vSphere Automation Options
VMware continues to make significant improvements in the automation capabilities and options it offers. These advancements provide vSphere administrators with options from which to choose to accomplish their automation goals, regardless of skill level or requirements. This section briefly outlines the various vSphere automation tools and the existing experience that best aligns with them.
In our experience, the most widely adopted automation tool to manage and automate vSphere is PowerCLI. Built on PowerShell, PowerCLI is a multi-platform, command-line and scripting tool that appeals to Windows and Linux users alike. Providing more than 600 cmdlets for...