Use-PowerCLIContext

This cmdlet initializes a PowerShell runspace with a PowerCLI execution context retrieved from another PowerShell runspace.When you use VMware PowerCLI in PowerShell runspaces you have two options.The first option is to import your connections manually, for example, a vCenter Server system connection, and pass them to the corresponding cmdlets using the Server parameter.The second option is to use the Get-PowerCLIContext () cmdlet to retrieve VMware PowerCLI execution context and then use the [Use-PowerCLIContext]()cmdlet prior to using VMware PowerCLI cmdlets in the new PowerShell runspace.

Syntax

Output

Examples

Example 1

Use-PowerCLIContext -PowerCLIContext $context

Initializes the current PowerShell runspace with the $context execution context.

Example 2

$context = Get-PowerCLIContext
1..5 | ForEach-Object -Parallel {
   Use-PowerCLIContext -PowerCLIContext $using:context
   New-VM -Name "MyVM_$_" -VMHost (Get-VMHost 'MyVMHost') -MemoryMB 128 -DiskMB 256
}

Retrieves the current PowerCLI execution context and initializes each new PowerShell runspace created by ForEach-Object -Parallel.

Related Commands

PowerCLIConfiguration

This cmdlet retrieves the VMware PowerCLI proxy configuration and default servers policy.

This cmdlet modifies the VMware PowerCLI configuration.

PowerCLIContext

This cmdlet retrieves the VMware PowerCLI execution context which you can use to simplify the use of PowerCLI in PowerShell runspaces.

This cmdlet initializes a PowerShell runspace with a PowerCLI execution context retrieved from another PowerShell runspace.

PowerCLIVersion

This cmdlet retrieves the versions of the installed PowerCLI snapins.