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Win7 installation and use of PowerCLI

Shulou Source: shulou.com Published: 2022-06-03 05:37:30 09月21日 Update

Installation steps

1. Download and install versions of PowerShell 3.0 or later

Https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595

two。 Download and install PowerCLI by default

Https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=PCLI650R1&productId=614

3. Scripts that are disabled by the system will appear when you connect for the first time after installation

4. Allow the system to run scripts and close windows

Use to open PowerCLIPowerCLI as an administrator and execute the command: set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

5. Use to reopen PowerCli as an administrator

Normal launch page

# #

PowerCLI common commands

a. Connect to the host or Vcenter

Connect-VIServer-server host_ip-user user_name-password' password'

b. Get a list of virtual machines

Get-vm

Get-VM-location esxhost / / * get the list of virtual machines for the host

c. Delete a virtual machine

Remove-vm vm_name / / * removed from the list

Remove-VM vm_name-deletepermanently / / * remove a virtual machine from disk

d. Power operation to virtual machine

Stop-VM-vm vm_name / / * Power off the virtual machine

Restart-VM-vm vm_name / / * reset the virtual machine

Restart-VMGuest-vm vm_name / / * reboot the virtual machine

Start-VM-vm vm_name / / * Power on the virtual machine

Reference documentation:

Https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2012964?lang=zh_CN