Sample Scripts for Managing the vSphere Automation API with VMware PowerCLI

To help you get started with VMware PowerCLI, this chapter provides a set of sample scripts that illustrate basic and advanced tasks with the vSphere Automation API.

PowerCLI exposes the vSphere Automation API on a low level with the help of the Get-CisService cmdlet. The returned vSphere Automation API views are dynamic objects that expose a specific service that you request, and provide helper utilities for instantiating sample values for parameters, obtaining metadata, and so on. For more information, see the vSphere Automation API Reference.