Connecting to an ESXi host or a vCenter instance
To begin working with PowerCLI, you must first have PowerShell installed and available on the system on which you will run PowerCLI. PowerShell is a part of the Windows Management Framework and it ships with Windows client and server versions. PowerCLI extends PowerShell with commands to administer VMware environments. With PowerShell installed, you will need to obtain PowerCLI from http://www.vmware.com. The specific link is listed in the See also section of this recipe.
Once you have installed PowerCLI, you will need to build an ESXi host for this recipe. All that is required is a fresh ESXi installation from the ISO or DVD image distributed by VMware. Once installed, set an IP address on an accessible ...
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