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Connect-VIServer -Server vcenter.example.com Get-VM Start-VM -VM "VMname" Get-VMHost Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) with libvirt Connect to ESXi via libvirt:

# Check VMRC plugin in browser about:plugins (Firefox) chrome://components/ (Chrome) sudo ./vmrc_install.sh --uninstall sudo ./vmrc_install.sh Recommendation For most Linux users, the vSphere HTML5 Web Client (via vCenter) combined with VMRC for console access provides the best experience. PowerCLI handles automation needs. vsphere client for linux

VMware has deprecated the thick client and fully embraced web-based management since vSphere 6.5. Connect-VIServer -Server vcenter

# Install PowerShell Core # Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install -y wget apt-transport-https software-properties-common wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install powershell sudo yum install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.3.0/powershell-7.3.0-1.rh.x86_64.rpm Install PowerCLI pwsh Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -Confirm:$false vsphere client for linux