Powershell: PowerCLI 6.0 modules, do they work?

[TryTryAgain]

Bug report:
The reason I ask, it was in the announcement demos, but it's not found in the source code demos, and doesn't appear to be working. But I hope it is, and I'm just missing something.

Steps to reproduce

Try and manually load any PowerCLI module with Import-Module and it fails...

Expected behavior

The module would be loaded and I can go on my way connecting with Connect-VIServer etc.

Actual behavior

Import-Module : The required module 'VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk' is not loaded. Load the module or remove the module from 'RequiredModules' in the file '/root/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Common/VMware.VimAutomation.Common.psd1'.
At line:1 char:1

• Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core
• ~~~~~~~~~~~
  
  
  
  • CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (/root/.local/sh...ion.Common.psd1:String) [Import-Module], MissingMemberException
  
  
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_InvalidManifest,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
  
  

Environment data

PS /> echo $PSVersionTable

Name Value

---

PSVersion 6.0.0-alpha
PSEdition Core
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 3.0.0.0
GitCommitId v6.0.0-alpha.9
CLRVersion
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

[KevinMarquette]

Can you add the output from this command:

Get-Module -ListAvailable

[verdel]

@TryTryAgain what files and folders of PowerCLI do you copy?

[TryTryAgain]

@KevinMarquette

PowerShell 
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PS /root> Get-Module -ListAvailable                                                                                                                                       


    Directory: /root/.local/share/powershell/Modules


ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands                                                                                               
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------                                                                                               
Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core                                                                                                                      
Binary     6.3.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud                                                                                                                         
Manifest   6.3.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.Common                                                                                                                        
Manifest   6.3.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.Core           HookGetViewAutoCompleter                                                                                       
Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.HA                                                                                                                            
Binary     1.0.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.License                                                                                                                       
Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud                                                                                                                        
Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.Storage                                                                                                                       
Binary     6.3.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.Vds                                                                                                                           
Binary     6.3.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.vROps                                                                                                                         
Binary     6.0.0.0    VMware.VumAutomation                                                                                                                               


    Directory: /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-alpha.9/Modules


ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands                                                                                               
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------                                                                                               
Manifest   1.0.1.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive        {Compress-Archive, Expand-Archive}                                                                             
Manifest   3.0.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Host           {Start-Transcript, Stop-Transcript}                                                                            
Manifest   3.1.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Management     {Add-Content, Clear-Content, Clear-ItemProperty, Join-Path...}                                                 
Manifest   3.0.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Security       {Get-Credential, Get-ExecutionPolicy, Set-ExecutionPolicy, ConvertFrom-SecureString...}                        
Manifest   3.1.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility        {Format-List, Format-Custom, Format-Table, Format-Wide...}                                                     
Binary     1.0.0.1    PackageManagement                   {Find-Package, Get-Package, Get-PackageProvider, Get-PackageSource...}                                         
Script     3.3.9      Pester                              {Describe, Context, It, Should...}                                                                             
Script     1.0.0.1    PowerShellGet                       {Install-Module, Find-Module, Save-Module, Update-Module...}                                                   
Script     0.0        PSDesiredStateConfiguration         {StrongConnect, IsHiddenResource, Write-MetaConfigFile, Get-InnerMostErrorRecord...}                           
Script     1.2        PSReadLine                          {Get-PSReadlineKeyHandler, Set-PSReadlineKeyHandler, Remove-PSReadlineKeyHandler, Get-PSReadlineOption...}     

@verdel
I only copied the Modules folder from a Windows PowerCLI Infrastructure folder to the /root/.local/share/powershell/Modules folder.

[kilasuit]

@TryTryAgain - I believe the PowerCLI modules are being reworked atm and will be working in a future release of them.

Like a number of the things demo'd they will have been items that are works in progress

[atanasa]

The PowerCLI version that was demoed is still not publicly available.

[halr9000]

@alanrenouf

[alanrenouf]

Correct, as stated here we currently do not have a publicly PowerCLI Core available module for you to use with PowerShell Core, the existing modules will not work.

Stay tuned as we will announce this on the PowerCLI blog when available.

[TryTryAgain]

@alanrenouf Thank you for the confirmation. I look forward to the release/announcement. Great work, very exciting stuff!

[alanrenouf]

Agreed, very exciting :)

[ealexjordan]

Question appears to be answered, closing as resolved. Please let me know if reopening the issue is necessary.

[TryTryAgain]

FYI, http://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2016/10/powercli-core-fling-available.html ...YAY!