Install PowerShell PowerCLI and PowerNSX on Apple MacOS

Install Brew

• Install powershell via Brew
  • If you do not have Brew installed you can follow the instructions on Brew’s Website
  • Or….
    • open a terminal window on Mac
    • Run: /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
• If you do not have a terminal window open, open one up!
• Install powershell via brew
  • run: brew cask install powershell


    • Updating Homebrew...
                              ==> Satisfying dependencies
                              All Formula dependencies satisfied.
                              ==> Downloading https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.1.3/powershell-6.1.3-osx-x64.pkg
                              ==> Downloading from https://github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com/49609581/6f677680-3071-11e9-9cb5-0f9171c27618?X-Amz-Al
                              ######################################################################## 100.0%
                              ==> Verifying SHA-256 checksum for Cask 'powershell'.
                              ==> Installing Cask powershell
                              ==> Running installer for powershell; your password may be necessary.
                              ==> Package installers may write to any location; options such as --appdir are ignored.
                              Password:
                              installer: Package name is PowerShell - 6.1.3
                              installer: Installing at base path /
                              installer: The install was successful.
                              🍺  powershell was successfully installed!
                              

• After Power Shell is installed
• Run powershell
  • Run: pwsh

  • $ pwsh
                    PowerShell 6.1.3
                    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    
                    https://aka.ms/pscore6-docs
                    Type 'help' to get help.
    
    
                    

Install PowerCLI

• Install PowerCLI
  • Run: Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser

  • > Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser
    
                    Untrusted repository
                    You are installing the modules from an untrusted repository. If you trust this repository, change its InstallationPolicy value by running 
                    the Set-PSRepository cmdlet. Are you sure you want to install the modules from 'PSGallery'?
                    [Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "N"): Y
                    

• If you do not have a signed certificate, then you might want to run this…
  • Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore

  • > Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore
    
                    Perform operation?
                    Performing operation 'Update PowerCLI configuration.'?
                    [Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): Y
                    

Install PowerNSX

• Run: Install-Module PowerNSX


• > Install-Module PowerNSX
                                                   
          Untrusted repository
          You are installing the modules from an untrusted repository. If you trust this repository, change its InstallationPolicy value by running the Set-PSRepository cmdlet. Are you sure you want to install the 
          modules from 'PSGallery'?
          [Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "N"): A
          

Connect to your NSX via vCenter

• Run: Connect-NsxServer -vCenterServer <vcenterFQDN>


> Connect-NsxServer -vCenterServer labVcenter.foo.com

PowerShell credential request
vCenter Server SSO Credentials
User: username
Password for user username: *********



Version             : 6.3.5
BuildNumber         : 7119875
Credential          : System.Management.Automation.PSCredential
Server              : 10.0.0.10
Port                : 443
Protocol            : https
UriPrefix           : 
ValidateCertificate : False
VIConnection        : labVcenter.foo.com
DebugLogging        : False
DebugLogfile        : \PowerNSXLog-username@-2019_03_07_14_55_38.log