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====== Powercli Command line Misc ======

Connect to a virtual center
<cli prompt='>'>
PowerCLI C:\> Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -WarningAction SilentlyContinue  -confirm:$false
PowerCLI C:\> Connect-VIServer -Server vc01.domain.local -User administrator@vsphere.local -Password ThisIsNotSecure
</cli>

Disconnect from virtual Center
<cli prompt='>'>
PowerCLI C:\> Disconnect-VIServer * -Confirm:$false
</cli>

Check response time
<cli prompt='>'>
PowerCLI C:\> Measure-Command { Get-VMHost } | fl TotalSeconds
TotalSeconds : 0,3400701
</cli>

Check response time at first connection
<cli prompt='>'>
PowerCLI C:\> $credential = Get-Credential
PowerCLI C:\> Measure-Command {connect-viserver xxxx -Credential $credential -Protocol:https } | fl TotalSeconds
TotalSeconds : 57.1843299
</cli>

Cluster command
<cli prompt='>'>
PowerCLI C:\> Get-Cluster
Name                     HAEnabled  HAFailover DrsEnabled DrsAutomationLevel                
----                     ---------  ---------- ---------- ---------------
MY-PROD                  False      1          True       Manual
SAAI                     False      1          True       FullyAutomated
</cli>

Get modules VMware
<cli prompt='>'>
PowerCLI C:\> Get-Module -ListAvailable
    Directory: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------
Manifest   1.0.0.0    AppBackgroundTask                   {Disable-AppBackgr...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    Appx                                {Add-AppxPackage, ...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    BitLocker                           {Unlock-BitLocker,...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    BitsTransfer                        {Add-BitsFile, Com...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    CimCmdlets                          {Get-CimAssociated...
Manifest   1.0        Defender                            {Get-MpPreference,...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    DirectAccessClientComponents        {Disable-DAManualE...
Script     3.0        Dism                                {Add-AppxProvision...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    DnsClient                           {Resolve-DnsName, ...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    International                       {Get-WinDefaultInp...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    iSCSI                               {Get-IscsiTargetPo...
Script     1.0.0.0    ISE                                 {New-IseSnippet, I...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    Kds                                 {Add-KdsRootKey, G...
Manifest   3.0.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics    {Get-WinEvent, Get...
Manifest   3.0.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Host           {Start-Transcript,...
Manifest   3.1.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Management     {Add-Content, Clea...
Manifest   3.0.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Security       {Get-Acl, Set-Acl,...
Manifest   3.1.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility        {Format-List, Form...
Manifest   3.0.0.0    Microsoft.WSMan.Management          {Disable-WSManCred...
Manifest   1.0        MMAgent                             {Disable-MMAgent, ...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    MsDtc                               {New-DtcDiagnostic...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    NetAdapter                          {Disable-NetAdapte...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    NetConnection                       {Get-NetConnection...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    NetEventPacketCapture               {New-NetEventSessi...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    NetLbfo                             {Add-NetLbfoTeamMe...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    NetNat                              {Get-NetNat, Get-N...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    NetQos                              {Get-NetQosPolicy,...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    NetSecurity                         {Get-DAPolicyChang...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    NetSwitchTeam                       {New-NetSwitchTeam...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    NetTCPIP                            {Get-NetIPAddress,...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    NetworkConnectivityStatus           {Get-DAConnectionS...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    NetworkTransition                   {Add-NetIPHttpsCer...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    PcsvDevice                          {Get-PcsvDevice, S...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    PKI                                 {Add-CertificateEn...
Manifest   1.1        PrintManagement                     {Add-Printer, Add-...
Manifest   1.0        PSDesiredStateConfiguration         {Set-DscLocalConfi...
Script     1.0.0.0    PSDiagnostics                       {Disable-PSTrace, ...
Binary     1.1.0.0    PSScheduledJob                      {New-JobTrigger, A...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    PSWorkflow                          {New-PSWorkflowExe...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    PSWorkflowUtility                   Invoke-AsWorkflow
Manifest   1.0.0.0    ScheduledTasks                      {Get-ScheduledTask...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    SecureBoot                          {Confirm-SecureBoo...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    SmbShare                            {Get-SmbShare, Rem...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    SmbWitness                          {Get-SmbWitnessCli...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    StartScreen                         {Export-StartLayou...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    Storage                             {Add-InitiatorIdTo...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    TLS                                 {New-TlsSessionTic...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    TroubleshootingPack                 {Get-Troubleshooti...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    TrustedPlatformModule               {Get-Tpm, Initiali...
Manifest   2.0.0.0    VpnClient                           {Add-VpnConnection...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    Wdac                                {Get-OdbcDriver, S...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    WindowsDeveloperLicense             {Get-WindowsDevelo...
Script     1.0        WindowsErrorReporting               {Enable-WindowsErr...
Manifest   1.0.0.0    WindowsSearch                       {Get-WindowsSearch...

    Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\PowerCLI\Modules

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------
Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.DeployAutomation
Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.ImageBuilder
Binary     6.5.0.4... VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core
Binary     6.5.0.4... VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud
Manifest   6.5.0.4... VMware.VimAutomation.Common
Binary     6.5.0.2... VMware.VimAutomation.Core           HookGetViewAutoCom...
Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.HA
Binary     7.0.2.4... VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView
Binary     6.5.0.4... VMware.VimAutomation.License
Binary     6.5.0.4... VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud
Manifest   6.5.0.4... VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk            Get-PSVersion
Binary     6.5.0.4... VMware.VimAutomation.Storage
Binary     6.5.0.4... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds
Binary     6.5.0.4... VMware.VimAutomation.vROps
Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.VumAutomation
</cli>

Use directly Powershell by including VMware PowerCLI Modules
<cli prompt='>'>
PS C:\temp> Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files*\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Modules" -Include *.ps1 -Recurse | Select-String -Pattern add-pssnapin
</cli>
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