Get-VIObjectByVIView
This cmdlet converts a vSphere View object to a VIObject using the object ID provided by the MoRef parameter. If the View object is a ServiceInstance, you cannot convert it to a VIObject.
Syntax
-VIView
<ViewBase[]>
[CommonParameters]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
ViewBase[] | named |
|
Specifies the vSphere .NET View object you want to convert to a VMware PowerCLI object. |
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
ManagedObjectReference[] | named |
|
Specifies the managed object ID, obtained from a property of another managed object or a view. | optional |
|
VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Types.V1.VIObject
Examples
Example 1
$view = Get-VM VM | Stop-VM | Get-View
$vm = Get-VIObjectByVIView $view | Start-VM
Gets the VM virtual machine, stops it, and gets its view object. Then, the command gets the virtual machine object using the Get-VIObjectByVIView cmdlet and starts the VM virtual machine.
