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Make easier the getting of VMHost services by name/key -- new param for Get-VMHostService

In effort to continue to optimize the user of PowerShell/PowerCLI, let's add one or more of -Name, -Key, -Label parameters to Get-VMHostService, for getting those services by name/key, instead of a subsequent Where-Object to get just the target se...

Created 26 Oct 15:02 by Matt Boren

0 Planned
2 Vote

Give us the option to specify a security token as a credential when we attempt to connect to a VI server

It would be nice to use a security token to log into a vCenter server. Much like we can do with GitHub (i.e. http://[Token]@github.com/account/project.git)

Created 23 Oct 01:00 by David Brown

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Add credential option to Set-VMHost

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...

Created 23 Oct 00:56 by David Brown

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Do a bug fix release at regular intervals

While we applaud your 4-6 new builds/year, it might be interesting to schedule a build that only does bug fixes.It would allow effort and resources to be temporarily directed at some of the well-know and old(-ish) bugs.Other SW vendors have done t...

Created 03 Apr 11:24 by Luc Dekens

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Cmdlets to manage network protocol profiles or IP pools

Currently, PowerCLI has no cmdlets to create, retrieve, modify, or delete network protocol profiles or IP pools. Network protocol profiles are necessary when you use vApps or vCloud Director. It would be nice if there were PowerCLI cmdlets to mana...

Created 27 Sep 08:58 by Robert van den Nieuwendijk

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1 Vote

Fix the noun prefix issue

Vmwares noun prefixes conflict with hyper-v, can you please fix that?

Created 14 Mar 15:18 by Guest

5 Will not implement
2 Vote

health check for vCenters

Please add a tool for vCenter health Check and find slowness/performance issues along with recommendations. This will be value added for all of us.

Created 04 Sep 08:50 by Guest

1 Already exists
1 Vote

Horizon Cloud (IBM or Azure) Support

Currently there is no way that I'm aware of to manage Horizon Cloud via CLI. I think it would make sense to build this functionality into PowerCLI if possible. Today we can automate certain tasks via PowerCLI on-prem but currently have no way of a...

Created 12 Mar 16:33 by Guest

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2 Vote

Cmdlets to bulk export/import properties/tasks/events/metrics for VM mobility between vCenters

Cmdlets to bulk export and import different proprties/tasks/events/metrics would help expand the Move-VM cmdlet across vCenters. The idea being additional flags or different cmdlets to also migrate additional tags, attributes, task history, event ...

Created 31 Aug 16:15 by Scott Haas

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Add Get-SDRSRecommendation

In addition to Get-DrsRecommendation, I think it would be useful to have a cmdlet to Get -SDRSRecommendation. It would be nice to be able to specify -Type 'Space' or 'Performance' or something to indicate whether you want recommendations based on ...

Created 30 Nov 17:10 by Ryan R

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