Automate & Manage

VCF PowerCLI

PowerCLI is the tool millions of customers around the world use to manage and automate their VMware environments. Discover what you can achieve with PowerCLI today. 
# To install VCF PowerCLI just open a PowerShell console and run the command below:

Install-Module -Name VCF.PowerCLI

🚀 Introducing VCF PowerCLI 9.1!

VCF PowerCLI 9.1 delivers powerful new capabilities for high-performance storage, advanced VPC networking, and modern security compliance across VMware Cloud Foundation.

✅ Enhanced Infrastructure Automation: CPU topology management, NVMe over TCP, VMK services, and improved Active Directory integration.
✅ Advanced vSAN Operations: Effective capacity reporting, vSAN Max client networking, and remote datastore management across vCenter environments.
✅ Expanded VPC Networking: Transit gateways, connectivity policies, DHCP/IP management, NAT visibility, and VPC grouping automation.
✅ Modern & Secure: Python 3.13 support and new VCF SSO/API token authentication for streamlined secure access.

Automate more, manage deeper, and operate smarter with VCF PowerCLI 9.1.

📥 Upgrade today and accelerate your VCF automation journey!

VCF PowerCLI

VCF PowerCLI is the tool millions of customers around the world use to manage and automate their VMware environments. Discover what you can achieve with PowerCLI today.
  • Connect to any Environement
    VCF PowerCLI consists of multiple modules that you can install and use according to your needs and environments. Usually modules correspond to a VMware product.
  • Deploy, Automate & Scale

    VCF PowerCLI enables you to provision resources, storage, memory, networking stack, datastores & clusters.

  • Monitor & Manage your Environment

    VCF PowerCLI enables you to get easy access to your inventory to get a sense of your environment, monitor and manage it efficiently.

     

VCF PowerCLI CMDLET References by VCF Components

VMware vSphere and vSAN

Provides cmdlets for automated administration of the vSphere environment.

VMware Cloud Director

Provides cmdlets for automating vCloud Director features.

VMware Site Recovery Manager

Provides cmdlets for managing VMware Site Recovery Manager features.

VMware Cloud Services

Provides cmdlets for managing VMware Cloud Services.

VMware Cloud on AWS

Provides cmdlets for managing VMware Cloud on AWS features.

VMware NSX-T Data Center

Provides cmdlets for managing NSX-T servers.

VCF Operations

Provides cmdlets for automating VCF  Operations Manager features.

VMware HCX

Provides cmdlets for managing VMware HCX features.

SDDC Manager

Provides cmdlets for managing SDDC Manager features.

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