VMM Command Shell

The VMM command shell is built on Microsoft Windows PowerShell, an administrator-focused interactive command-line shell and scripting platform that is integrated into the Windows platform. The VMM command shell is installed with the VMM Administrator Console. Administrators can use the VMM command shell as an alternative to, or in addition to, the Administrator Console for centralized management of the physical and virtual system infrastructure. Anything that can be done in the Administrator Console can be done using the VMM command shell. The Administrator Console even enables you to view the command shell commands that the console will run before actually executing them.

The command shell provides commands (called cmdlets, ...

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