Call commands on the ESX host using powercli

Hi all

I need to run a specific command on some of my esx hosts, let's say "vmware - v", a powercli command, or automate by any means without using SSH.

I see the invoke-expression command can do this, but I did not need to make it work.

a syntax such as get-vmhost < hostname >. Invoke-expression-control 'vmware - v"does not work.

Any ideas how I could do this?

Thank you!

I'm afraid that Invoke-Expression is a PowerShell cmdlet that is only intended to run code on the local computer.

Without using SSH, I suspect that you will have a hard time finding a way to do it.

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