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Using View PowerCLI

View PowerCLI provides an easy‐to‐use PowerShell interface to VMware View. You can use the View
PowerCLI cmdlets to perform various administration tasks on View components.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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"Introduction to View PowerCLI" on page 29
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"View PowerCLI Cmdlets" on page 31
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"View PowerCLI Cmdlet Parameters" on page 35
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"Examples of Using View PowerCLI Cmdlets" on page 39

Introduction to View PowerCLI

Windows PowerShell is a command‐line and scripting environment that is designed for Microsoft Windows.
PowerShell uses the .NET object model and provides administrators with management and automation
capabilities. As with any other console environment, you work with PowerShell by running commands, which
are called cmdlets in PowerShell.
VMware View 4.5 includes 45 View PowerCLI cmdlets. You can use these cmdlets in conjunction with the
vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets, which provide an administrative interface to the VMware vSphere product. You
can also use the View PowerCLI cmdlets to examine the configuration of vCenter Servers in VMware View.
The command‐line syntax for the View PowerCLI cmdlets is the same as generic PowerShell syntax. See the
Microsoft documentation for more information about using PowerShell.
The View PowerCLI cmdlets are located in the PowershellServiceCmdlets.dll file in the directory
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Server\bin. This file constitutes the VMware.View.Broker
snapin. The script configuration file for the View PowerCLI cmdlets is named InitViewCmdlets.ps1, and
this file is located in the Extras folder in the View installation directory. You can edit and extend the script to
define cmdlet aliases, to configure the environment, or to set startup actions.

Start the PowerShell Console with View PowerCLI Loaded

You can run the View PowerCLI cmdlets directly on a View Connections Server host that has the following
software installed.
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VMware View 4.5 or later
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Microsoft .NET framework
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Windows PowerShell 1.0
To use the View PowerCLI cmdlets to change the configuration of View, you must be logged into a View
Connection Server instance as a user in a role with sufficient privileges, such as the Administrators role. If your
role is a read‐only role, you cannot update configuration data. For more information, see the VMware View
Administrator's Guide.
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