PowerCLI 'loader' function

Start-PowerCLI.ps1

function Start-PowerCLI {

    <#
    .NOTES
        Loads PowerCLI, depending on what version you have installed. Set the default -Version parameter, depending in your environment.
    #>

    [cmdletbinding()]
    param (
        [parameter(Mandatory = $false, Position = 0)]
        [ValidateSet('5', '6')]
        [System.Int32]$Version = 6
    )

    BEGIN {



    } # end BEGIN block

    PROCESS {

        switch ($Version) {

            5 {

                $powerCliSnapins = $null
                $powerCliSnapins = (Get-PSSnapin -Registered | Where-Object { $_.Name -like '*vmware*' }).Name

                foreach ($visnapin in $powerCLI) {

                    try {

                        Write-Verbose -Message "Adding '$visnapin' PSSnapin"
                        Add-PSSnapin -Name $visnapin

                    } catch {

                        Write-Warning -Message "Could not add VMware PSSnapin '$visnapin'"

                    } # end try/catch

                } # end foreach $visnapin

            } # end 5

            6 {

                $powerCliSnapins = $null
                $powerCliSnapins = (Get-PSSnapin -Registered | Where-Object { $_.Name -like '*vmware*' }).Name

                foreach ($visnapin in $powerCliSnapins) {

                    try {

                        Write-Verbose "Adding '$visnapin' PSSnapin"
                        Add-PSSnapin -Name $visnapin

                    } catch {

                        Write-Warning -Message "Could not add VMware PSSnapin '$visnapin'"

                    } # end try/catch

                } # end foreach $visnapin


                $powerCliModules = $null
                $powerCliModules = (Get-Module -List | Where-Object { $_.Name -like '*vmware*' }).Name

                foreach ($vimodule in $powerCliModules) {

                    try {

                        Write-Verbose "Importing '$vimodule' PS Module"
                        Import-Module -Name $vimodule

                    } catch {

                        Write-Warning -Message "Could not import PS Module '$vimodule'"

                    } # end try/catch

                } # end foreach $vimodule

            } # end 6

        } # end switch

    } # end PROCESS block

    END {

    } # end END block

} # end function Start-PowerCLI