

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