How to Open the Command Shell from the All Programs Menu

You can open the Virtual Machine Manager command shell from the same menu that you use to open the Administrator Console.

To open the Virtual Machine Manager command shell from All Programs

Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007, and then click Windows PowerShell – Virtual Machine Manager.
When the command shell opens:
1. Confirm that the Virtual Machine Manager snap-in has loaded by typing the following command at the command prompt:
```
Get-Help Get-VMMServer
```
  If a help topic about the Virtual Machine Manager cmdlet Get-VMMServer is displayed, the Virtual Machine Manager snap-in is loaded. (You can substitute any Virtual Machine Manager cmdlet for Get-VMMServer.)
2. Confirm that you can view a list of all Virtual Machine Manager cmdlets by typing the following command (all on one line) at the command prompt:
```
Get-Command -PSSnapin Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager
```

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