Compatibility Matrixes for VMware PowerCLI 12.5.0

Last Updated on: 13 JAN 2022

The Compatibility Matrixes for VMware PowerCLI 12.5.0 describe the compatibility between VMware PowerCLI 12.5.0 and platforms, guest operating systems, PowerShell versions, and other VMware solutions. Where compatibility information for VMware PowerCLI exists in the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes, the present matrixes describe how to use this tool to find the relevant information. Where the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes do not provide information relating to VMware PowerCLI, this information is listed here.

This document contains the following information:

 

Local Operating System Support

You can install VMware PowerCLI 12.5.0 on the following operating systems:
OS Type
64-Bit
Server
  • Windows Server
Workstation
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • macOS

The local operating system needs to support required .NET and PowerShell version (check Installation Prerequisites section for more details)

Guest Operating System Support

You can run VMware PowerCLI 12.5.0 guest cmdlets against virtual machines with installed VMware Tools. Check the relese notes of the specific VMware Tools version for list of supported operating systems.

NOTE: Guest cmdlets are not compatible with IPv6 environments.

Supported PowerShell Versions

VMware PowerCLI 12.5.0 is compatible with the following PowerShell versions:

  • Windows PowerShell 5.1
  • PowerShell 7.x

Installation Prerequisites

Before installing and running VMware PowerCLI, verify that you have installed the required software on the same machine.

If you want to work with VMware PowerCLI 12.5.0, make sure that the following software is present on your system*:

OS Type .NET Version PowerShell Version
Windows

.NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

.NET Core 3.1

Windows PowerShell 5.1

PowerShell 7.x
Linux .NET Core 3.1 PowerShell 7.x
macOS .NET Core 3.1 PowerShell 7.x

*In order for the Open-VMConsoleWindow cmdlet to work on all OS types VMware Remote Console (VMRC) also needs to be installed.

Interoperability with VMware Solutions

You can use the VMware PowerCLI components to manage all supported VMware products.

For details of the interoperability of VMware PowerCLI with vCenter Server, ESXi, VMware Cloud Director, VMware vSAN, VMware Site Recovery Manager, vRealize Operations Manager, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware NSX-T, VMware Hybid Cloud Extension, and VMware Horizon, check the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes.

  1. Go to http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php.
  2. Make sure Interoperability is selected.
  3. From the Select a Solution drop-down menu, select VMware PowerCLI.
  4. From the Version drop-down menu, select 12.5.0.
  5. From the Add Platform/Solution drop-down menu, select a VMware solution, product, or feature, for example VMware vCenter Server or VMware ESX/ESXi.
  6. If you want to add more solutions, click Add Another Solution.

 

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