Installing PowerCLI by using the command-line interface

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

If you install PowerCLI by using the command-line interface, all PowerCLI components are automatically installed.

Resolution

To install only the PowerCLI core component, you must use the INSTALLLEVEL property.

In the command-line prompt, navigate to the folder that contains the vSphere PowerCLI installer file you downloaded and use the following syntax.

VMware-PowerCLI-version_number-build_number.exe /S /V"INSTALLLEVEL=1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /qn"

Note: The value of the INSTALLLEVEL property defines which components are installed. If you install the vCloud PowerCLI component, the PowerCLI core component is also installed.

Component	INSTALLLEVEL Property Value
PowerCLI core	1
vCloud PowerCLI	200