Windows PowerShell is based on object-oriented programming and the Microsoft .NET Framework Class Library. An object contains the following types of data:
Object type
Methods
Properties
VMM objects can be used to manipulate data and take specific actions. Properties contain information about the state of an object. Methods are actions that you can perform on the item that an object represents. Methods can return data.
To be able to use the VMM PowerShell module, you must first ensure that it is already installed.
In order to install VMM Windows PowerShell, you need to install the VMM console. If you have already installed the VMM console, you don't need to install it again. For more information on installing the VMM console, see the Installing the VMM console recipe in Chapter 2, Installing SCVMM 2012.