VMware PowerCLI lets you manage, monitor, automate, and handle lifecycle operations on vCenter Server, vRealize Operations Manager, vSphere Automation SDK, vCloud Director, vCloud Air, vSphere Update Manager, NSX-T, and VMware Cloud on AWS systems from the command line. You can install VMware PowerCLI modules on all supported Windows operating systems.

After installing the package on your machine, you can connect to your vCenter Server, vRealize Operations Manager, vSphere Automation SDK, vCloud Director, vCloud Air, or vSphere Update Manager system by providing valid authentication credentials.

You can install PowerCLI on supported Windows operating systems. You can run guest cmdlets against virtual machines on which supported guest operating systems are installed.

You can use the PowerCLI modules to manage all supported VMware products.

PowerCLI is compatible with multiple versions of Windows PowerShell.

Before installing and running PowerCLI, verify that you have installed the required software on the same machine.

You can install PowerCLI by running a Windows PowerShell command. You can install all official modules with a single command, or install modules individually.

If you want to run scripts and load configuration files with PowerCLI, you must set the execution policy of Windows PowerShell to RemoteSigned.

You can update a PowerCLI module when a new version of the module becomes available.

You can uninstall PowerCLI by running Windows PowerShell commands. You can uninstall all official modules, or uninstall modules individually.