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Warning message if PowerCLI version is old

On use of the 1st PowerCLI cmdlet, it would be nice if users are reminded that they might be running an old(er) PowerCLI version.With on average 2 releases/year (and increasing) it might be handy to give a warning when the user's version is older ...

Created 6 Apr 09:21am by Luc Dekens

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4 Vote

Ability to clear/set status on specific alarms

It would be incredibly useful to be able to programmatically reset a triggered alarm back to green. Not for all alarms of a certain type or across all entities, but a single alarm triggered against a single individual entity. Perhaps something li...

Created 3 Mar 10:29am by Ryan R

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7 Vote

In the PowerCLI Reference indicate to which module a cmdlet belongs

In the PowerCLI Reference add a line that says to which PowerCLI module a cmdlet belongs.

Created 29 Sep 06:01pm by Luc Dekens

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6 Vote

PowerCLI cmdlet/module for add/remove vGPU to vm

With infrastructure as a code in mind, wouldn't it be great to use PowerCLI cmdlets to automate the creation of vms with a vGPU attached to it.

Created 9 Mar 07:28pm by Gemma van der Voorst

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7 Vote

Support HTTP repositories for OVA / OVF appliance provisioning

To make life easier when deploying OVA/OVF, it is relatively common to store virtual appliances on a shared repository to make deployment easier by having them all in a common location and access them via HTTP (way easier when deploying via the we...

Created 7 Sep 03:32pm by Steve Kaplan

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7 Vote

Get-LogType access to more logs

I need access to more logs (auth, syslog, fdm, etc). Today I can only access via SSH or web services.

Created 1 Sep 04:00pm by Jason Robinson

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5 Vote

Allow -ScriptText parameter for Invoke-VMScript to accept a string longer than 2869 characters

The -ScriptText parameter for Invoke-VMScript currently only allows a string of 2869 or fewer characters. Anything longer than that is rejected and ScriptOutput returns an empty string. Allowing more characters will allow for more complex scripts...

Created 9 Aug 03:24pm by Michael Harlan

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1 Vote

Open-VMConsoleWindow is not supported on PowerShell Core.

HI guys, can you try to port this to core or at least add an option for web console as well : https://github.com/lamw/vghetto-scripts/blob/master/powershell/GenerateVMConsoleURL.ps1thanks!

Created 22 Jul 02:30pm by Alain Tanguy

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3 Vote

Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object

Many cmdlets are sometimes returning this error message: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object This problem has been discussed and a workaround has been found here : https://serverfault.com/questions/654415/powercli-move...

Created 25 Jul 06:40pm by Luc FULLENWARTH

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6 Vote

Allow Set-DRSClusterGroup to modify the group name

Currently, Set-DRSClusterGroup does not appear to allow setting the name/label of a DRS VM/Host Group. Something like the following should work to modify the group name:$currentGroupObj = Get-DRSClusterGroup -Name "MyCurrentGroupName"$updatedGroup...

Created 19 Jan 06:05pm by Ryan R

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