VCF PowerCLI 9.0 now includes a module called VMware.Sdk.Vsphere, this modules contains auto-generated cmdlets to support vSphere Public APIs. Use can use this post as a quick reference guide.

Connecting to a vCenter Instance with Local Credentials

1. Start a PowerShell session.

2. Connect to a vCenter instance using local credentials by running the following command:

Connect-VIServer -Server sfo-m01-vc01.sfo.rainpole.io -Username administrator@vsphere.local -Password VMw@re1!VMw@re1!

3. Once connected the following information is stored in $global:DefaultVIServer.

Name    : sfo-m01-vc01.sfo.rainpole.io
Port    : 443
User    VSPHERE.LOCAL\Administrator

4. Disconnect from a vCenter instance by running the following command:

Disconnect-VIServer -Server sfo-m01-vc01.sfo.rainpole.io

NOTE

The VMware.Sdk.Vsphere module contains a lot of cmdlets which do not display well in a blog post so for this module you can view the commands within relevant text files located on my GitHub repository.

Display All vCenter GET Command Details

1. Start a PowerShell session.

2. Display all GET cmdlets supported in VMware.Sdk.Vsphere by running the following command:

Get-vSphereOperation -Method Get | Select-Object CommandInfo, Path, Method

3. To view the output for all GET cmdlets in VMware.Sdk.Vsphere see VMware.Sdk.Vsphere.GET.txt.

Display All vCenter POST Command Details

1. Start a PowerShell session.

2. Display all POST cmdlets supported in VMware.Sdk.Vsphere by running the following command:

Get-vSphereOperation -Method Post | Select-Object CommandInfo, Path, Method

3. To view the output for all POST cmdlets in VMware.Sdk.Vsphere see VMware.Sdk.Vsphere.POST.txt.

Display All vCenter PUT Command Details

1. Start a PowerShell session.

2. Display all PUT cmdlets supported in VMware.Sdk.Vsphere by running the following command:

Get-vSphereOperation -Method Put | Select-Object CommandInfo, Path, Method

3. To view the output for all PUT cmdlets in VMware.Sdk.Vsphere see VMware.Sdk.Vsphere.PUT.txt.

Display All vCenter PATCH Command Details

1. Start a PowerShell session.

2. Display all PATCH cmdlets supported in VMware.Sdk.Vsphere by running the following command:

Get-vSphereOperation -Method Patch | Select-Object CommandInfo, Path, Method

3. To view the output for all PATCH cmdlets in VMware.Sdk.Vsphere see VMware.Sdk.Vsphere.PATCH.txt.

Display All vCenter DELETE Command Details

1. Start a PowerShell session.
2. Display all DELETE cmdlets supported in VMware.Sdk.Vsphere by running the following command:

Get-vSphereOperation -Method Delete | Select-Object CommandInfo, Path, Method

3. To view the output for all DELETE cmdlets in VMware.Sdk.Vsphere see VMware.Sdk.Vsphere.DELETE.txt.