Command to tell what vCenter you are connected to

[wreedMH]

Is there a PowerCLI command to display which vCenter(s) you are connected to?

[LucD]

One way is

([System.Uri]$global:defaultviserver.Client.Config.ServiceUrl).Host

[wreedMH]

I get no output when I enter that command. No error or anything, just returns me back to C:\ prompt

[LucD · Accepted solution]

You are connected?

Display what is in $global:defaultviserver

[wreedMH]

Yes I am.

This command works!

$global:defaultviserver

[LucD]

And does this contain the Uri to the vCenter?

$global:defaultviserver.Client.Config.ServiceUrl

Btw, which PowerCLI version are you using?

Do a Get-PowerCLIVersion

[wreedMH]

PowerCLI C:\> Get-PowerCLIVersion

PowerCLI Version

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   VMware PowerCLI 6.5 Release 1 build 4624819

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Component Versions

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   VMware Cis Core PowerCLI Component 6.5 build 4624453

   VMware VimAutomation Core PowerCLI Component 6.5 build 4624450

   VMWare ImageBuilder PowerCLI Component 6.5 build 4561891

   VMWare AutoDeploy PowerCLI Component 6.5 build 4561891

   VMware Vds PowerCLI Component 6.5 build 4624695

   VMware Cloud PowerCLI Component 6.5 build 4624821

   VMware HA PowerCLI Component 6.0 build 4525225

   VMware HorizonView PowerCLI Component 7.0.2 build 4596620

   VMware Licensing PowerCLI Component 6.5 build 4624822

   VMware PCloud PowerCLI Component 6.5 build 4624825

   VMware Storage PowerCLI Component 6.5 build 4624820

   VMware vROps PowerCLI Component 6.5 build 4624824

   VMware vSphere Update Manager PowerCLI 6.5 build 4540462

[LucD]

And do you see the Uri of the vCenter?

[wreedMH]

This is what I get

PowerCLI C:\>

PowerCLI C:\>

PowerCLI C:\> $global:defaultviserver.Client.Config.ServiceUrl

PowerCLI C:\>

[LucD]

Strange, and what about this variation?

([System.Uri]$global:defaultviserver.ServiceUri.AbsoluteUri).Host

[wreedMH]

That works!

Is there a newer version of PowerCLI out? What are you running?

[LucD]

Since a couple of hours ago, there is PowerCLI 6.5.4.

But you will have to install it from the PowerShell Gallery with Install-Module, no MSI file anymore.

See Welcome PowerCLI to the PowerShell Gallery – Install Process Updates

[Rohitekumarshar]

$global:DefaultVIServers.Count - run this in powercli while you are connected to multiple VC. this will show names

[Rohitekumarshar]

$global:DefaultVIServers.Name - run this in powercli while you are connected to multiple VC. this will show names

[MikeF2691]

This works, thanks

[iLikePointyThni]

@LucD This solution worked for me, making this first post to post this reply and just say man thanks for your work in these forums you are all over the place and almost always on point in the solutions you are providing us.

Thank you.

[oz2edri]

I just want to put both of the correct answers in one post.

• For 1 vCenter server, or the last vCenter server to which we connected, as @LucD noted:
  $global:DefaultVIServer
• For more than 1 vCenter server, as @Rohitekumarshar noted,
  $global:DefaultVIServers

A screenshot as an example: