Automation

Hello,

I have a server(w2k16) that is used in prod and I cannot use the nuget package for installation. :

Using this post

https://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2018/01/powercli-offline-installation-walkthrough.html

I have attempted to do an offline install

1.     Download zip https://code.vmware.com/web/tool/12.0.0/vmware-powercli
2.     extract zip and place in $pshome\Modules - for PRD that was -    PS C:\Windows\system32> C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
3.     Run PS as admin

When I try to connect to my vCenter the autocomplete works, but I get this error.

PS C:\Windows\system32> Connect-VIServer 10.x.x.x

Connect-VIServer : The 'Connect-VIServer' command was found in the module 'VMware.VimAutomation.Core', but the module

could not be loaded. For more information, run 'Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core'.

At line:1 char:1

+ Connect-VIServer 10.x.x.x

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Connect-VIServer:String) [], CommandNotFoundException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CouldNotAutoloadMatchingModule

So I ran:

PS C:\Windows\system32> Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core

Import-Module : Could not load file or assembly

'file:///C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\VMware.Vim\net45\InternalVimService50.Wcf.dll' or one of

its dependencies. Operation is not supported. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131515)

At line:1 char:1

+ Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Import-Module], FileLoadException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : FormatXmlUpdateException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

For reference:

$PSVersionTable

Name Value

---- -----

PSVersion 5.1.14393.3866

PSEdition Desktop

PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}

BuildVersion 10.0.14393.3866

CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000

WSManStackVersion 3.0

PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3

SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

Is this the right process and where should I go from here?

Did you unlock the ZIP file?
Did you check what you have in $env:PSModulePath?

Do the PowerCLI list when you do a Get-Module -Name VMware* -ListAvailable?

I saw this post where you discussed the locking issue
Re: Installing PowerCLI

That result was:

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\VMware*' -Recurse | Unbl

ock-File

PS C:\Windows\system32> Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Unable to find type [VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Interop.V1.CoreServiceFactory].

At C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\VMware.VimAutomation.Core\net45\VMware.VimAutomation.Core.ps1:1

char:1

+ [VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Interop.V1.CoreServiceFactory]::CoreService ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (VMware.VimAutom...eServiceFactory:TypeName) [], RuntimeException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeNotFound

Import-Module : Could not load file or assembly 'VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Interop, Version=12.0.0.2889,

Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

At C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\VMware.VimAutomation.Core\VMware.VimAutomation.Core.psm1:23

char:17

+ $binaryModule = Import-Module -Name $binaryModulePath -PassThru

+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.IO.FileNotFoundException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

I used the default module path for all users:

PS C:\Windows\system32> $env:PSModulePath

C:\Users\pjohns_apo\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0

)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\PowerShell\Modules\

PS C:\Windows\system32>

Unless maybe I need to specify
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
instead of
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0

Available modules comes back as

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-Module -Name VMware* -ListAvailable

Directory: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands

---------- -------    ----                                ----------------

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.CloudServices                {Connect-Vcs, Get-VcsOrganizationRole, Get-VcsService, Get-VcsServiceRole...}

Script     7.0.0.1... VMware.DeployAutomation             {Add-DeployRule, Add-ProxyServer, Add-ScriptBundle, Copy-DeployRule...}

Script     7.0.0.1... VMware.ImageBuilder                 {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, Compare-EsxImageProfile, Export-EsxImageProfile...}

Manifest   12.0.0.... VMware.PowerCLI

Script     7.0.0.1... VMware.Vim

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core       {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud          {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServer, Disconnect-CIServer, Get-Catalog...}

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Common         {Get-Task, New-OAuthSecurityContext, Stop-Task, Wait-Task}

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Core           {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VMHost, Add-VMHostNtpServer...}

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx            {Connect-HCXServer, Disconnect-HCXServer, Get-HCXAppliance, Get-HCXComputeProfile...}

Script     7.12.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView    {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.License        Get-LicenseDataManager

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt           {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtPolicyService, Get-NsxtService}

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk            Get-ErrorReport

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Security       {Add-AttestationServiceInfo, Add-KeyProviderServiceInfo, Add-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderServer, Add-TrustA

Script     11.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Srm            {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Storage        {Add-EntityDefaultKeyProvider, Add-KeyManagementServer, Add-VsanFileServiceOvf, Add-VsanObjectToRepairQu

Script     1.3.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility Update-VmfsDatastore

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds            {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPortGroup, Export-VDSwitch...}

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc            {Add-VmcSddcHost, Connect-Vmc, Disconnect-Vmc, Get-AwsAccount...}

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.vROps          {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-OMAlertDefinition...}

Script     12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.WorkloadMan... {Get-WMNamespace, Get-WMNamespacePermission, Get-WMNamespaceStoragePolicy, New-WMNamespace...}

Script     6.5.1.7... VMware.VumAutomation                {Add-EntityBaseline, Copy-Patch, Get-Baseline, Get-Compliance...}

Ok, so the modules are found.

Although we normally don't install them in that System32 folder anymore.

I would suggest installing them in the C:\Users\pjohns_apo\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules folder.

You can unlock a ZIP file also from the File Explorer.

Select the ZIP file, select properties and there is an Unlock option

LucD,

Moving the modules to

C:\Users\[username]\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

Seemed to work. i can now connect to the vCenter and run my tasks.

Thank you!