HOWTO: Install PowerCLI 6.5.1 - As easy as 1-2-3!



PowerCLI PowerShell VMware

Published on 24 April 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 200. Reading Time: 1 mins.

Introduction

This is a very quick post on the latest version of VMware’s PowerCLI, v6.5.1. See VMware’s Official Blog here .

This is now a MODULE available from the PowerShell Gallery which is #Awesome because it has been a major annoyance not being able just to type Install-Module PowerCLI to install it. Instead you had to go through a standard windows install package in the past.

Step By Step Guide

Overview

  1. Remove existing PowerCLI installation.
  2. Open a Administrative PowerShell window.
  3. Run Install-Module VMware.PowerCLI -Force -confirm:$false

Detailed Steps

  1. Firstly, you need to remove any version of PowerCLI that you currently have installed using Add/Remove Programs on your device.
  2. Open a Administrative Powershell Prompt (right click on the PowerShell icon and select Run As Administrator).
  3. If prompted by UAC, click Yes to confirm
  1. Finally, type:
 Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Confirm:$false -Force
  1. press Enter.

And there you have it… it is as simple 1-2-3…

There are some cool new cmdlets so let’s get on with using them!

Published on 24 April 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 200. Reading Time: 1 mins.