VMware PowerCLI Change Log

This document lists all changes introduced in the following VMware PowerCLI releases:

VMware PowerCLI 11.4.0
VMware PowerCLI 11.3.0
VMware PowerCLI 11.2.0
VMware PowerCLI 11.1.0
VMware PowerCLI 11.0.0
VMware PowerCLI 10.2.0
VMware PowerCLI 10.1.1
VMware PowerCLI 10.1.0
VMware PowerCLI 10.0.0
VMware PowerCLI 6.5.4
VMware PowerCLI 6.5.3
VMware PowerCLI 6.5.2
VMware PowerCLI 6.5.1
VMware PowerCLI 6.5 Release 1
VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.3 Release 1
VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.0 Release 3
VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.0 Release 2
VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.0 Release 1
VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.8 Release 1
VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 2
VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 1

For the previous releases of VMware PowerCLI, see https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/changelog.html.

VMware PowerCLI 11.4.0

Released 20 Aug 2019 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	The `VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView` module has been updated to support the new API features in VMware Horizon 7 version 7.9
feature	The Get-VsanResyncingOverview cmdlet has been added to the VMware.VimAutomation.Storage module. This cmdlet provides the ability to retrieve an overview of the vSAN resyncing objects
feature	The Get-VsanEnterMaintanenceModeReport cmdlet has been added to the VMware.VimAutomation.Storage module. This cmdlet provides a report of objects which might have accessbility or compliance issues, as well as the cluster capacity when a host enters maintenance mode.
modification	Add-VsanObjectToRepairQueue Repairs vSAN objects by passing a list of local PowerCLI objects. The Repair-VsanObject cmdlet is an alias of the Add-VsanObjectToRepairQueue cmdlet.
modification	Get-VsanClusterConfiguration Retrieves the configurations of vSAN proactive rebalance and vSphere Update Manager baseline preference.
modification	Set-VsanClusterConfiguration Supports configuring vSAN proactive rebalance and vSphere Update Manager baseline preference.
modification	Get-HCXAppliance Adds the appliance version details and available versions to the information returned by the cmdlet.
modification	Get-HCXContainer Adds the ability to list the containers of type OrgVdc.
modifcation	Get-HCXNetwork Adds the ability to list networks of type NsxtSegment and OrgVdcNetwork. Adds the ForExtension parameter to list the networks available for extension.
modification	Get-HCXServiceMesh Adds the ServiceStatus property to list the status of individual services.
modification	New-HCXAppliance Adds the ability to upgrade the interconnect appliances.
modification	New-HCXNetworkExtension Adds the ability to extend networks of type NsxtSegment.
bug fix	Get-HCXMigration/New-HCXMigration The migration types do not appear correctly in the Cmdlet Reference.
bug fix	Get-HCXInterconnectStatus When using Get-HCXInterconnectStatus, a message of type An item with the same key has already been added appears.
bug fix	Get-HCXServiceMesh When running Get-HCXServiceMesh, the operation throws an exception of type Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
bug fix	The DestinationNetworkValue property does not appear in the network object of the replication object.

VMware PowerCLI 11.3.0

Released 20 June 2019 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	The `VMware.Vim` module has been updated to support the new API features in VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 2.
feature	The `Get-VirtualNetwork` cmdlet has been added to the `VMware.VimAutomation.Core` module, providing the ability to retrieve all virtual networks in your vSphere environment (network, distributed, and opaque).
feature	The `Get-SpbmView` cmdlet has been added to the `VMware.VimAutomation.Storage` module, providing the ability to retrieve SPBM views for the managed objects in the SPBM server.
feature	New cmdlets for `ComputeProfile`, `NetworkProfile`, `ServiceMesh`, `InventoryDVS`, `InventoryNetwork`, `InventoryDatastore`, `InventoryCompute`, `Appliance`, `Job`, `NetworkBacking`, `ComputeProfileDvs`, `ComputeProfileNetwork`, and `ServiceMeshDvs` have been added to the `VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx` module.
modification	New-NetworkAdapter Supports the `SriovEthernetCard` and `Vmxnet3Vrdma` adapter types and adds the `PhysicalFunction` and `DeviceProtocol` parameters.
modification	New-TagAssignment Supports arrays for the `Entity` and `Tag` parameters which allows a better performance when doing multiple tag assignments.
modification	New-VMHostAccount The `GrantShellAccess` parameter has been deprecated.
modification	Set-VMHostAccount The `GrantShellAccess` parameter has been deprecated.
modifcation	Set-VM Adds the `PromoteDisks` parameter to promote a linked clone virtual machine to a full clone virtual machine.
modification	Get-SpbmEntityConfiguration Adds default storage policy of a datastore and removes support of the `Cluster` object with respect to its `SpbmEnabled` status. From vSphere 6.0 or later, this status is not supported, as it is always enabled and cannot be disabled by the user.
modification	Set-SpbmEntityConfiguration Adds default storage policy of a datastore and removes support of the `Cluster` object with respect to its `SpbmEnabled` status. From vSphere 6.0 or later, this status is not supported, as it is always enabled and cannot be disabled by the user.
bug fix	Connect/Disconnect-HVServer When running `Connect/Disconnect-HVServer` multiple times, the memory increases drastically.
bug fix	Connect-VIServer When using `Connect-VIServer`, the cmdlet cannot connect to a vCenter Server system with a user who does not have permissions on the vCenter Server object.
bug fix	Get-LicenseDataManager `Get-LicenseDataManager` does not work with a non-trusted vCenter Server certificate.
bug fix	Get-Folder When using `Get-Folder` with the `Location` parameter, the cmdlet incorrectly shows the cluster as a possible location.
bug fix	Get-Harddisk `Get-Harddisk` returns all disks from the working directory when the working directory is a datastore.
bug fix	New-Folder When using `New-Folder` with the `Location` parameter, the cmdlet incorrectly shows the cluster as a possible location.
bug fix	Test-VsanClusterHealth When running `Test-VsanClusterHealth`, the cmdlet does not work in the VMware vSphere 6.0 Update 3 environment.

VMware PowerCLI 11.2.0

Released 28 February 2019 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	The new `VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx` module provides the ability to manage your hybrid cloud configuration and tasks in VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension through PowerCLI.
feature	The `New-VcsOAuthSecurityContext` cmdlet has been added to the `VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc` module, providing the ability to create an OAuth2 security context object that you can use to authenticate a user with any VMware Cloud service.
feature	The `New-VISamlSecurityContext` cmdlet has been added to the `VMware.VimAutomation.Core` module, providing the ability to connect to vCenter Server systems through an OAuth2 security context (VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud only).
feature	The `Get-NsxtPolicyService` cmdlet has been added to the `VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt` module, providing the ability to interact with VMware NSX-T policy services.
modification	Connect-VIServer Adds the new `SamlSecurityContext` parameter, providing the ability to connect to vCenter Server systems through the SAML security context (VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud only).
modification	Import-VApp Works with NSX-T opaque networks.
modification	Set-NetworkAdapter Assigns an adapter with an opaque network backing.
modification	Get-VsanSpaceUsage Adds support to query the space usage status if all vSAN objects are assigned the specified storage policy.
modifcation	Set-VsanClusterConfiguration Adds the `CustomizedSwapObjectEnabled`, `GuestTrimUnmap`, `LargeClusterSupported`, `ObjectRepairTimerMinutes`, and `SiteReadLocalityEnabled` configuration parameters .
modification	Test-VsanNetworkPerformance Adds the new `DurationInSecond` parameter to specify the duration of a network performance test.
bug fix	When running `New-VM` without the `NetworkName` parameter specified on VMware Cloud on AWS, the cmdlet throws a `NullReferenceException` error message.
bug fix	When using `New-VM`, you cannot clone a virtual machine with an SDRS anti-affinity rule.
bug fix	When using `Remove-VmHostNtpServer`, you cannot remove the NTP servers.
bug fix	When running `Get-ScsiLun` and other ESXCLI cmdlets on a vCenter Server connection, the performance is slow.
bug fix	`Move-VM` requires the usage of the `Destination` parameter.
bug fix	`Copy-DatastoreItem` fails when the datastore name contains special characters.
bug fix	When running `Get-TagAssignment`, the cmdlet might fail with а message of type `Value cannot be null`.
bug fix	The `WebOperationTimeoutSeconds` configuration parameter does not apply to the SSO service.
bug fix	When deploying a virtual machine through PowerCLI to an SDRS manual cluster, the operation creates a virtual machine override rule as fully automated.

VMware PowerCLI 11.1.0

Released 20 December 2018 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
modification	The `VMware.VimAutomation.Srm` module has been updated to support VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.1 API features and has been ported to work on macOS and Linux
bug fix	When running `Get-VsanDisk`, the cmdlet cannot return the vSAN disks on the witness component
bug fix	`Start-SpbmReplicationTestFailover` requires passing a `VvolID` object.

VMware PowerCLI 11.0.0

Released 11 October 2018 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	A number of new cmdlets have been added to the `VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud` module: `Get-EdgeGateway` `New-OrgVdcNetwork` `Remove-OrgVdcNetwork` `Set-OrgVdcNetwork`
feature	New `VMware.VimAutomation.Security` module that provides provides cmdlets for managing vSphere Security, including virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM) has been added and includes following cmdlets: `Get-SecurityInfo` `Get-VTpm` `Get-VTpmCertificate` `Get-VTpmCSR` `New-VTpm` `Remove-VTpm` `Set-VTpm` `Unlock-VM`
feature	A number of new cmdlets have been added to the `VMware.VimAutomation.Core` module: `Get-VMHostProfileUserConfiguration` `Get-VMHostProfileStorageDeviceConfiguration` `Get-VMHostProfileImageCacheConfiguration` `Get-VMHostProfileVmPortGroupConfiguration` `Set-VMHostProfileUserConfiguration` `Set-VMHostProfileStorageDeviceConfiguration` `Set-VMHostProfileImageCacheConfiguration` `Set-VMHostProfileVmPortGroupConfiguration`
feature	A number of new cmdlets have been added to the `VMware.VimAutomation.Storage` module: `Get-VsanObject` `Get-VsanComponent`
feature	The new `Get-VmcSDDCNetworkService` cmdlet has been added to the `VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc` module, providing the ability to expose the NSX-T Policy API on VMware Cloud on AWS
modification	The `VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt` module has been updated to support the new API features in VMware NSX-T 2.3
modification	The `VMware.Vim` module has been updated to support the new API features in VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 1
modification	The `VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView` module has been updated to support the new API features in VMware Horizon 7 version 7.6
modification	The `VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud` module has been updated to support vCloud Director 9.5 and has been ported to work with PowerShell Core
modification	A number of new security related parameters have been added to the `New-VM` cmdlet: `KmsCluster` `StoragePolicy` `SkipHardDisks` `ReplicationGroup` `StoragePolicyTarget`
modification	A number of new security related parameters have been added to the `Set-VM` cmdlet: `DisableEncryption` `KmsCluster` `SkipHardDisks` `StoragePolicy`
modification	A number of new security related parameters have been added to the `Set-Harddisk` cmdlet: `KmsCluster` `StoragePolicy` `DisableEncryption`
modification	A number of new security related parameters have been added to the `New-Harddisk` cmdlet: `KmsCluster` `StoragePolicy`
modification	The new `KmsCluster` parameter has been added to the `Set-VMHost` cmdlet
modificaiton	Get-VsanStat Adds support of predefined time ranges (1 minute, 5 minutes, 1 day, and so on) for statistics collection.
modification	Get-VsanDisk Adds more properties in output.
modification	New-SpbmRule Adds support of logical not operator in tag-based rules.
modification	Get-SpbmCapability Adds a line of service support for fetching the SPBM capabilities.
modification	Get-SpbmStoragePolicy Adds а storage policy component support.
modification	Import-SpbmStoragePolicy Adds а storage policy component support.
modification	Export-SpbmStoragePolicy Adds а storage policy component support.
modification	The `Get-ErrorReport` cmdlet has been updated to provide relevant debugging information
modification	The `VMware.VimAutomation.HA` module, that contains the deprecated `Get-DrmInfo` cmdlet, has been removed
modification	The `VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud` module has been removed
bug fix	When using `New-VM` with the `Confirm` parameter, the cmdlet incorrectly reports CPU and memory as different from what the user specifies
bug fix	`New-VM` cannot accept a datastore cluster as a storage target
bug fix	When running `Get-VM`, the cmdlet might fail with а message of type `Value cannot be null`
bug fix	When you run `Get-VM` filtering by standard switch, the cmdlet returns virtual machines from multiple hosts even if the specific network is on a specific host
bug fix	When using `Get-View` with the `Property` parameter, the cmdlet might throw a VIM exception.
bug fix	When you run `Get-NetworkAdapter` and the virtual machine is connected to an NSX-T logical network, the `NetworkName` parameter appears empty.
bug fix	`Set-NetworkName` cannot accept the `NetworkName` parameter for opaque NSX-T networks.
bug fix	`Remove-VDPortGroup` points to wrong public documentation URL link.

VMware PowerCLI 10.2.0

Released 20 August 2018 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
modification	The `VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt` module has been updated to support VMware NSX-T version 2.2
modification	The `VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud` module, that provides cmdlets for automating vCloud Air features, has been deprecated. The module will be removed in a future release.
bug fix	When running `Get-VIEvent`, you might receive an error message of type `Error in deserializing body of reply message for operation 'RetrieveProperties'`.

VMware PowerCLI 10.1.1

Released 18 June 2018 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
modification	The `VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView` module has been updated to support VMware Horizon 7 version 7.5
bug fix	When using `Connect-HVServer`, the operation might fail due to insufficient privileges
bug fix	When running `Connect-HVServer`, you might receive an error message of type `The request channel timed out while waiting for a reply after 00:01:39.9969495`.

VMware PowerCLI 10.1.0

Released 26 April 2018 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	A new `VMware.Vim` module has been added. It provides vSphere API bindings, allowing access to the latest features available in the VMware Cloud software-defined data centers (SDDCs)
feature	The `Set-ScriptBundleAssociation` and `Remove-ScriptBundle` cmdlets have been added to the `VMware.DeployAutomation` module, providing the ability to work with script bundles
modification	The `NSX-T` module has been updated to support the new API features in VMware NSX-T 2.1
modification	VMware PowerCLI has been updated to support the new API features in VMware vSphere 6.7
modification	The `Import-VApp` cmdlet has been updated to support SHA-256 and SHA-512 hash algorithms
modification	The `Version` parameter of the `New-VM` and `Set-VM` cmdlets has been deprecated and replaced by the `HardwareVersion` parameter that accepts string input
modification	The `Version` property of the `VirtualMachine` object has been deprecated and replaced by the `HardwareVersion` property
bug fix	When using `Get-TagAssignment`, you cannot query tags on datastore clusters.
bug fix	When running `Get-VDPortgroup`, names that contain a "/" character are returned with a "%2f" string from the API.
bug fix	When you try to migrate a virtual machine to VMware Cloud on AWS by using Cross vCenter Server vMotion, the operation might fail.
bug fix	When you run `Set-PowerCLIConfiguration` and the value of the `InvalidCertificateAction` parameter is set to `Unset` or `Warn`, valid certificates might appear as invalid.
bug fix	`VMware.VimAutomation.Vds`: Cmdlet formatting does not work.

VMware PowerCLI 10.0.0

Released 28 February 2018 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	`VMware.VimAutomation.Core, VMware.VimAutomation.Common, VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk, VMware.VimAutomation.Vds, VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core, VMware.VimAutomation.Storage,` and `VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility` modules have been ported to work with PowerShell Core 6.0.1 on macOS 10.12 and Ubuntu 16.04.
modification	Removed the `Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface, Set-VMGuestNetworkInterface, Get-VMGuestRoute, New-VMGuestRoute, and Remove-VMGuestRoute` cmdlets from the `VMware.VimAutomation.Core` module.
modification	Changed the default value of the `Scope` parameter of `the Set-PowerCLIConfiguration` cmdlet from `AllUsers` to `User`.
modification	Changed the default value of the `InvalidCertificateAction` parameter of `the Set-PowerCLIConfiguration` cmdlet from `Prompt` to `Fail`.
modification	Removed the `Client` property of all PowerCLI objects.
bug fix	(`Get-Datacenter \| Get-Cluster`) fails when there is more than one datacenter.
bug fix	`Get-OMResource` stops running when you query for a virtual machine with a `#` in the name.
bug fix	When running `Get-Tag` on OS with locale different than en-US, an error message about an unparsable date might appear.
bug fix	`Get-TagAssignment` throws an error when connected to two servers.
bug fix	`Get-TagAssignment` does not return `Tag Catagory` in the `Tag` output when running against vCenter Server 6.5.
bug fix	When you want to migrate a virtual machine with snapshots from VMFS 5 datastore to VMFS 6 datastore, the operation fails and you receive an error message of type `"The specified delta disk format 'redoLogFormat' is not supported"`.
bug fix	When using `New-HardDisk`, you cannot add an existing raw device mapping (RDM) to another virtual machine. You receive an error message of type `"Incompatible device backing specified for device '0'"`.
bug fix	`New-NetworkAdapter` and `Set-NetworkAdapter` only accept manual MAC addresses in the valid 00:50:56 range.
bug fix	When you have multiple connections to the same vCenter Server system in different PowerShell runspaces, a memory leak issue occurs.

VMware PowerCLI 6.5.4

Released 17 November 2017 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Added the `VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc` module, which contains the `Connect-Vmc`, `Disconnect-Vmc`, and `Get-VmcService` cmdlets, and lets you manage the organizations in VMware Cloud on AWS.
feature	Added the `Get-VsanEvacuationPlan`, `Get-VsanRuntimeInfo`, `Repair-VsanObject`, `Start-VsanClusterRebalance`, `Start-VsanEncryptionConfiguration`, `Stop-VsanClusterRebalance`, `Add-KeyManagementServer`, `Get-KeyManagementServer`, `Get-KmipClientCertificate`, `Get-KmsCluster`, `New-KmipClientCertificate`, `Remove-KeyManagementServer`, `Set-KeyManagementServer`, and `Set-KmsCluster` cmdlets that let you manage various vSAN features.
improvement	Added vNIC and pNIC support for vSAN stat in the `Get-VsanStat` cmdlet.
improvement	Added the `EncryptionEnabled`, `EraseDiskBeforeUse`, `KmsCluster`, `SkipHostRemediation`, and `SpaceEfficiencyEnabled` parameters to the `Start-VsanClusterDiskUpdate` cmdlet that let you reformat the vSAN disk with encryption settings.
improvement	Added the `AddSilentHealthCheck`, `RemoveSilentHealthCheck`, `ResyncThrottlingMbps`, and `WitnessHost` parameters to the `Set-VsanClusterConfiguration` cmdlet that let you manage the vSAN health checks list and resynchronization traffic limit.
improvement	Added encryption test results to the vSAN clusters health in the `Test-VsanClusterHealth` cmdlet.
modification	Moved the .NET assembly `Newtonsoft.Json.dll` file from the `VMware.VimAutoamtion.Storage` and `VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core` modules into the `VMware.VimAutomation.Common` module.
modification	Deprecated the `VMware.VimAutomation.HA` module that contains the `Get-DrmInfo` cmdlet. The module will be removed in a future release.
modification	Deprecated the `Test-VsanStoragePerformance` cmdlet which will be removed in a future release.
bug fix	All cmdlets from the `VMware.DeployAutomation` module throw permissions exceptions after reconnecting or creating a new session.
bug fix	When the `Set-SPBMEntityConfiguration` cmdlet encounters `$null` values, the PowerShell session no longer exits.

VMware PowerCLI 6.5.3

Released 10 October 2017 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Added the NSX-T module, which contains the `Connect-NsxtServer`, `Disconnect-NsxtServer`, and `Get-NsxtService` cmdlets, and lets you manage NSX-T servers.
feature	Added a new `Create` method to the `Get-CisService` and `Get-NsxtService` cmdlets.

VMware PowerCLI 6.5.2

Released 08 August 2017 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Added the `InventoryLocation` parameter to the `Move-VM` cmdlet that lets you specify a datacenter or a virtual machine folder where you want to move the virtual machine.
feature	Added the `InventoryLocation` parameter to the `Import-VApp` cmdlet that lets you specify a datacenter or a virtual machine folder where you want to place the new vApp. This folder serves as a logical container for inventory organization.
feature	Added the `InventoryLocation` parameter to the `New-VApp` cmdlet that lets you specify a datacenter or a virtual machine folder where you want to place the new vApp.
feature	Added the `ContentLibraryIso` parameter to the `New-CDDrive` cmdlet that lets you specify the content library item of type ISO that you want to mount on the new CD drive.
modification	Removed outdated information about experimental features from the `Set-HardDisk`, `New-HardDisk`, `New-VM`, and `Install-VMHostPatch` cmdlets.
bug fix	The `Get-VM` cmdlet does not return virtual machines in a read-only environment.
bug fix	When you have established multiple active connections to vCenter Server and use `New-TagAssignment` with string arguments for the `Tag` and `Entity` parameters, you might receive an error message of type `The specified parameter 'Tag' expects a single value, but your name criteria '...' corresponds to multiple values.`
bug fix	If you connect to a vCenter Server 6.5 system and set an IPv6 address to a virtual NIC, the value of the `AutomaticIPv6` property of the `Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter` cmdlet is changed to `$true` instead of `$false`.

VMware PowerCLI 6.5.1

Released 20 April 2017 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Enabled the deployment and management of PowerCLI as a PowerShell module, including the ability to be able to download and update the PowerCLI functionality through the PowerShell Gallery.
feature	Added the `Get-DRSClusterGroup`, `New-DRSClusterGroup`, `Set-DRSClusterGroup`, `Remove-DRSClusterGroup`, `Get-DRSVMHostRule`, `New-DRSVMHostRule`, `Set-DRSVMHostRule`, and `Remove-DRSVMHostRule` cmdlets that let you work with DRS cluster groups and VMHost rules.
feature	Added the `Get-VsanIscsiInitiatorGroup`, `New-VsanIscsiInitiatorGroup`, `Set-VsanIscsiInitiatorGroup`, `Remove-VsanIscsiInitiatorGroup`, `Get-VsanIscsiTarget`, `New-VsanIscsiTarget`, `Set-VsanIscsiTarget`, `Remove-VsanIscsiTarget`, `Get-VsanIscsiInitiatorGroupTargetAssociation`, `New-VsanIscsiInitiatorGroupTargetAssociation`, `Remove-VsanIscsiInitiatorGroupTargetAssociation`, `Get-VsanIscsiLun`, `New-VsanIscsiLun`, `Set-VsanIscsiLun`, and `Remove-VsanIscsiLun` cmdlets that let you manage additional vSAN iSCSI features.
feature	Added the `Get-VsanStat` and `Get-VsanView` cmdlets that let you work with vSAN performance metrics and provide access to the VSAN API.
feature	Added the `Start-SpbmReplicationPromote`, `Start-SpbmReplicationTestFailover`, `Start-VsanDiskFormatUpdate`, and `Stop-SpbmReplicationTestFailover` cmdlets that let you use Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM) features.
feature	Added the Storage Utility module that contains a cmdlet for updating VMFS datastores.
improvement	Updated the VMware Horizon module to work with additional Horizon View API features.
improvement	Separated the VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) module from the core vSphere module into the new `VMware.VimAutomation.Srm` module and updated it to include the latest views of the SRM 6.5 API.
improvement	Updated the vRealize Operations Manager module to include the latest views of the vRealize Operations Manager 6.5 API.
modification	Removed the MSI file for installing VMware PowerCLI. All modules are now available in the PowerShell Gallery.
modification	Removed the desktop icons for launching VMware PowerCLI. It is recommended that you launch PowerShell or your chosen PowerShell-enabled script editor (for example PowerShell ISE or Visual Code) to work with VMware PowerCLI.
modification	Removed the PowerCLI User's Guide that was provided as part of the PowerCLI installation. You can refer to the online version for the latest information.
modification	Altered the VMware PowerCLI modules to enable automatic loading of modules that are loaded into a registered PowerShell modules folder. The use of `Import-Module` is no longer required in scripts or profiles to import the modules. All cmdlets will be automatically loaded when used in your PowerShell session.
bug fix	The PowerShell module auto-load function does not work for PowerCLI modules.
bug fix	If you install PowerCLI 6.5 Release 1 on top of an existing PowerCLI installation and you start the PowerCLI console for the first time, you might receive an error message of type `Unable to find type [VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10.ProductInfo]`.
bug fix	When running in 64-bit mode, PowerCLI cannot detect the registry key `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware PowerCLI\`, which is used for determining the PowerCLI installation folder. Instead, you can use the following key: `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware PowerCLI`.

VMware PowerCLI 6.5 Release 1

Released 17 November 2016 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Enhanced the `Move-VM` cmdlet to provide the ability to use vMotion to move a virtual machine across vCenter Server systems, otherwise known as a Cross vCenter vMotion.
feature	Added the `CoresPerSocket` parameter to the `New-VM` cmdlet that lets you specify the number of CPU cores when creating virtual machines.
feature	Added the `Get-VsanClusterConfiguration`, `Set-VsanClusterConfiguration`, `Update-VsanHclDatabase`, `New-VsanFaultDomain`, `Get-VsanFaultDomain`, `Set-VsanFaultDomain`, `Remove-VsanFaultDomain`, `Test-VsanVMCreation`, `Test-VsanNetworkPerformance`, `Test-VsanStoragePerformance`, `Test-VsanClusterHealth`, `Get-VsanSpaceUsage`, and `Get-VsanResyncingComponent` cmdlets that let you automate various Virtual SAN features.
feature	Enhanced the `New-VsanDiskGroup`, `Get-VsanDiskGroup`, `Remove-VsanDiskGroup`, `New-VsanDisk`, `Get-VsanDisk`, and `Remove-VsanDisk` cmdlets to extend the automation of Virtual SAN features.
feature	Added the `New-VDisk`, `Get-VDisk`, `Set-VDisk`, `Remove-VDisk`, `Copy-VDisk`, and `Move-VDisk` cmdlets that let you manage virtual disks.
feature	Enhanced the `New-HardDisk`, `Remove-HardDisk`, `New-TagAssignment`, and `Remove-TagAssignment` cmdlets to let you perform operations with `VDisk` objects.
feature	Added the `Get-SpbmFaultDomain`, `Get-SpbmReplicationGroup`, `Sync-SpbmReplicationGroup`, `Get-SpbmReplicationPair`, `Start-SpbmReplicationPrepareFailover`, `Start-SpbmReplicationFailover`, and `Start-SpbmReplicationReverse` cmdlets that let you manage VMware Virtual Volumes replication features.
feature	Enhanced the `Get-VM`, `New-VM`, `Get-SpbmEntityConfiguration`, and `Set-SpbmEntityConfiguration` cmdlets to let you perform operations with replication groups.
feature	Added the `VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView` module which provides cmdlets that let you manage VMware Horizon features.
improvement	Converted all remaining snap-ins to modules.
improvement	Updated the `Open-VMConsoleWindow` cmdlet to use the latest version of the VMware Remote Console (VMRC).
improvement	Added support for PowerShell 5.1.
bug fix	`Get-OMStatKey` might return statistic keys that are displayed as numbers instead of SI units.
bug fix	If you run `Remove-SpbmStoragePolicy` with an array of storage policy objects, and one of the objects does not exist, you receive a terminating error.
bug fix	`Set-SpbmStoragePolicy` can assign the same name to multiple storage policies in the same environment.

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.3 Release 1

Released 17 March 2016 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Added the `Get-ContentLibraryItem` cmdlet that lets you list all content library items from all content libraries available to the connection.
feature	Added the `ContentLibrary` parameter to the `New-VM` cmdlet that lets you deploy items located in a content library.
feature	Added the `V2` parameter to the `Get-ESXCLI` cmdlet that lets you specify method arguments by name.
improvement	Optimized the `Get-VM` cmdlet to ensure maximum speed when returning larger amounts of virtual machine information. This cmdlet should now run faster and increase the speed of reporting and automation for all scripts that use it.
improvement	Updated the `Get-View` cmdlet to auto-complete all available view objects in the `ViewType` parameter.
improvement	Added support for Windows 10 and PowerShell 5.0.
improvement	Added support for VMware vCloud Director 8.0.
improvement	Added support for VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.2.
modification	Removed the `New-CustomField`, `Remove-CustomField`, and `Set-CustomField` cmdlets.

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.0 Release 3

Released 03 November 2015 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Added the `ParticipateInCeip` and `CEIPDataTransferProxyPolicy` parameters to the `Set-PowerCLIConfiguration` cmdlet that let you participate in the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). You can choose to join or leave the CEIP at any time.
bug fix	Some vSphere Update Manager PowerCLI cmdlets do not return help or examples when using the `Get-Help` cmdlet.
bug fix	The `VMware.VimAutomation.License` module does not load correctly, preventing access to the cmdlets which are part of this module.

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.0 Release 2

Released 15 September 2015 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Added the `VMware.VimAutomation.vROps` module which provides cmdlets that let you automate vRealize Operations Manager features.
feature	Added the `VMware.VumAutomation` module which provides cmdlets that let you automate vSphere Update Manager features.
feature	Added the `VCA` parameter to the `Connect-PIServer` cmdlet and the `Get-PIComputeInstance` cmdlet that let you connect to and manage vCloud Air On-Demand (vCA) instances.
feature	Added the `Get-VMHostHardware` and `Get-VMHostPCIDevice` cmdlets that let you query ESXi hosts and provide core system and hardware information.
feature	Added the `New-VasaProvider`, `Remove-VasaProvider`, `Get-VasaProvider`, and `Get-VasaStorageArray` cmdlets that let you work with VMware vSphere API for Storage Awareness (VASA).
feature	Added the `New-NfsUser`, `Remove-NfsUser`, `Get-NfsUser`, and `Set-NfsUser` cmdlets that let you work with NFS version 4.1.
feature	Added the `Set-VAIOFilter` cmdlet that lets you upgrade vSphere APIs for IO Filtering (VAIO) filters.
improvement	Converted the `VMware.VimAutomation.License` snap-in to a PowerShell module. As part of this change, PowerCLI scripts should be adjusted, where applicable, to check for module existence instead of PSSnapins. In this release the PowerCLI modules have also been moved to the `PSModulePath` environment variable allowing all users of a machine to access them.
improvement	Changed the PowerCLI starting directory from the full installation path of PowerCLI to the root of the installation drive for ease of use and quicker interaction with the interactive console.
improvement	Added support for VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 6.1.
improvement	Added support for VMware vCloud Director 8.0 features which are provided by the backwards compatibility of the vCloud Director API.
modification	Deprecated the `Get-OrgNetwork` cmdlet and added the `Get-OrgVdcNetwork` cmdlet.
bug fix	You cannot run scripts that use filtering by name by using PowerShell ISE with Windows PowerShell 4.0.
bug fix	If you run a vCloud Director PowerCLI cmdlet that uses filtering by name when using Powershell ISE with Windows PowerShell 4.0, the search might not return any result.
bug fix	If you run PowerCLI with a user profile different to the user who installed PowerCLI 6.0 R1 on the machine and you try to perform an operation, you receive an error message.

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.0 Release 1

Released 12 March 2015 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Added the `VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud` module which provides cmdlets that let you manage vCloud Air instances. Existing cmdlets for managing vCloud Director can be used to work with vCloud Air where applicable.
feature	Added the `VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core` module which provides cmdlets that let you manage vCloud Suite SDK servers.
feature	Added the `VMware.VimAutomation.HA` module which provides the `Get-DRMInfo` cmdlet that lets you retrieve Distributed Resource Management dump information.
feature	Added the `Get-VAIOFilter`, `New-VAIOFilter`, and `Remove-VAIOFilter` cmdlets that let you add, remove, and view details of I/O filters.
feature	Added the `Get-VsanDisk`, `Get-VsanDiskGroup`, `New-VsanDisk`, `New-VsanDiskGroup`, `Remove-VsanDisk`, and `Remove-VsanDiskGroup` cmdlets that let you manage VMware Virtual SAN and Virtual SAN disks.
improvement	Changed the core distribution model of PowerCLI cmdlets. In this version some snap-ins have been converted to PowerShell modules. As part of this change, PowerCLI scripts should be adjusted, where applicable, to check for module existence instead of PSSnapins.
improvement	Enhanced the `New-Cluster`, `Set-Cluster`, `New-VMHostNetworkAdapter`, and `Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter` cmdlets to enable the management of Virtual SAN in their respective areas.
improvement	Adjusted the `New-VM` and `Set-VM` cmdlets to work with vSphere 6.0 and virtual hardware version 11.
modification	Deprecated the `Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface`, `Set-VMGuestNetworkInterface`, `Get-VMGuestRoute`, `New-VMGuestRoute`, and `Remove-VMGuestRoute` cmdlets.
modification	Renamed the `Apply-VMHostProfile`, `Apply-DrsRecommendation`, `Shutdown-VMGuest` cmdlets to `Invoke-VMHostProfile`, `Invoke-DrsRecommendation`, and `Stop-VMGuest` respectively.
bug fix	After you use `Get-OvfConfiguration` to retrieve the OVF configuration object for an OVA package, you cannot delete or move the OVA package.

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.8 Release 1

Released 09 September 2014 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Added the `VMware.VimAutomation.Storage` snap-in which provides cmdlets that let you manage vSphere policy-based storage.
feature	Added the `New-CIVM` and `Get-CIVMTemplate` cmdlets, and modified the `New-CIVapp` cmdlet that let you manage cloud virtual machines, cloud virtual machine templates, and vApps.
improvement	Added support for VMware vCloud Director 5.6.3.
improvement	Added support for the VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.8 API.
improvement	Added support for OVF and OVA deployment configuration by adding the `OvfConfiguration` parameter to the `Import-VApp` cmdlet and adding the `Get-OvfConfiguration` cmdlet.
improvement	Improved the performance of the initial cmdlet in a session.
improvement	Added the `Tag` parameter to the `Get-Cluster`, `Get-DatastoreCluster`, `Get-Folder`, `Get-ResourcePool`, `Get-DistributedSwitch`, `Get-Datacenter`, and `Get-VApp` cmdlets that lets you filter objects by tag.
improvement	Improved error reporting by including more details.
improvement	Added support for the `RelatedObject` parameter to the `Get-HardDisk` cmdlet.
improvement	Added support for filtering by both `DistributedSwitch` and `VMHost` parameters to the `Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter` cmdlet.
bug fix	The `RelatedObject` parameter of the `Get-ResourcePool` cmdlet does not accept `ProviderVdc` objects through the pipeline.

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 2

Released 11 March 2014 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Added the `New-Tag`, `Remove-Tag`, `Set-Tag`, `Get-TagCategory`, `New-TagCategory`, `Remove-TagCategory`, and `Set-TagCategory` cmdlets that let you manage tags and tag categories.
feature	Added support for configuring Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) mode.
feature	Exposed the VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) API through PowerCLI.
feature	Added the `Get-SecurityPolicy` and `Set-SecurityPolicy` cmdlets that let you manage security policies for vSphere standard switches and port groups.
improvement	Added support for Windows PowerShell 4.0.
improvement	Enhanced support for vSphere servers configured with IPv6.
improvement	Added the `VMotionPriority` parameter to the `Move-VM` cmdlet to let you specify the priority of a migration.
improvement	Extended the `RelatedObject` parameter of the `Get-Datastore` cmdlet to accept `Harddisk` and `Cluster` objects.
improvement	Added the ability to specify all supported types to the `Get-Stat` and `Get-StatType` cmdlets.
improvement	Added support for e1000e network adapter type.
improvement	Added the ability to specify all values for `DiskStorageFormat` when cloning a virtual machine from a template or another virtual machine.
improvement	Added 64-bit mode support for the `New-OSCustomizationSpec` and `Set-OSCustomizationSpec` cmdlets.
improvement	Added the `ToolsVersion` property to `VMGuest` that shows the version as a user-friendly string.
improvement	Extended the `RelatedObject` parameter of the `Get-VirtualSwitch` and `Get-DVSwitch` cmdlets to accept virtual port groups.
improvement	Added the `VirtualSwitch` parameter to the `Get-VM` cmdlet to let you retrieve virtual machines by virtual switches.
modification	Deprecated the `Get-VMHostPatch` cmdlet.
bug fix	A problem occurs with the `Invoke-VMScript` cmdlet when running Bash scripts containing the variable character (`$`).
bug fix	The tagging cmldets do not work with vCenter Server systems running in linked mode.
bug fix	The `Copy-VMGuestFile` cmdlet creates a redundant folder when copying a file.
bug fix	If you export an `OVA` package larger than 8GB, the `TAR` header becomes corrupted and you cannot import this package.

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 1

Released 19 September 2013 | Documentation

Change Type	Description
feature	Added the `Open-VMConsoleWindow` cmdlet that lets you connect to remote virtual machine consoles through PowerCLI.
feature	The `Get-VMHost` cmdlet now returns host license information. The `Set-VMHost` cmdlet now lets you update the host license by using the `LiceseKey` parameter.
feature	Added the `Get-VDSwitchPrivateVlan`, `New-VDSwitchPrivateVlan`, and `Remove-VDSwitchPrivateVlan` cmdlets that let you manage private VLANs.
feature	Added the `Get-VDUplinkTeamingPolicy`, `Set-VDUplinkTeamingPolicy`, `Get-VDBlockedPolicy`, `Set-VDBlockedPolicy`, `Get-VDPortGroupOverridePolicy`, `Set-VDPortGroupOverridePolicy`, `Get-VDSecurityPolicy`, `Set-VDSecurityPolicy`, `Get-VDTrafficShapingPolicy`, `Set-VDTrafficShapingPolicy`, `Get-VDUplinkLacpPolicy`, and `Set-VDUplinkLacpPolicy` cmdlets that let you retrieve and manage policies.
feature	Added the `Set-VDLanConfiguration` cmdlet that lets you manage VLAN configurations.
feature	Added the `Get-VDPort` and `Set-VDPort` cmdlets that let you manage distributed ports.
feature	Added the `Tag` parameter to the `Get-VM`, `Get-VMHost`, `Get-Datastore`, `Get-VirtualPortGroup`, and `Get-VDPortGroup` cmdlets that lets you filter objects by tag. Also added the `Get-TagAssignment`, `New-TagAssignment`, and `Remove-TagAssignment` cmdlets that let you manage tag assignments and the `Get-Tag` cmdlet that lets you retrieve tags.
feature	Added the `VsanTrafficEnabled` parameter to the `New-VMHostNetworkAdapter` and `Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter` cmdlets, and the `VsanEnabled` and `VsanDiskClaimMode` parameters to the `New-Cluster` and `Set-Cluster` cmdlets that let you manage VSAN configurations.
improvement	Added support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 as PowerCLI local operating systems.
improvement	Enhanced the management of prerequisites in the PowerCLI installer.
improvement	Added support for VMware vCloud Director 5.5. You can automate only VMware vCloud Director 5.1 features against VMware vCloud Director 5.5.
modification	Deprecated the `Numports` parameter of the `New-VirtualSwitch` and `Set-VirtualSwitch` cmdlets. In ESXi 5.5 or later, the value of the parameter is ignored.
modification	Deprecated specifying network adapters with the `Nic` parameter of the `Set-VirtualSwitch` cmdlet. To specify network adapters, use the new `Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter` cmdlet instead.
modification	Deprecated the `DisableVlan`, `PrivateVlanId`, `VlanId`, and `VlanTrunkRange` parameters of the `Set-VDPortgroup` cmdlet. To manage VLAN settings, use the new `Set-VDVlanConfiguration` cmdlet instead.
bug fix	Some cmdlets occasionally throw the error message `An item with the same key has already been added`.