Installing the Module¶

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

Connected Environment Disconnected Environment

For environments connected to the Internet, you can install the module dependencies from the PowerShell Gallery by running the following commands in the PowerShell console:

Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -RequiredVersion 13.3.0 -Repository PSGallery
Install-Module -Name 7Zip4PowerShell -RequiredVersion 2.4.0 -Repository PSGallery
Install-Module -Name Posh-SSH -RequiredVersion 3.0.8 -Repository PSGallery
Install-Module -Name VMware.CloudFoundation.InstanceRecovery -Repository PSGallery

For environments disconnected from the Internet (e.g., dark-site, air-gapped), you can save the module dependencies from the PowerShell Gallery by running the following commands in the PowerShell console:

Windows

From a system with an Internet connection, save the module dependencies from the PowerShell Gallery by running the following commands in the PowerShell console:

Save-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -RequiredVersion 13.3.0 -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name 7Zip4PowerShell -RequiredVersion 2.4.0 -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name Posh-SSH -RequiredVersion 3.0.8 -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name VMware.CloudFoundation.InstanceRecovery -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery

From the system with the Internet connection, copy the module dependencies to a target system by running the following commands in the PowerShell console:

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

Once installed, any cmdlets associated with VMware.CloudFoundation.InstanceRecovery and the its dependencies 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 VMware.CloudFoundation.InstanceRecovery

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