VCLI and Power CLI

[rajeshkongu]

Hi all

what is the different between powercli and vsphere VCLI ? Which one is best for study ?

I just thinking about commandline interface. Powercli is based on windows and VCLI is for cross platform. Which is best for feature.

regards,

karthick.

[scott28tt]

The VCP5 exam may include 1 or 2 questions on CLI tools, but as PowerCLI and vSphere CLI are both valid interfaces for vSphere 5 you could potentially be asked about either or both.

PowerCLI installs on top of Windows and uses a PowerShell-like syntax. vSphere CLI is build into ESXi and also available in the vSphere Manage,ent Assistant appliance - both of those are Linux shell interfaces. There is much overlap in terms of what is possible with PowerCLI and vSphere CLI, but each also has many unique capabilities too.