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Broadcom makes available the VMware vSphere Hypervisor Version 8 an entry-level hypervisor but no Broadcom support is available for this offering and it is for non-production use and cannot connect to vCenter and therefore cannot be centrally managed. You can remotely manage individual vSphere Hypervisor hosts by using the VMware Host Client and the vSphere Hypervisor supports a maximum of 8 virtual CPUs per virtual machine you can download it free of charge from the Broadcom Support Portal

VMware PowerCLI  – installation comes with PowerShell commands that are particular to VMware allowing users to interact with VMware environments

1. Find the module.

Find-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI

Version Name Repository Description
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13.3.0…. VMware.PowerCLI PSGallery This Windows PowerShell module contains VMware.P…

2.1 Install modules for all users (install the latest version by default).

Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI

2.2 Install for the current user without admin privileges.

Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser

2.3 Check the version after installation.

Get-PowerCLIVersion

3. Whether to participate in VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program.

No: Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -Scope User -ParticipateInCEIP $false

Yes: Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -Scope User -ParticipateInCEIP $true

3. List all cmdlets.

Get-Command -Module *VMWare*

VMware ESXi 8.0U3e – in a massive turn of events with the release of VMware 8.0U3e Broadcom is making free VMware ESXi available for download

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/free-downloads