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Install VMware PowerCLI module

1. Start Windows PowerShell ISE as administrator

2. Check PowerShell version

   Command: $PSVersionTable

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   PS C:\Windows\system32> $PSVersionTable
   
   Name                           Value                                                                                                  
   ----                           -----                                                                                                  
   PSVersion                      5.1.14409.1005                                                                                         
   PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                                
   PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                                
   BuildVersion                   10.0.14409.1005                                                                                        
   CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                                        
   WSManStackVersion              3.0                                                                                                    
   PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                                    
   SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

3. Check exists installs of VMware models

   Command: Get-Module VMware* -ListAvailable

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   PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-Module VMware* -ListAvailable

   Result: output must null lines, has list entry then delete the files into folders

   Example folder of install:
   by all users install: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
   by user install: C:\Users\SOWI\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

4. Check availability of VMware Power CLI module

   Command: Find-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI

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   PS C:\Windows\system32> Find-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
   
   Version    Name                                Repository           Description                                                       
   -------    ----                                ----------           -----------                                                       
   11.5.0.... VMware.PowerCLI                     PSGallery            This Windows PowerShell module contains VMware.PowerCLI

5. Install VMware Power CLI modules

   Command: Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope AllUsers -Force

6. Check the install

   Command: Get-Module VMware* -ListAvailable

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   PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-Module VMware* -ListAvailable
   
   
       Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
   
   
   ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands                                                            
   ---------- -------    ----                                ----------------                                                            
   Script     6.7.0.1... VMware.DeployAutomation             {Add-DeployRule, Add-ProxyServer, Add-ScriptBundle, Copy-DeployRule...}     
   Script     6.7.0.1... VMware.ImageBuilder                 {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, Compare-EsxImageProfile, E...
   Manifest   11.5.0.... VMware.PowerCLI                                                                                                 
   Script     6.7.0.1... VMware.Vim                                                                                                      
   Script     11.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core       {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}                   
   Script     11.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud          {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServer, Disconnect-CIServer, Get-Catalog...}    
   Script     11.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Common         {Get-Task, Stop-Task, Wait-Task}                                            
   Script     11.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Core           {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VMHo...
   Script     11.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx            {Connect-HCXServer, Disconnect-HCXServer, Get-HCXAppliance, Get-HCXComput...
   Script     7.10.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView    {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}                                     
   Script     11.3.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.License        Get-LicenseDataManager                                                      
   Script     11.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt           {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtPolicyService, Get-Ns...
   Script     11.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk            Get-ErrorReport                                                             
   Script     11.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Security       {Get-SecurityInfo, Get-VTpm, Get-VTpmCertificate, Get-VTpmCSR...}           
   Script     11.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Srm            {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}                                   
   Script     11.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Storage        {Add-KeyManagementServer, Add-VsanObjectToRepairQueue, Copy-VDisk, Export...
   Script     1.3.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility Update-VmfsDatastore                                                        
   Script     11.2.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds            {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPortGro...
   Script     11.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc            {Add-VmcSddcHost, Connect-Vmc, Disconnect-Vmc, Get-AwsAccount...}           
   Script     10.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.vROps          {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-OMAlertDefinitio...
   Script     6.5.1.7... VMware.VumAutomation                {Add-EntityBaseline, Copy-Patch, Get-Baseline, Get-Compliance...}

PowerCLI configuration file. The copies of the PowerCLI_settings.xml file on your system contain User and AllUsers settings for PowerCLI.

Configuring PowerCLI by running Set-PowerCLIConfiguration creates a copy of PowerCLI_settings.xml on your system. The location of the PowerCLI_settings.xml file depends on the value of the Scope parameter.

An example

PS C:\Windows\system32> Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -Scope AllUsers

Scope    ProxyPolicy     DefaultVIServerMode InvalidCertificateAction  DisplayDeprecationWarnings WebOperationTimeout
                                                                                                  Seconds            
-----    -----------     ------------------- ------------------------  -------------------------- -------------------
Session  UseSystemProxy  Multiple            Ignore                    True                       300                
User                                         Ignore                                                                  
AllUsers                                     Ignore

Example folder:
by all users install: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData\VMware\PowerCLI
by user install: %APPDATA%\Roaming\VMWare\PowerCLI

Note
Note: You must have administrator privileges to change the settings for AllUsers. Location of PowerCLI_settings.xml

The setting file PowerCLI_Settings.xml file store in folder

If not exists a PowerCLI setting file then can triggers an exception.

Unable to load settings file : C:\ProgramData\VMware\PowerCLI\PowerCLI_Settings.xml. Error: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Ein Teil des Pfades "C:\ProgramData\VMware\PowerCLI\PowerCLI_Settings.xml" konnte nicht gefunden werden.