Install ESXCLI on Windows

You can install ESXCLI by running the installer.

Procedure

  1. Download the ESXCLI Windows installer package.
    You can find a link to the installer on the ESXCLI page, which you can find in the Developer Tools section of the Resources tab on the VMware {code} Web site.
  2. Start the installer.
  3. Review the license agreement and if you accept the terms, select the check-box and click Install.
  4. When the installation completes, click Finish.

Results

If the installation completed successfully, you can find the installed software in <system_drive>:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\esxcli.

What to do next

You can add the ESXCLI installation path to the Path environment variable.