Default VMware Remote Console Won't Work
I have PowerCLI installed (and I haven't used Import-Module or Install-Module to install the VMware modules into PowerShell directly).
When I try and use Default (the manual says it should run the command PowerCLI Open-VMConsoleWindow but I see this flash up briefly;
Connect-VIServer is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, ...
The title of the popup window is 'Windows PowerShell', and not 'VMware PowerCLI 6.5 ...' as it normally is when PowerCLI is loaded.
My 'VMware Console' works - and I believe that uses PowerCLI to do its work.
It just seems that this VM Remote Console | Default is not using PowerCLI like the manual suggests.
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Hello Michael,
This is interesting that your VMware Console work, so this mean the integration between RDM and PowerCLI should work properly.
VMware remote console is a bit different, this is the client VMRC of VMware. Do you have the application installed?
What version of RDM are you using?
Are you starting RDM with specific options ? (32-64 bits run as administrator or standard)
Best regards,
David Grandolfo
I installed RDM Enterprise yesterday. So. The latest one; 13.6.7.0 64 bit. I haven't set any specific 'options'.
If I set the VMware Console Type to VMWare VMRC 8.0 it opens the Remote Console fine (I just need to work out the vm-xxx ID for it to work). VMRC is installed and working fine.
But if I set the VMware Console Type to Default (which according to the Help says it will use PowerCLI to initiate the connection), it actually loads a PowerShell window - not a PowerCLI window. And as I haven't installed the VMWare modules into PowerShell, the Connect-VIServer cmdlet isn't found.
I manually loaded PowerCLI and did a Connect-VIServer, and then a Open-VMConsoleWindow and it loads the VMRC application fine.
Hi Michael,
Thanks,
If you open PowerShell outside of RDM you could also confirm that the PowerCLI module are load automaticly.
The Get-Module command help you whit this:
You could also upgrade to the latest version of PowerCLI which is V10. This version is totally integrated in PowerShell.
Best regards,
David Grandolfo