Remotly connect the vSphere PowerCLI to ESXi over port forwading

[dear_rohitaryan]

Hi All,

I am new to ESXi and also to Vsphere PowerCLI. I have few question about the vSphere CLI/PowerCLI. I really appreciate if you can help me to find out the answer for my below doubts.

#1. Can we connect the vSphere PowerCLI (installed on Windows7 ) to  ESXi server remotely using port forwarding ?

[Currently  vSsphere Client ,  is working well & able to connect the ESXi to manage the VM, over port forwarding (Local port : 127.0.0.1:443 & 127.0.0.1:902 , Remote Port :ESXi IP:443 & ESXi IP:902) .  In my case,  I need to do Port forwarding for 2 different Network over RSG ( vendor + customer site ) ]

#2. If yes ,what are the port forwarding setting for vSphere Power CLI.?

Please give the details if any file need to change for ports.

#3 What is the default port for vSphere Power CLI to communicate with ESXi.

[LucD]

With the Connect-VIServer cmdlet you can connect to any vSphere server (vCenter or ESXi).

On the Connect-VIServer you can specify a Port and the Protocol (http or https).

The default protocol is https, so it's port 443 by default.

[dear_rohitaryan]

HI LucD,

Thanks for reply. With me the Problem  is the vSphere CLI installed in the Windows System which is not directly connected to the ESXi server, in other words both Windows & ESXi are on different network. I am not directly able to reach the ESXi server.

For instance to connect the ESXi server thought  "ssh " , first I need to connect  intermediate network element A and then need to connect B , then the ESXi IPs are visible to me.

[eg.

Windows putty/scecureCRT> ssh "A"

A>ssh "B"

B> ssh Esxi server

ESXi ~#
]

I connected the vSphere Client based on above scenario over port forwarding.

Now considering the scenario I need to connect my vSphere PowerCLI to ESXi and if its really support to connect to remote server.

I tried to use New-SshSession and able to login to first intermediate node but failed to ssh second intermediate node.

Any suggestion will me most welcome.

[LucD]

If your vSphere client is working with the port forwarding, then the Connect-VIserver cmdlet should work as well with the local address.