Load PowerCLI into PoweShell ISE

function Load-PowerCLI

{

    Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

    Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Vds

    . "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-PowerCLIEnvironment.ps1"

} 

Once execute you may connect to your vSphere using the following command:

Connect-VIServer -Server "Server"

 Replace the "Server" with your vSphere address / hostname,

You will receive a prompt for user name and password -

For some reason, since we are using the ISE interface we need to switch to the new PS-Drive created for us, in order to run PowerCLI commands.

cd vi:\

you may check your connection to the vSphere using a PowerCLI command, example -

get-vm
 

Enjoy!