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 13.0.0 -Repository PSGallery
Install-Module -Name PowerVCF -MinimumVersion 2.3.0 -Repository PSGallery
Install-Module -Name Posh-SSH -MinimumVersion 3.0.8 -Repository PSGallery
Install-Module -Name VMware.CloudFoundation.PowerManagement -Repository PSGallery

In PowerShell Core, import the modules before proceeding:

For example:

Import-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
Import-Module -Name PowerVCF
Import-Module -Name Posh-SSH
Import-Module -Name VMware.CloudFoundation.PowerManagement

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:

Save-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -MinimumVersion 13.0.0 -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name PowerVCF -MinimumVersion 2.3.0 -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name Posh-SSH -MinimumVersion 3.0.8 -Path F:\Module\ -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name VMware.CloudFoundation.PowerManagement -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 PowerVCF
Import-Module -Name Posh-SSH
Import-Module -Name VMware.CloudFoundation.PowerManagement

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 -MinimumVersion 13.0.0 -Path /home/modules -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name PowerVCF -MinimumVersion 2.3.0 -Path /home/modules -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name Posh-SSH -MinimumVersion 3.0.8 -Path /home/modules -Repository PSGallery
Save-Module -Name VMware.CloudFoundation.PowerManagement -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 PowerVCF
Import-Module -Name Posh-SSH
Import-Module -Name VMware.CloudFoundation.PowerManagement

Once installed, any cmdlets associated with VMware.CloudFoundation.PowerManagement 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.PowerManagement

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