How do I use PowerCLI? Open the PowerCLI icon (Run as Administrator) and you can execute commands manually, run scripts manually or automate your scripts with Task Scheduler (see below). For example: Type “Connect-VI <vCenter IP>”, and you will connect to your vCenter server.

How does PowerCLI work?

PowerCLI is a snap-in that works with PowerShell and adds more than 200 commands to this powerful scripting language. During the installation of PowerShell, you may receive a notification indicating that other prerequisites will be installed at the same time.

How do I use PowerCLI in VMware?

Double click to the PowerCLI icon to start VMware PowerCLI. This will open the Windows PowerShell console and load all VMware PowerCLI modules. You can open the ISE through the console and it will load the PowerCLI modules.