PowerCLI Modules

VMware PowerCLI consists of multiple modules that you can install and use according to your needs and environments.

The following table lists all official VMware PowerCLI modules.

Module	Description
VMware.PowerCLI	Provides a root module which other modules are dependent on. This module ensures the PowerCLI product can be installed, upgraded, and removed as a complete package if needed.
VMware.VimAutomation.Core	Provides cmdlets for automated administration of the vSphere environment.
VMware.VimAutomation.Common	Provides help functionalities. This module has no cmdlets, but is required for other modules to function correctly.
VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk	Provides SDK functionality that is needed by all PowerCLI modules. This module has no cmdlets, but is required for other modules to function correctly.
VMware.VimAutomation.Vds	Provides cmdlets for managing vSphere distributed switches and distributed port groups.
VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core	Provides cmdlets for managing vSphere Automation API servers.
VMware.VimAutomation.Storage	Provides cmdlets for managing vSAN and vSphere policy-based storage.
VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility	Provides utility scripts for storage.
VMware.VimAutomation.License	Provides the Get-LicenseDataManager cmdlet for managing VMware License components.
VMware.ImageBuilder	Provides cmdlets for managing depots, image profiles, and VIBs.
VMware.DeployAutomation	Provides cmdlets that provide an interface to VMware Auto Deploy for provisioning physical hosts with ESXi software.
VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud	Provides cmdlets for automating VMware Cloud Director features.
VMware.VumAutomation	Provides cmdlets for automating vSphere Update Manager features.
VMware.VimAutomation.vROps	Provides cmdlets for automating VMware Aria Operations features.
VMware.VimAutomation.Srm	Provides cmdlets for managing VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) features.
VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView	Provides cmdlets for automating VMware Horizon features.
VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt	Provides cmdlets for managing VMware NSX servers.
VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc	Provides cmdlets for automating VMware Cloud on AWS features.
VMware.Vim	Provides a module that contains the vSphere low-level binding libraries.
VMware.VimAutomation.Security	Provides cmdlets for managing vSphere Security, including virtual Trusted Platform Module.
VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx	Provides cmdlets for managing VMware HCX features.
VMware.VimAutomation.WorkloadManagement	Provides cmdlets for managing VMware vSphere with VMware Tanzu features.
VMware.CloudServices	Provides cmdlets for managing VMware Cloud Services.
VMware.Sdk.VSphere.*	Provides auto-generated cmdlets for managing the vSphere Automation API.
VMware.Sdk.Nsx.Policy	Provides auto-generated cmdlets for managing the NSX Policy API.
VMware.Sdk.Vr	Provides auto-generated cmdlets for managing the vSphere Replication API.
VMware.Sdk.Srm	Provides auto-generated cmdlets for managing theSite Recovery Manager (SRM) API.
VMware.Sdk.Vcf.*	Provide functionality for managing the VMware Cloud Foundation API.
VMware.PowerCLI.VCenter.*	Provide PowerShell-based cmdlets for automated administration of the vSphere environment.
VMware.PowerCLI.Sdk.*	Provide help functionalities for the PowerShell-based cmdlets. These modules have no cmdlets but are required for other modules to function correctly.