PowerCLI Modules
VMware PowerCLI 12.1.0 consists of multiple modules that you can install and use according to your needs and environments.
The following table lists all official VMware PowerCLI modules.
| Module | Description |
|---|---|
| VMware.PowerCLI | Provides a root module which other modules are dependent on. This module ensures the PowerCLI product can be installed, upgraded, and removed as a complete package if needed. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Core | Provides cmdlets for automated administration of the vSphere environment. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Common | Provides functionality that is common to all PowerCLI modules. This module has no cmdlets, but is required for other modules to function correctly. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk | Provides SDK functionality that is needed by all PowerCLI modules. This module has no cmdlets, but is required for other modules to function correctly. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Vds | Provides cmdlets for managing vSphere distributed switches and distributed port groups. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core | Provides cmdlets for managing vSphere Automation SDK servers. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Storage | Provides cmdlets for managing vSAN and vSphere policy-based storage. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility | Provides utility scripts for storage. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.License | Provides the Get-LicenseDataManager cmdlet for managing VMware License components. |
| VMware.ImageBuilder | Provides cmdlets for managing depots, image profiles, and VIBs. |
| VMware.DeployAutomation | Provides cmdlets that provide an interface to VMware Auto Deploy for provisioning physical hosts with ESXi software. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud | Provides cmdlets for automating VMware Cloud Director features. |
| VMware.VumAutomation | Provides cmdlets for automating vSphere Update Manager features. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.vROps | Provides cmdlets for automating vRealize Operations Manager features. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Srm | Provides cmdlets for managing VMware Site Recovery Manager features. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView | Provides cmdlets for automating VMware Horizon features. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt | Provides cmdlets for managing NSX-T servers. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc | Provides cmdlets for automating VMware Cloud on AWS features. |
| VMware.Vim | Provides a module that contains the vSphere low-level binding libraries. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Security | Provides cmdlets for managing vSphere Security, including virtual Trusted Platform Module. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx | Provides cmdlets for managing VMware HCX features. |
| VMware.VimAutomation.WorkloadManagement | Provides cmdlets for managing Project Pacific. |
| VMware.CloudServices | Provides cmdlets for managing VMware Cloud Services. |