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Install the vCLI Package on Windows

The vCLI installation package for Windows installs vSphere SDK for Perl and vSphere CLI, but does not include the ActivePerl runtime from ActiveState Software.
Verify that you have ActivePerl or Strawberry Perl version 5.14 or later installed on your Windows system.
The vCLI is supported on the Windows platforms that are listed in the
Release Notes
.
If you want to run ESXCLI commands included in vCLI from a Windows system, you must have the Visual C++ 2008 redistributable for 32-bit installed on that system. Find
vcredist_x86.exe
 for Visual C++ 2008 and install it on your Windows system.
  1. Download the vCLI Windows installer package.
    You can find the installer in the
    Automation Tools and SDKs
     section of the
    Drivers & Tools
     tab of the vSphere download page.
  2. Start the installer.
  3. If prompted to remove older versions of vSphere SDK for Perl or vCLI, you can either accept or cancel the installation, and install the vCLI package on a different system.
    The installer replaces both the vSphere SDK for Perl and vCLI. To keep an older version, install this package on a different system.
  4. Click
    Next
     in the Welcome page.
  5. To install the vCLI in a nondefault directory, click
    Change
     and select an alternative directory.
    The default location is
    C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI
    .
  6. Click
    Next
    .
  7. Click Install to proceed with the installation.
    The installation might take several minutes to complete.
  8. Reboot your system.
    If you do not reboot, path settings might not be correct on your Windows platform.

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