VMware PowerCLI does not run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

The PowerCLI Core modules, currently a beta-offering

    PowerCLI Core
    https://labs.vmware.com/flings/powercli-core

do not run on RHEL7 but fail with the error

The libcurl library in use (7.29.0) and its SSL backend 
("NSS/3.21 Basic ECC") do not support custom handling of certificates. A libcurl built with OpenSSL is required.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • libcurl
  • VMWare PowerCLI

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