Installing the Module¶

From Powershell Gallery¶

Verify that your system has a supported edition and version of PowerShell installed.

Install the PowerShell module dependencies from the PowerShell Gallery by running the following commands:

Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -MinimumVersion 13.1.0 -Repository PSGallery 
Install-Module -Name VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin -MinimumVersion 1.3.9 -Repository PSGallery
Install-Module -Name PowerVCF -MinimumVersion 2.4.0 -Repository PSGallery
Install-Module -Name ImportExcel -MinimumVersion 7.8.5 -Repository PSGallery
Install-Module -Name PowerValidatedSolutions -MinimumVersion 2.7.0 -Repository PSGallery

If using PowerShell Core, import the modules before proceeding:

For example:

Import-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
Import-Module -Name VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin
Import-Module -Name PowerVCF
Import-Module -Name PowerValidatedSolutions
Import-Module -Name ImportExcel

From Air-gapped Machine¶

Verify that your system has a supported edition and version of PowerShell installed.

Windows Linux

Save Modules module dependencies from the PowerShell Gallery on a non air-gapped machine by running the following commands:

Import-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery
Import-Module -Name VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery
Import-Module -Name PowerVCF -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery
Import-Module -Name PowerValidatedSolutions -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery
Import-Module -Name ImportExcel -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery

Copy the PowerShell Modules module dependencies from the Local Machine to air-gapped facing machine by running the following commands:

Copy-Item -Path F:\Module\* -Destination '\\<destination_host>\C$\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\' -Recurse

Import the PowerShell Modules module dependencies from the air-gapped machine by running the following commands:

Import-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
Import-Module -Name VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin
Import-Module -Name PowerVCF
Import-Module -Name PowerValidatedSolutions
Import-Module -Name ImportExcel

Prerequisite for module install on Linux Machine

mkdir /home/modules

Save Modules module dependencies from the PowerShell Gallery on a non air-gapped machine by running the following commands:

Save-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Path /home/modules -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin -Path /home/modules -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name PowerVCF -Path /home/modules -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name PowerValidatedSolutions -Path /home/modules -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name ImportExcel -Path /home/modules -Repository PSGallery

Copy the PowerShell Modules module dependencies from the Local Machine to air-gapped facing machine by running the following commands:

scp -r /home/modules/* username@remote_host:/home/lab/.local/share/powershell/Modules/

Import the PowerShell Modules module dependencies from the air-gapped machine by running the following commands in PowerShell:

Import-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
Import-Module -Name VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin
Import-Module -Name PowerVCF
Import-Module -Name PowerValidatedSolutions
Import-Module -Name ImportExcel

To verify the correct versions of the supporting modules are installed, run the following command in the PowerShell console.

Test-PowerValidatedSolutionsPrereq

Once installed, any cmdlets associated with PowerValidatedSolutions and the supporting PowerShell modules will be available for use.

To view the cmdlets for available in the module, run the following command in the PowerShell console.

Get-Command -Module PowerValidatedSolutions

To view the help for any cmdlet, run the Get-Help command in the PowerShell console.

For example:

Get-Help -Name <cmdlet-name>

Get-Help -Name <cmdlet-name> -Examples

Get-Help -Name <cmdlet-name> -Full