Having trouble installing PowerCLI -- any help you...

chrischrischris · ‎10-25-2017

Hi all,

I'm having trouble installing PowerCLI -- any help you could give would be greatly appreciated.

PS > Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -force

PS > $PSVersionTable

Name Value

---- -----

PSVersion 5.1.14409.1005

PSEdition Desktop

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

BuildVersion 10.0.14409.1005

CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000

WSManStackVersion 3.0

PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3

SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

PS > Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI

Untrusted repository

You are installing the modules from an untrusted repository. If you trust this repository, change its

InstallationPolicy value by running the Set-PSRepository cmdlet. Are you sure you want to install the modules from

'PSGallery'?

[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "N"): A

PackageManagement\Install-Package : Unable to read file

C:\Users\chrischrischris\AppData\Local\Temp\70828642\VMware.VimAutomation.Storage\VsanService65.dll to calculate its hash.

At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\1.0.0.1\PSModule.psm1:1772 char:21

+ ... $null = PackageManagement\Install-Package @PSBoundParameters

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

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (Microsoft.Power....InstallPackage:InstallPackage) [Install-Package],

Exception

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnableToReadFileToHash,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestFileCatalogCommand,Microsoft.Po

werShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage

nicholas1982 · ‎10-25-2017

Try Get-Module -ListAvailable

Nicholas

LucD · ‎10-25-2017

Are you behind a proxy?

Try adding the Verbose switch on the Instal-Module, it might give some more clues.

Blog: lucd.info Twitter: @LucD22 Co-author PowerCLI Reference

chrischrischris · ‎10-26-2017

Thanks nicholas1982 and LucD!

Here are the results:

Windows PowerShell

PS C:\> Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -force

PS C:\> $PSVersionTable

Name Value

---- -----

PSVersion 5.1.14409.1005

PSEdition Desktop

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

BuildVersion 10.0.14409.1005

CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000

WSManStackVersion 3.0

PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3

SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

PS C:\> Get-Module -ListAvailable

Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands

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

Binary 1.0.0.1 PackageManagement {Find-Package, Get-Package, Get-PackageProvider, Get-Packa...

Script 1.0.0.1 PowerShellGet {Install-Module, Find-Module, Save-Module, Update-Module...}

Binary 6.5.1.5... VMware.DeployAutomation {Add-DeployRule, Add-ProxyServer, Add-ScriptBundle, Copy-D...

Binary 6.5.1.5... VMware.ImageBuilder {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, Compare-Esx...

Binary 6.5.3.6... VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}

Binary 6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServer, Disconnect-CIServer, G...

Manifest 6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Common

Binary 6.5.2.6... VMware.VimAutomation.Core {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAd...

Binary 6.0.0.5... VMware.VimAutomation.HA Get-DrmInfo

Binary 7.1.0.5... VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}

Binary 6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.License Get-LicenseDataManager

Binary 2.0.0.6... VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtService}

Binary 6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud {Connect-PIServer, Disconnect-PIServer, Get-PIComputeInsta...

Manifest 1.0.0.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk {Get-PSVersion, Get-InstallPath}

Binary 6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Srm {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}

Binary 6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, E...

Binary 6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.vROps {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-O...

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

ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands

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

Manifest 1.0.0.0 AppLocker {Set-AppLockerPolicy, Get-AppLockerPolicy, Test-AppLockerP...

Manifest 1.0.0.0 BitsTransfer {Add-BitsFile, Remove-BitsTransfer, Complete-BitsTransfer,...

Manifest 1.0.0.0 CimCmdlets {Get-CimAssociatedInstance, Get-CimClass, Get-CimInstance,...

Script 1.0.0.0 ISE {New-IseSnippet, Import-IseSnippet, Get-IseSnippet}

Manifest 1.0.1.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive {Compress-Archive, Expand-Archive}

Manifest 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics {Get-WinEvent, Get-Counter, Import-Counter, Export-Counter...

Manifest 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Host {Start-Transcript, Stop-Transcript}

Manifest 1.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts {Add-LocalGroupMember, Disable-LocalUser, Enable-LocalUser...

Manifest 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management {Add-Content, Clear-Content, Clear-ItemProperty, Join-Path...

Script 1.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.ODataUtils Export-ODataEndpointProxy

Manifest 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Security {Get-Acl, Set-Acl, Get-PfxCertificate, Get-Credential...}

Manifest 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility {Format-List, Format-Custom, Format-Table, Format-Wide...}

Manifest 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.WSMan.Management {Disable-WSManCredSSP, Enable-WSManCredSSP, Get-WSManCredS...

Manifest 1.0.0.0 NetworkSwitchManager {Disable-NetworkSwitchEthernetPort, Enable-NetworkSwitchEt...

Manifest 1.1 PSDesiredStateConfiguration {Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager, Start-DscConfiguration,...

Script 1.0.0.0 PSDiagnostics {Disable-PSTrace, Disable-PSWSManCombinedTrace, Disable-WS...

Binary 1.1.0.0 PSScheduledJob {New-JobTrigger, Add-JobTrigger, Remove-JobTrigger, Get-Jo...

Manifest 2.0.0.0 PSWorkflow {New-PSWorkflowExecutionOption, New-PSWorkflowSession, nwsn}

Manifest 1.0.0.0 PSWorkflowUtility Invoke-AsWorkflow

Manifest 1.0.0.0 TroubleshootingPack {Get-TroubleshootingPack, Invoke-TroubleshootingPack}

PS C:\> Install-Module -Verbose -Name VMware.PowerCLI

VERBOSE: Using the provider 'PowerShellGet' for searching packages.

VERBOSE: The -Repository parameter was not specified. PowerShellGet will use all of the registered repositories.

VERBOSE: Getting the provider object for the PackageManagement Provider 'NuGet'.

VERBOSE: The specified Location is 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/' and PackageManagementProvider is 'NuGet'.

VERBOSE: Searching repository 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/FindPackagesById()?id='VMware.PowerCLI'' for ''.

VERBOSE: Total package yield:'1' for the specified package 'VMware.PowerCLI'.

VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Install-Module" on target "Version '6.5.3.6870460' of module 'VMware.PowerCLI'".

Untrusted repository

You are installing the modules from an untrusted repository. If you trust this repository, change its

InstallationPolicy value by running the Set-PSRepository cmdlet. Are you sure you want to install the modules from

'PSGallery'?

[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "N"): A

VERBOSE: The installation scope is specified to be 'AllUsers'.

VERBOSE: The specified module will be installed in 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules'.

VERBOSE: The specified Location is 'NuGet' and PackageManagementProvider is 'NuGet'.

VERBOSE: Downloading module 'VMware.PowerCLI' with version '6.5.3.6870460' from the repository 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/'.

VERBOSE: Searching repository 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/FindPackagesById()?id='VMware.PowerCLI'' for ''.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.Common' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.Core' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.Srm' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.License' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.Vds' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.vROps' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.HA' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.DeployAutomation' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.ImageBuilder' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Searching repository 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/FindPackagesById()?id='VMware.VimAutomation.Storage'' for ''.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.Core' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Searching repository 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/FindPackagesById()?id='VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility'' for ''.

VERBOSE: Package 'VMware.VimAutomation.Core' is already installed.

VERBOSE: Searching repository 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/FindPackagesById()?id='VMware.VumAutomation'' for ''.