Copy-VMGuestFile: copying files into a VM with no network
Copy-VMGuestFile is the PowerCLI cmdlet that moves a file between your workstation and the inside of a virtual machine. It does not…
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Invoke-VMScript: run a script inside a VM without guest networking
Invoke-VMScript is the PowerCLI cmdlet that runs a script inside the guest operating system of a virtual machine. It does not use…
Get-VMGuestDisk: guest disk free space with PowerCLI
Get-VMGuestDisk answers a question that no other PowerCLI cmdlet can answer: how much free space is left on the volumes inside a…
Get-VM inventory reporting in PowerCLI: complete, accurate and fast
Get-VM is the first PowerCLI cmdlet everyone learns and the one most inventory reports are built on. Piping it into Select-Object and…
VMware PowerCLI command reference (Reference)
This page is a structured reference for the most commonly used VMware PowerCLI cmdlets, organized by task area. Each entry includes the…
Getting started with PowerCLI automation scripts
Running individual PowerCLI commands interactively is useful for quick checks, but the real value of PowerCLI is in automation: scripts that run…
How to manage vSphere snapshots with PowerCLI (Walk-through)
vSphere snapshots capture the state of a virtual machine at a specific point in time - disk, memory (optionally), and configuration. They…
How to install VMware PowerCLI and connect to vSphere
VMware PowerCLI is a collection of PowerShell modules that lets you manage vSphere infrastructure through the command line. Instead of navigating the…