Hey there, I totally get the frustration of migrating PowerCLI scripts from on-prem vSphere to VMware Cloud—those familiar guest-focused cmdlets going missing is a real pain. The good news is you don't have to dive straight into raw API calls; Get-CIView is your bridge here, letting you tap into VMware's underlying API through the PowerCLI framework. Let's break down how to replicate each missing operation:

1. 挂载ISO文件（替代Get-CDDrive/Set-CDDrive） #

You can use Get-CIView to access the VM's underlying API object, then modify its CD/DVD drive configuration directly. Here's a working example:

# 连接到VMware Cloud服务器
Connect-CIServer -Server <Cloud_Server_FQDN> -Credential $yourCloudCred

# 获取目标VM的CIView对象
$targetVM = Get-CIVM -Name "YourVMName" | Get-CIView

# 定位VM上的CD/DVD驱动器设备
$cdDrive = $targetVM.Config.Hardware.Device | Where-Object { $_.DeviceInfo.Label -match "CD/DVD" }

# 构建重新配置VM的参数
$configSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
$cdSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualCdromSpec
$cdSpec.StartConnected = $true
$cdSpec.Connected = $true
$cdSpec.FileName = "[YourCloudDatastore] ISO_Folder/your-install.iso" # 替换为你的ISO路径
$cdSpec.Operation = "edit"
$cdSpec.Device = $cdDrive

$configSpec.DeviceChange += New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDeviceConfigSpec
$configSpec.DeviceChange[0].Device = $cdSpec
$configSpec.DeviceChange[0].Operation = "edit"

# 执行ISO挂载操作
$targetVM.ReconfigVM_Task($configSpec)

2. 复制文件到Guest虚拟机（替代Copy-VMGuestFile） #

VMware Cloud supports the Guest Operations API, which you can access via Get-CIView to transfer files. Just make sure VMware Tools is running on the guest and your account has GuestOperations.Modify permissions:

# 创建Guest身份验证对象
$guestAuth = New-Object VMware.Vim.NamePasswordAuthentication
$guestAuth.Username = "GuestVM_AdminUser"
$guestAuth.Password = "GuestVM_Password"

# 定义文件传输参数
$fileTransferSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.GuestFileManagerFileTransferSpec
$fileTransferSpec.SourceFilePath = "C:\Local_Workstation\your-archive.zip" # 本地文件路径
$fileTransferSpec.DestinationFilePath = "C:\Guest_VM\Temp\your-archive.zip" # Guest内目标路径
$fileTransferSpec.Overwrite = $true

# 获取GuestFileManager服务并执行文件复制
$guestFileManager = Get-CIServiceInstance | Get-CIView -Id GuestFileManager
$guestFileManager.CopyFileToGuest($targetVM.MoRef, $guestAuth, $fileTransferSpec)

3. 在Guest中执行脚本（替代Invoke-VMScript） #

同样利用Guest Operations API to run scripts inside the guest. This works for both Windows (PowerShell) and Linux (bash) VMs:

# 定义脚本执行参数（Windows示例）
$scriptSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.GuestProgramSpec
$scriptSpec.ProgramPath = "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
$scriptSpec.Arguments = "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File C:\Guest_VM\Temp\UnpackAndExecute.ps1"

# 获取GuestProcessManager服务并启动脚本
$guestProcessManager = Get-CIServiceInstance | Get-CIView -Id GuestProcessManager
$processId = $guestProcessManager.StartProgramInGuest($targetVM.MoRef, $guestAuth, $scriptSpec)

# 可选：等待脚本执行完成并检查结果
do {
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
    $processStatus = $guestProcessManager.ListProcessesInGuest($targetVM.MoRef, $guestAuth, @($processId))
} while ($processStatus[0].EndTime -eq $null)

Write-Host "脚本执行退出码: $($processStatus[0].ExitCode)"

关键注意事项 #

• VMware Tools: Ensure VMware Tools is installed and running on the guest VM—this is required for all guest operations.
• Permissions: Your Cloud account needs permissions like GuestOperations.Modify, GuestOperations.Execute, and VirtualMachine.Config.CD to perform these actions.
• Linux Adjustments: For Linux guests, update the ProgramPath to /bin/bash and adjust file paths/arguments to match the Linux environment.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Rob Davis