VMware PowerCLI

There is a variety of scenarios where the vCenter Server's SSL Thumbprint is needed when working with the vSphere API (e.g. using Cross vCenter vMotion) and ideally, this property is something that can easily be accessed natively via PowerCLI. It ...

Request: Add Version and Content Version to returned data of Get-ContentLibraryItem cmdlet (or via extension data).Background: Working with New/Set-ContentLibraryItem and needing to update Description field with updated template info. If submitte...

The most striking example is the New-AdvancedSetting cmdlet which doesn't allow to create a new advanced settings for an ESXi node.You get the message "VMHosts do not support adding new advanced settings" when you try.And you are forced to use the...

Customer Request: Is it possible to add to New-VM cmdlet ability to define SDRS Automation level (as we are able to do with DRS Automation level via DrsAutomationLevel parameter)? Maybe add another parameter SDrsAutomationLevel or via AdvancedOp...

It would be great if there is a script to get all the HBA/NIC Firmware versions compared to the latest supported version.

This could save a good bit of time with managing multiple server makes and models and easily validate if the firmware and driver are supported on the machine for the version of ESXi/vSAN it is running. It would also be awesome that if it the firmw...

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...

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...

While the Get-Metric cmdlet could potentially be very useful, at the moment it is imho useless.The cmdlet is apparently missing the Rollup parameter.For example, when one doesGet-Metric -MetricGroup 'CPU' -Name 'usage' 4 objects are returned. I ...

It’d be useful for Service Providers and customers using vCD. I regularly get customers who are familiar with PowerCLI and try to apply the same mindset from Set-VM for vCenter and they’re saddened from it being missing. Easiest way I’ve found to ...