VApp Category
Cmdlets are usually implemented around resource operations. The four basic operations are CREATE, READ, UPDATE and DELETE. This set of operations is known as CRUD. Most of the cmdlets support CRUD which are respectively cmdlets that start with the New/Get/Set/Remove cmdlet verbs but they also may have additional operations.
Step 1: Retrieve a object by running a Get command
You can READ objects by using Get-VApp cmdlet.
Step 2: Run commands from the CRUD group
You can CREATE objects by using New-VApp cmdlet. You can UPDATE objects by using Set-VApp cmdlet. See example below:Get-VApp -Name MyTestVApp1 | Set-VApp -CpuSharesLevel Low -MemSharesLevel Normal
You can REMOVE objects by using Remove-VApp cmdlet.
Step 3: Explore More Related Commands:
Export-VApp | This cmdlet exports a vApp or a single virtual machine to the specified destination. |
Import-VApp | This cmdlet imports OVF (Open Virtualization Format) and OVA packages. The package can contain a virtual appliance or a virtual machine. |
Move-VApp | This cmdlet moves the specified virtual appliances to a new location. |
Start-VApp | This cmdlet starts vApps. |
Stop-VApp | This cmdlet stops vApps. |