Convert PowerCLI ESXi 5.0 thick eager lazy zero at Z fails

Greetings...

PowerCLI version 5.0

5.0 U2 ESXi hosts

vCenter 5.5


I'm moving virtual machines from a data store and change of type of disc to thick on zero eager lazy to zero. The following script keeps failing.


Any ideas? or point me to the discussion that can help here please?


$DST = get-Datastore-name XXDC_41

# Define target VM and the disk target

$Disk = get-VM-name vCO - x 01 | Get-hard drive - name "disk 1".

Together-hard drive - disk hard $Disk - Datastore $DST - StorageFormat eagerZeroedThick - confirm: $false


Together-hard drive: cannot bind parameter 'StorageFormat '. Cannot convert value 'eagerZeroedThick' type

"VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.VirtualDevice.VirtualDiskStorageFormat". Error: "impossible to match the identifier name eagerZeroedThick a"

invalid name of the enumerator.  ' Specify the following enumerator names and try again: Thin2GB, thick, Thick2GB, Thin.

In PowerCLI 5.0 in thick format zero eager was not a supported option. There is the 5.0 doc)

( https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/PowerCLI50/html/Set-HardDisk.html) display without option of EagerZeroedThick. PowerCLI version 5.5 or later EagerZeroedThick was available)

( https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/PowerCLI55/html/Set-HardDisk.html)

If you can I suggest that you upgrade to 5.8 PowerCLI (works perfectly with vCenter 5.5 and 5.5 VUM) and then you'll get what you need and can be used with your 5.0 hosts without any problem. 6.0 is the last, but the Crossover components are version specific (i.e. 6.0 Update Manager for PowerCLI can not handle the VUM 5.5).

Otherwise, you will need to use the underlying API rather than the easier to use cmdlets

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