CIM via PowerShell

Getting Started

The PowerShell components required (below), are only capable of being installed on Windows 6 and later (Vista, Win2k8, Windows 7). Windows XP and Windows 2003 are not capable of performing the remoting features required in order to be able to support WinRM (although this may change in future releases). See PowerShell Installed Version in order to determine what version of Powershell you have installed currently.

• Windows 2008 only - Windows 7 and Win2k8 R2 are shipped with these already installed
  • Windows PowerShell 2.0 (CTP3/RTM)
  • WinRM 2.0 (CTP3/RTM)

Useful Commands

New-WSManSessionOption

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd819512.aspx
• Creates a WSMan Session option hashtable which can be passed into WSMan cmdlets

Get-WSManInstance

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd819521.aspx
• Retrieves an instance of a management resource that is specified by a resource URI

Get-View

• Gets a vSphere .net object view

AcquireCimServicesTicket

• http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk25pubs/ReferenceGuide/vim.HostSystem.html
• Creates and returns a one-time credential used to establish a remote connection to a CIM interface
• HostServiceTicket = ManagedObjectReference.AcquireCimServicesTicket()
  • Managed Object Reference - http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk25pubs/ReferenceGuide/vmodl.ManagedObjectReference.html