how to install vmware CLI govc on Linux

learn how to install vmware CLI govc on Linux

head over the project page and download the binary file

1. project link https://github.com/vmware/govmomi/tree/master/govc

2. release page https://github.com/vmware/govmomi/releases

3. find a binary file according to your OS's need

4. for me govc_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz

5. wget -c "link you have"

Extract the .tar.gz file and install it

1. tar -xzf govc_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz

2. chmod +x govc

3. sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 gove /usr/local/bin/govc

Assign related variables

1. export GOVC_URL=https://192.168.1.252 your EXSi endpoint

2. export GOVC_USERNAME=root the user name we have access with

3. export GOVC_PASSWORD=4NQbHZtBmCkfYqR9 our password

4. export GOVC_INSECURE=true disable SSL validation , useful when we run ESXi locally

we can have these for variables in /etc/environment

run the command govc

govc ls