trouble running Power NSX / PowerCLI on my MAC OS

RyanDouglas · ‎11-08-2017

Hi guys,

I am having trouble running Power NSX / PowerCLI on my mac.

I have appropriate versions, but keep getting these error messages.

Any ideas?

PS /Users/rdouglas> Connect-VIServer -server 192.168.10.10 -user administrator@vsphere.local

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'.

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+ Connect-VIServer -server 192.168.10.10 -user administrator@vsphere.lo ...

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

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

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CouldNotAutoloadMatchingModule

PS /Users/rdouglas> Get-PSVersion

Major Minor Patch Label

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

6 0 0 alpha

PS /Users/rdouglas> Find-Module | Where{$_.Name -like "*PowerCLI*"}

Version Name Repository Description

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

6.5.3.6... VMware.PowerCLI PSGallery This Windows PowerShell module contains VMware.PowerCLI

1.0 DSC_PowerCLISnapShotCheck PSGallery This PowerCLI DSC Resource will check’s for configurat...

1.0.1 PowerCLITools PSGallery PowerCLI Tools

1.0 PowerClippy PSGallery Bringing back our friend Clippy, through the magic of ...

1.0 PowerCLI.SessionManager PSGallery Manage VMware sessions

0.4.2 Veeam.PowerCLI-Interactions PSGallery This PowerShell Module enables you to interact via VMw...

PS /Users/rdouglas> Find-Module | Where{$_.Name -like "*NSX*"}

Version Name Repository Description

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

2.0.0.6... VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt PSGallery This Windows PowerShell module contains PowerCLI NSXT ...

3.0.1054 PowerNSX PSGallery PowerNSX is a PowerShell module that abstracts the VMw...

3.0.1235 TestNBPNSX PSGallery PowerNSX is a PowerShell module that abstracts the VMw...

LucD · ‎11-08-2017

The Find-Module cmdlet searches on the PowerShell Gallery, not on your Mac.

Those will not run on PowerShell Core afaik.

Did you follow the installation instructions?

Can you do a "Get-Module" and a "Get-Module -ListAvailable"?

And what happens when you do the Import-Module as the message suggests?

What is in the variable $PSModulePath?

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

RyanDouglas · ‎11-09-2017

Thanks for replying! Yes I did follow those instructions page to the letter.

Below is the requested info:

PS /Users/rdouglas> Get-Module ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands ---------- ------- ---- ---------------- Manifest 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility {Add-Member, Add-Type, Clear-Variable, Compare-...

Script 1.2 PSReadLine {Get-PSReadlineKeyHandler, Get-PSReadlineOption...

PS /Users/rdouglas> Get-Module -ListAvailable

Directory: /Users/rdouglas/.local/share/powershell/Modules

ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands

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

Binary 6.0.0.0 PowerCLI.Cis

Binary 1.21 PowerCLI.Vds

Binary 1.21 PowerCLI.ViCore HookGetViewAutoCompleter

Script 3.0.1054 PowerNSX {Add-XmlElement, Format-Xml, Invoke-NsxRestMeth...

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

Manifest 6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Common

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

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

Binary 6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwit...

Directory: /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-alpha.18/Modules

ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands

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

Manifest 1.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive {Compress-Archive, Expand-Archive}

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

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

Manifest 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Security {Get-Credential, Get-ExecutionPolicy, Set-Execu...

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

Script 1.1.2.0 PackageManagement {Find-Package, Get-Package, Get-PackageProvider...

Script 3.3.9 Pester {Describe, Context, It, Should...}

Script 1.1.2.0 PowerShellGet {Install-Module, Find-Module, Save-Module, Upda...

Script 0.0 PSDesiredStateConfiguration {ThrowError, Get-PSMetaConfigDocumentInstVersio...

Script 1.2 PSReadLine {Get-PSReadlineKeyHandler, Set-PSReadlineKeyHan...

PS /Users/rdouglas> Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Import-Module : Could not compare "6.0.0-alpha" to "3.0". Error: "Cannot convert value "3.0" to type

"System.Management.Automation.SemanticVersion". Error: "Cannot process argument because the value of

argument "version" is not valid. Change the value of the "version" argument and run the operation again.""

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+ Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core

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

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

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

PS /Users/rdouglas> Write-Host $PSModulePath

PS /Users/rdouglas> Write-Host "xxxx: $PSModulePath"

xxxx:

PS /Users/rdouglas>

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trouble running Power NSX / PowerCLI on my MAC OS