Powershell & PowerCLI Prep

#Set Execution Policy

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

#Ignore SSL Certificates warnings

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -WarningAction SilentlyContinue

#Connecting to server & save creds:

Connect-VIServer vCenter.DOMAIN.com -User DOMAIN\Administrator -Password -SaveCredentials

#Location to open up PowerCLI normally:

. "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-PowerCLIEnvironment.ps1"

CMDLET

function Load-PowerCLI
{
Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Add-PSSnapin VMware.VumAutomation -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Add-PSSnapin VMware.DeployAutomation -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Add-PSSnapin VMware.DeployAutomation -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
& "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-PowerCLIEnvironment.ps1"
Write-Host "================================================" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host "
...connecting to vCenter servers
"
Connect-VIServer vCenter0.groffbox.com
}

BONUS:

Set the VMConsole to open correctly with Open-VMConsole Window

#Download and Install 32-bit Firefox, you NEED 32-bit
#Run:

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration –VMConsoleWindowBrowser “C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe”

Now you can run Open-VMConsoleWindow