PowerCLI About Articles
You can learn more about some PowerCLI concepts and features from the built-in help articles named about articles. You can access them through a running PowerCLI process.
Running Help
About_* lists all built-in PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI about articles.
| Article Title | Command | Article Description |
|---|---|---|
| Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) | Help
About_CEIP
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Provides information about VMware's Customer Experience Improvement Program ("CEIP"). |
| Handling Invalid Certificates | Help
About_Invalid_Certificates
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When you connect to a server, VMware PowerCLI checks if the server certificate is valid. If the certificate is not trusted for this server, by default, VMware PowerCLI fails to connect to the server. |
| Object-by-Name (OBN) | Help About_OBN
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To help you save time and effort, PowerCLI lets you select objects by their names. |
| VMware PowerCLI Objects | Help
About_PowerCLI_Objects
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For their input and output, the PowerCLI cmdlets use a set of .NET types that reside in the VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types namespace. |
| Using the RunAsync Parameter | Help
About_RunAsync
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When you set the RunAsync parameter, you indicate that you want to run the cmdlet asynchronously. |
| Authenticating with a vCenter Server System or a VMware Cloud Director Server | Help
About_Server_Authentication
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To authenticate with vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Director servers, you can provide a user name and password through the User and Password parameters, or a PSCredential object through the Credential parameter. |
| Unique Identifiers for PowerCLI Objects (UID) | Help About_UID
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You can uniquely identify a PowerCLI object on a server or across multiple servers by providing its UID. |
| Datastore Provider (VimDatastore) | Help
About_VimDatastore
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The Datastore Provider (VimDatastore) provides a filesystem-style view and access to the contents of datastores. |
| LicenseDataManager | Help
About_LicenseDataManager
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The LicenseDataManager component lets you extend the vCenter Server inventory with license data. |