The vSphere PowerCLI list of cmdlets includes the Get-View and Get-VIObjectByVIView cmdlets, which enable access to vSphere PowerCLI views from .NET.

To find more information about vSphere PowerCLI views, see vSphere PowerCLI Views.

Using the vSphere PowerCLI views cmdlets for low-level VMware vSphere management requires some knowledge of both PowerShell scripting and the VMware vSphere APIs.