While learning something new, you always have to learn the basics first. In this chapter, you will learn some basic PowerShell and PowerCLI concepts. Knowing these concepts will make it easier for you to learn the advanced topics. We will cover the following topics in this chapter:
Using the
Get-Command
,Get-Help
, andGet-Member
cmdletsUsing providers and PSDrives
Using arrays and hash tables
Creating calculated properties
Using raw API objects with
ExtensionData
orGet-View
Extending PowerCLI objects with the
New-VIProperty
cmdletWorking with vSphere folders