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Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction "Ignore" This will set the parameter for the current user. To bypass this, enter the following command and then enter “Y” when prompted. I also noticed an error when running the above command stating that the “InvalidCertificateAction” setting was “Unset” and not supported. Let’s test connecting to vCenter server… Connect-VIServer -Server " " I noticed one caveat, the SRM module does not seem to be supported in PowerShell Core, so I hope that gets resolved soon. I went ahead and ran the following to ensure the module was imported. With VMware.PowerCLI now installed, you can connect to your vCenter Server or ESXi host and begin using its cmdlets to obtain information or automate tasks!

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Get-Module "VMware.*" -ListAvailable | FT -AutosizeĪs new versions of VMware.PowerCLI are released, you can run the following command to update it. Get-Module "VMware.PowerCLI" -ListAvailable | FT -AutosizeĪnd if you’d like to see all of the VMware installed modules, run the following.

Once this finishes, we can check to make sure the module is installed by running the following command.

#VMWARE VSPHERE 6.5 POWERCLI INSTALL#

Note: Alternatively, you could set the “-Scope” parameter to “AllUsers” and if you wanted to install a different version you could use the “-RequiredVersion” parameter and specify the version number. This will find and install the latest version of the module available in the PSGallery Find-Module "VMware.PowerCLI" | Install-Module -Scope "CurrentUser" -AllowClobber Next, run the following command to install the VMware.PowerCLI module. Note: This is optional and if it is skipped, you will be prompted to trust the gallery when entering the PowerCLI module install command Set-PSRepository -Name "PSGallery" -InstallationPolicy "Trusted" To trust the PSGallery, entering the following command in the PowerShell session. Since VMware PowerCLI has moved from being its own native installer to the PSGallery, the PSGallery needs to be “Trusted” before anything from it can be installed. For more information on that along with uninstallation commands, please see the following link.Ĭongratulations! You’ve successfully installed PowerShell Core 6.0.1 onto macOS! Next comes the fun stuff for us VMware enthusiasts, installing VMware PowerCLI from the “PSGallery”. While leveraging Homebrew is the recommended installation method, there are alternate methods as well. $PSVersionTable.PSVersionĪs new versions of PowerShell are released, simply update the Homebrew formulae and update PowerShell by running the following commands in terminal. Within a PowerShell session, you can check the version of PowerShell by running the following. brew cask install powershellĪwesome! Now, to launch a PowerShell session in macOS, enter the following in terminal.

#VMWARE VSPHERE 6.5 POWERCLI PASSWORD#

Run the following command to do so and enter your password when prompted. Great! With the prerequisites complete, it’s time to install PowerShell Core 6.0.1. Now, the next step is to install Homebrew-Cask and per its sites installation notes, copy and paste the following command into a terminal window. It will also check if Xcode command line tools are installed, and if not, it will download and install it for you before completing the installation of Homebrew. This will prompt you to press Enter to continue and the prompt you to enter your password. Per the instructions on the Homebrew site, copy and paste the following command into a terminal window to install Homebrew.

Homebrew-Cask – extends Homebrew and brings its elegance, simplicity, and speed to macOS applications and large binaries alike.

Homebrew – Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple didn’t.

There are a few prerequisites needed before PowerShell can be installed on macOS which I will cover, and they are as follows:

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In this post, I am going to show how to install both on to a macOS system. Alongside this release came the release of VMware PowerCLI 10.3 which is VMware’s own “PowerShell-like” utility.

Just a few days ago, PowerShell Core v6.0 was released for Windows, Linux, and macOS systems.