PowerCLI on Linux

I've decided to create Linux VM with PowerCLI on it to make my VMware scripting easier and portable.

Below is few easy steps to complete the task:

1. Create VM (private or public cloud)/ physical server and install Linux distribution of your choice, I've installed CentOS 8 

    https://www.centos.org/download/

2. Install PowerShell on your Linux server

You can download PowerShell and find installation instructions here:

    https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell 

On CentOS 8 you have to download appropriate rpm and then install it with below command:

[virtworld@centos8 ~]$ sudo dnf install powershell-lts-7.0.2-1.centos.8.x86_64.rpm -y

3. On your linux server go to PowerShell prompt by typing "pwsh" command and install PowerCLI as below:

PS /home/virtworld> Find-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI

PS /home/virtworld> Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI

4. (Optional) For your home lab you may want to disable SSL cert verification to be able to connect to your vCenter Server (as by default uses self-signed cert)

PS /home/virtworld> Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -Confirm:$false

Happy scripting