VMware PowerCLI

When attempting to reset the status of a ESXi host from disconnected to connected, if the root password has been updated since the host was added to the vCenter, the Set-VMHost command will fail with a login failure. Give us the option to specify ...

To be able to convert SRM MoRefs into objects.

When downloading a server configuration having the option to extract the contents would be a huge time saver.

To create for example a org VDC the Any Storage Profile needs to be enabled in the Org. Workaround for me is enabled the any Profile, create Org VDC, add another Profile and then remove Any Profile. Example Workaround: https://github.com/myc...

Today it's only possible to create instantaneously Backup from vCenter. It would be very usefull to manage the scheduled Backup inside the vCenter via PowerCLI.

Customer would like to use PowerCLI variable to get list of ESXi images uploaded to the VCSA for use with Auto Deploy Rules. They want to get the $IMG variable from the VCSA's already deployed ESXi images that are stored in the VCSA's Image Builde...

Not all cmdlets have the -Server attribute and only function if there is a VIServer connection in the $DefaultVIServers variable. An example New-SpbmRuleSet does not have the -Server attribute and throws an error if there is not a VIServer connect...

Would it be possible for you to strong-name dlls that are distributed in the VMware PowerCLI package? We would like to distribute them alongside our .NET application, and the lack of strong-naming of your dlls prevents us from strong-naming ours.

Currently, Connect-VIServer requires the use of a credential object (existing or created inline) for the Credential parameter. Utilizing the CredentialAttribute on the parameter allows users to specify a string value for the user name which is pas...

The underlying CloneVM_task has a PowerOn property on the VirtualMachineCloneSpec parameter. Implementing the same functionality on the cmdlet would avoid wait loops and an extra Start-VM line (especially annoying when using the RunAsyc switch)