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• PowerCLI Invoke-VMScript re - ip guest - how to get the variable hostname comments

  I run the following script as a task Post-Power-we a re - ip our VMs after that MRS. them rocking.  I was able to run this script successfully without the variable hostname of comments (in the test, he runs a script by test VM with the hostname assigned...), but I'm stumped on how to get comments variablized according to the machine's host name works on, it will take the host name and use it in the GuestUser variable and the command - VM.  I tried the bold part, but it does not work.

  $srv = Connect-VIServer 10.0.0.10 - administrator of the username-password password

  $Hostname = (get-wmiobject win32_computersystem). Name

  $script = "%windir%\system32\cmd.exe/c c:\dr\drIPsettings.bat".

  $HostUser = "root".

  $HostPassword = "password"

  $GuestUser = ' $Hostname\Administrator '.

  $GuestPassword = "password"

  $ScriptType = "bat".

  SE connect-VIServer 10.0.0.10 - Session $srv. SessionID

  Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $script - VM $Hostname - HostUser $HostUser - HostPassword $HostPassword - GuestUser $GuestUser - GuestPassword $GuestPassword - ScriptType $ScriptType

  Thank you!

  How you code the - VM on the Invoke-VMScript cmdlet parameter, it seems that Displayname of the guest is the same as the host name.

  Can't you just use a loop on guests and then use the displayname property

  $script = "%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\dr\drIPsettings.bat"
  $HostUser = "root"
  $HostPassword = "password"
  $GuestPassword = "password"
  $ScriptType = "bat"
  
  Get-VM | %{
     $GuestUser = $_.Name + "\Administrator"
     Invoke-VMScript -ScriptText $script -VM $_ -HostUser $HostUser -HostPassword $HostPassword -GuestUser $GuestUser -GuestPassword $GuestPassword -ScriptType $ScriptType
  }
  

  You can encode the Get - VM with more specific selection criteria or use a Where-Object after the Get - VM.

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• invoke vmscript question?

  Hello world

  I have a command that I can run on RHEL to edit the file/etc/hosts. It works very well for me in the comments, and I'm trying to run from powercli (on a number of virtual machines). The command is (I didn't write it but it works well):

  sed-i"s/127.0.1.1/'ifconfig | grep 25.109 | AWK '{print $2} ' | ' Cup-c 6-17 ' / g ' / etc/hosts

  The problem is that if I run it in the usual place in 'invoke-vmnscript' I get an error which I think is all the formatting, etc. So I tried to create a variable of the chain of command, but this doesn't; t seem to work either. I'm probably missing something simple, if you can spot it please help! Scripts below:

  Thanks in advance

  Steve

  Invoke-VMScript - VM test-073 - ScriptText "sed-i" s/127.0.1.1/'ifconfig | grep 25.109 | AWK '{print $2} ' | "" Cut-c 6-17 ' / g ' / etc/hosts "GuestPassword - root password - GuestUser

  The term 'grep' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or an executable program. Check the spelling of the name,

  or if a path has been included, check that the path is correct, and then try again.

  C:\Scripts\test01.ps1:3 tank: 80

  + - VM call-VMScript test-073 - ScriptText "sed-i" s/127.0.1.1/'ifconfig | grep < < < < 25.109 | AWK '{print $2} ' | ' Cup-c 6-17 ' / g ' / e

  TC/hosts"- GuestUser - GuestPassword password

  + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: (grep:String)], CommandNotFoundException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: CommandNotFoundException

  ------------------------------------------

  "$changeip =" "-i sed ' s/127.0.1.1/'ifconfig | grep 25.109 | AWK '{print $2} ' | ' "Cut-c 6-17 ' / g ' / etc/hosts" '

  Invoke-VMScript - VM test-073 - "$changeip" - GuestUser - GuestPassword root password ScriptText

  Unexpected token ' {' in expression or statement.}

  C:\Scripts\test01.ps1:3 tank: 67

  ' + $changeip = ""-i sed ' s/127.0.1.1/'ifconfig | grep 25.109 | AWK ' {< < < < print $2}' | ' "Cut-c 6-17 ' / g ' / etc/hosts" '

  + CategoryInfo: ParserError: ({: String})], ParseException exception

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: UnexpectedToken

  ------------------------------------------

  I just noticed that PowerCLI me connect to a session bash with my session locale Powershell and not my Linux default en_US. Locale to UTF-8, which changes the output of the ifconfig and following string manipulation. Make sure that you are not affected by that (local execution with VMScript Invoke).

  Also, I forgot escape to the ' $' in my previous post.

  I don't know why, but when I use the rating of $(command) instead of sticking the hose between backticks, the sed command ifconfig works very well for me. If not using 'command' your example somehow leads to awk do not print anything in my case. Then try this:

  Invoke-VMScript - VM test-073 - ScriptText "sed-i ' ' s/127.0.1.1/'$(ifconfig | grep 25.109 | AWK ' {print ' $2}' | "(cut-c 6-17)/g ' ' / etc/hosts" GuestPassword - root password - GuestUser

  (, Are Btw you sure that you want to replace 127.0.1.1?)

  With my IP/file settings adjusted, it works fine:

  Invoke-VMScript -VM $vm -ScriptText "LANG=en_US.UTF-8; cat /home/user/hosts.txt; sed `"s/127.0.0.1/`$(/sbin/ifconfig | grep 5.21 | awk '{print `$2}' | cut -c 6-17)/g`" /home/user/hosts.txt" -GuestCredential $cred
  
  ScriptOutput
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |  # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
  |  # that require network functionality will fail.
  |  127.0.0.1        localhost.localdomain localhost
  |  ::1        localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
  |  10.50.5.21    somehost.local somehost
  
  |  # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
  |  # that require network functionality will fail.
  |  10.50.5.21        localhost.localdomain localhost
  |  ::1        localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
  |  10.50.5.21    somehost.local somehost
   
  

• Invoke VMScript - Bash script gives err

  Script to check if all NFS mounts are ok post below, I restart the virtual machine.

  ====

  cat/etc/fstab. grep - v "#" | grep nfs | AWK '{print $2} ' | sort >/tmp/fstab_nfs_mount

  cat/proc/mounts | grep - v "#" | grep - v CPP | grep nfs | AWK '{print $2} ' | grep - v nfsd. sort >/tmp/proc_nfs_mount

  ffnm = "/ tmp/fstab_nfs_mount".

  NDFP = "/ tmp/proc_nfs_mount".

  If diff $ffnm $pfnm > / dev/null; then

  echo "' NFS mounts all are mounted in the sense. :)) '"

  / usr/bin/logger "' NFS mounts all are mounted in the sense. :)) '"

  on the other

  echo "seems all NFS mounts are not mounted properlyy: ().

  / usr/bin/logger ' seems all NFS mounts are not mounted correctly: ().

  FI

  ====

  It works well on the RHEL box by operating directly

  Now I'm passing it with Invoke-VMScript

  ===

  Foreach ($line in $csv)

  {

  "$script = @".

  cat/etc/fstab. grep - v "#" | grep nfs | AWK '{print $2} ' | sort >/tmp/fstab_nfs_mount

  cat/proc/mounts | grep - v "#" | grep - v CPP | grep nfs | AWK '{print $2} ' | grep - v nfsd. sort >/tmp/proc_nfs_mount

  ffnm = "/ tmp/fstab_nfs_mount".

  NDFP = "/ tmp/proc_nfs_mount".

  If diff $ffnm $pfnm > / dev/null; then

  echo "' NFS mounts all are mounted in the sense. :)) '"

  / usr/bin/logger "' NFS mounts all are mounted in the sense. :)) '"

  on the other

  echo "seems all NFS mounts are not mounted properlyy: ().

  / usr/bin/logger ' seems all NFS mounts are not mounted correctly: ().

  FI

  "@

  $report = call VMScript VM - $($line.vm) - $user - GuestPassword $pass - $script ScriptText GuestUser

  $report. ScriptOutput

  }

  ===

  I was wrong

  diff: operand missing after "diff".

  diff: Try ' diff--help ' for more information.

  Seems that all NFS mounts are not mounted properlyy

  =

  What is lacking?

  Thank you

  Try changing the inline string delimiters of @ «...» "@ to @ «...» » @.

  I suspect it's a question quoting.

• Invoke VMScript

  Hello

  We use ubuntu 12. / 14. LTS for certain Services. For the first time, I want to call vmscript allows you to configure the basics of systems operations - such as network adapter configuration. If I call invoke-vmscript with the credentials of comments i get the error: "Operation not permitted". The error is known because I call it as a normal user and not as sudo.

  The ScriptText is easy: ifconfig eth0 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up

  How is it possible that I have called this ScriptText as sudo via PowerCli?

  Hello

  You can do this in the following way:

  Invoke-VMScript - VM - ScriptText "sudo-u root ifconfig eth0 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up ' - GuestUser - GuestPassword

  But don't forget the next point. You won't be able to run it successfully, if it takes the password of VMScript. In this case, you will get the following error:

  sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified

  Cause there will be no available TTYS to request password inside the Linux OS. If you need to add the user to the Sudoers file with NOPASSWD option so that it will not ask for any password. For example, if the user is user1 then I'll add the following line in the sudoers file.

  username ALL = NOPASSWD: /fullpath/to/command, /fullpath/to/othercommand

  for example

  user1 ALL = NOPASSWD: /sbin/poweroff, /sbin/start, /sbin/stop

  Or if you want to give permission to all orders then:

  User1 = (ALL) ALL NOPASSWD: ALL

  So if's already done it in the sudoers file, then the command will work.

  Please let me know if you find any problems

• Invoke VMScript blocks PowerCLI

  I try to get VMScript Invoke to work.  At present, the following accidents PowerCLI is a most ungraceous way.  Clues as to why?

  $oVMCred = get-Credential

  Invoke-VMScript - VM myvm GuestCredential - $oVMCred - Confim: $false - ScriptText 'c:\tmp\TestVMScript.ps1 '.

  The script running has Write-Host inside 2 lines.

  The Invoke-VMScript cmdlet is not supported on W2K8 R2 Release Notes.

  That seems to be confirmed by your comments.

• Is Invoke-VMscript in PowerCLI 4.1.1 still needs special privileges on the ESX hosts, as in previous versions?

  Is Invoke-VMscript in PowerCLI 4.1.1 still needs special privileges on the ESX hosts, as in previous versions?
  With powercli 4.1 I never knew how to use Invoke-VMscript without using the credentials of the account root ESX, which is not to go.

  For ESX 4.1 and later, it's "Virtual Machine.Interaction.Acquire comments control Ticket.

  For ESX 4.0 and earlier versions, it's 'Virtual Machine.Interaction.Console Interaction.

• Invoke VMScript write-progress not released

  Hi all

  For the last few weeks, I'm building a deployment based on Excel-entry script.

  Basiclly to process goes like this;

  -you fill an excel file with all kinds of CPU, MEM, space drive, but also if you want to install IIS or SQL.

  -When you start the script, the system reads all this excel sheet cells and fills in the variable using PowerCLI.

  -PowerCLi then creates the computer virtual, based on your input.

  -Once the VM is created, there is only 1 file that will gets execution by invoke-vmscript.

  This line looks like.

  Invoke-VMScript - vm $VMName - ScriptText "Powershell.exe - ExecutionPolicy bypass - c:\PSScripts\StartConfiguration.ps1 of the file" GuestUser - administrator - GuestPassword *.

  It's a powershell script that will make a loop through a folder containing all sorts of PS-scripts. I do this so I have a modular deployment script.

  PS-scripts on the local computer virtual have writing and writing-exit courses, but I don't see them in my hand-console. The one where I started this...

  When I run the on my virtual machine itself, I see the progress bar and the out.

  How can I get what I see progress in my main screen to work?

  Moreover, I also tried running a file (with the progress-bar,...) with vmscript invoke, but does not

  Looks like my call vmscript;

  Invoke-VMScript - vm $VMName - ScriptText "Powershell.exe - ExecutionPolicy bypass - c:\PSScripts\001-WAN-LAN_networkconfig.ps1 of the file" GuestUser - administrator - GuestPassword *.

  Hope someone knows.

  Best regards

  Dave

  The Invoke-VMScript cmdlet uses the methods GuestOperationsManager to run a command on or copy files to/from the guest OS.

  For this, he uses the VMware Tools interface.

  In short, when you use Invoke-VMscript to run a PowerShell script inside a guest, what happens in the background is this:

  • Copy the script / command in OS invited
  • Run the script/command of the copied file
  • capture the result in a file
  • Copy the file with the output to the caller of Invoke-VMScript

  The Write-Progress output is in a stream that is not captured by the above process, so you do not get this output on the side of the appellant.

  On a sidenote, the Invoke-VMScript isn't a kind interactive session.

  If you want to see progress on the calling station, you will have to go to Remote PowerShell Sessions.

• invoke vmscript questions

  I have a hash containing the data on the drive, the key is the number of the disk and values are (in order of size, drive letter and datastore)

  $datahash

  Name	Value
  ----	-----
  2	{3, q, datastore1}
  1	{4, f, datastore2}
  0	{, 40 c, datastore3}

  I am trying to partition the disks through powercli, but I do not know $datahash is actually pushed to the remote server

  $script = @'

  $NumDisks = (get-Wmiobject-class "Win32_DiskDrive") .count

  for ($CurrentDisk = 1; $CurrentDisk; $NumDisks - gt $CurrentDisk ++)

  {

  out-file c:\diskpartscript$currentdisk.txt-encodage ASCII - InputObject "select disk $CurrentDisk 'r' n 'drive online r' noerr n attributes disk clear readonly clean n 'r' n'r ' create partition primary format fs = ntfs quick 'r' n n'r ' assign letter = $datahash [$currentdisk] [1].

  DiskPart /s c:\diskpartscript$currentdisk.txt

  }

  '@

  Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $script - VM $displayname - GuestCredential $localadmincreds - scripttype powershell

  When I check c:\diskpartscript$currentdisk.txt to the drive letter section I see the following:

  Select disk 1

  online drive noerr

  attributes disk clear readonly

  clean

  create the primary partition

  format fs = ntfs quick

  assign letter = [1] [1]

  Where to assign letter should have in this case 'f'

  $datahash is not pushed to the script block, or something?

  There are just a few simple rules for a substitution of variables in strings here-string.

  For example

  $u = 2

  "$t1 = @".

  Value $u

  "@

  $t2 = @'

  Value $u

  '@

  "$t3 = @".

  Value ' $u

  "@

  $t1

  $t2

  $t3

  • $t1, a string in double quotes, this is the variable gets replaced
  • $t2, a here string with single quotes, no substitution of variables will be
  • In $t3, a string in double quotes, here avoid us the substitution of $u by escaping (backtick) the sign $

• Can't run in parallel Invoke VMScript

  Hi all!

  I create script that convert model VM, and then run VMs converted, then Invoke VMScript. After that my script restart, stop this VMs and VMs convert to patterns.

  
  

  All operations of this I have run in parallel mode of powershell.

  
  

  But when my script tries to run Invoke-VMScript in parallel mode , my script freezes on this operation. I see only - 'Inline Script runniung'

  
  

  But if I open one of the virtual machines, I see my local script on the VM run command and it's done.

  In VM events, I see the same, command done VMScript Invoke.

  
  

  How to solve this problem? What I've done wrong?

  
  

  Thanks in advance!

  
  

  My script:

  
  

  function Load-PowerCLI

  {

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Vds

  }

  Load-PowerCLI

  # Connect to Vcenter

  $vcenter = "vcenter.domain.local"

  function Connect to Vcenter

  {

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $vcenter

  }

  SE connect Vcenter

  function Unload-PowerCLI

  {

  Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Vds - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  }

  # Download the list template

  Function Get-FolderFromPath

  {

  (param

  [String] $Path

  )

  $chunks = $Path.Split('\')

  $root = get-View - VIObject (Get-file-name $chunks [0])

  If (-$pas?) {return}

  $chunks [1.. $chunks. Count] | % {

  $chunk = $_

  $child = $root. ChildEntity |? {$_. Type - eq "File"} |? {(Get-Folder-id ("{0}-{1}»-f ($_.)"))} Type $_. (Value))). Name - eq $chunk}

  If ($child - eq $null) {throw "File '$chunk' not found"}

  $root = get-View - VIObject (Get-Folder-Id ("{0}-{1}" f ($child. ")) Type, $child. Value)))

  If (-$pas?) {return}

  }

  return (Get-Folder-Id ("{0}-{1}" f ($root. ")) MoRef.Type, $root. MoRef.Value)))

  }

  $Templateslist = (get-FolderFromPath-path 'DC\Templates\Windows' |) Get-model? ({$_.name - eq 'TEST'}). name

  $Templateslist

  # Convert templates of virtual machines

  workflow convert-models-to-vm {}

  (param

  [string []] models of $,.

  [string] $vcenter,

  [string] $session,

  [string] $user,.

  [string] $pass

  )

  for each-parallel ($template in $templates)

  {

  $run = {InlineScript

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $Using: vcenter-Session $Using: session

  Entire-Template - Template $Using: model ToVM.

  Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  }

  $run

  }

  }

  Convert-models-to-vm - $Templateslist - vcenter $vcenter models - session $global: DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret

  # PowerOn VMs

  workflow poweron-vms {}

  (param

  [string []] models of $,.

  [string] $vcenter,

  [string] $session,

  [string] $user,.

  [string] $pass

  )

  for each-parallel ($vm in $templates)

  {

  $run = {InlineScript

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $Using: vcenter-Session $Using: session

  Start-VM - VM $Using: vm | Waiting-Tools

  Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  }

  $run

  }

  }

  PowerOn-vms-models $Templateslist - vcenter $vcenter - session $global: DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret

  # Wait 1 minute

  sleep of the 1960s

  # Run the command update Script

  {of workflow run-update

  (param

  [string []] models of $,.

  [string] $vcenter,

  [string] $session,

  [string] $script,

  [string] $guestuser,

  [string] $guestpass

  )

  for each-parallel ($vm in $templates)

  {

  $run = {InlineScript

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $Using: vcenter-Session $Using: session

  Invoke VMScript - ScriptText ' $Using: script "-VM" $Using: vm "-Server" $Using: vcenter '-GuestUser ' $Using: guestuser '-GuestPassword ' $Using: guestpass»

  Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  }

  $run

  }

  }

  $script = "c:\update.ps1".

  $guestuser = "administrator."

  $guestpass = "myPASS".

  Run-update - $Templateslist - vcenter $vcenter models - session $global: DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret - $script - $guestuser guestuser - guestpass $guestpass script

  # Restart virtual machines

  workflow restart-vms {}

  (param

  [string []] models of $,.

  [string] $vcenter,

  [string] $session,

  [string] $user,.

  [string] $pass

  )

  for each-parallel ($vm in $templates)

  {

  $run = {InlineScript

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $Using: vcenter-Session $Using: session

  Restart-VMGuest - VM $Using: vm | Waiting-Tools

  Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  }

  $run

  }

  }

  restart vms models $Templateslist - vcenter $vcenter - session $global: DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret

  stop # VMs

  workflow stop-vms {}

  (param

  [string []] models of $,.

  [string] $vcenter,

  [string] $session,

  [string] $user,.

  [string] $pass

  )

  for each-parallel ($vm in $templates)

  {

  $run = {InlineScript

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $Using: vcenter-Session $Using: session

  Stop-VMGuest - VM "$Using: vm '-confirm: $false

  Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  }

  $run

  }

  }

  stop-vms-models $Templateslist - vcenter $vcenter - session $global: DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret

  sleep 120

  # Convert models of virtual machines

  {to convert vm-to-model of workflow

  (param

  [string []] models of $,.

  [string] $vcenter,

  [string] $session,

  [string] $user,.

  [string] $pass

  )

  for each-parallel ($template in $templates)

  {

  $run = {InlineScript

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $Using: vcenter-Session $Using: session

  Set-VM - VM "$Using: model"-ToTemplate-confirm: $false

  Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  }

  $run

  }

  }

  Convert-vm-to-models - models $Templateslist - vcenter $vcenter - session $global: DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret

  Unload PowerCLI

  The problem in this part:

  {of workflow run-update

  (param

  [string []] models of $,.

  [string] $vcenter,

  [string] $session,

  [string] $script,

  [string] $guestuser,

  [string] $guestpass

  )

  for each-parallel ($vm in $templates)

  {

  $run = {InlineScript

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $Using: vcenter-Session $Using: session

  Invoke VMScript - ScriptText ' $Using: script "-VM" $Using: vm "-Server" $Using: vcenter '-GuestUser ' $Using: guestuser '-GuestPassword ' $Using: guestpass»

  Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  }

  $run

  }

  }

  $script = "c:\update.ps1".

  $guestuser = "administrator."

  $guestpass = "myPASS".

  Run-update - $Templateslist - vcenter $vcenter models - session $global: DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret - $script - $guestuser guestuser - guestpass $guestpass script

  I found the solution!

  I just add this string - $WarningPreference = "SilentlyContinue" in an inline script

  Like this:

  {of workflow run-update

  (param

  [string []] models of $,.

  [string] $vcenter,

  [string] $session,

  [string] $script,

  [string] $guestuser,

  [string] $guestpass

  )

  for each-parallel ($vm in $templates)

  {

  $run = {InlineScript

  $WarningPreference = "SilentlyContinue".

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $Using: vcenter-Session $Using: session

  Invoke VMScript - ScriptText ' $Using: script "-VM" $Using: vm "-Server" $Using: vcenter '-GuestUser ' $Using: guestuser '-GuestPassword ' $Using: guestpass»

  Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  }

  $run

  }

  }

  $script = "c:\update.ps1".

  $guestuser = "administrator."

  $guestpass = "myPASS".

  Run-update - $Templateslist - vcenter $vcenter models - session $global: DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret - $script - $guestuser guestuser - guestpass $guestpass script

• invoke VMScript unable to connect to the remote server

  I have two PCs, two win 7 x 64. PC1 has powercli 5.5 build 3142196 (5.5u2?) and the other who has now updated 6.0.0.7857 (last AFAIK) via VMware PowerCLI - 6.0.0 - 3205540.exe from the downloads section.

  On PC1, I can run the script

  invoke vmscript - ScriptText '(gwmi_win32_computersystem).manufacturer - like ' * vmware * "'-ToolsWaitSecs 45 - VM VMName - guestuser guestacct - guestpassword blablabla".

  and it works very well and gives me a result.

  If I run the same command on PC1, I get the error:

  Invoke-VMScript: 16/11/2015-18:32:01 VMScript Invoke cannot connect to the remote server

  on line: 1 char: 1

  + Call VMScript - ScriptText '(gwmi_win32_computersystem).manufacturer - like ' * vm...»

  + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [invoking-VMScript], ViError)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Client20_VmGuestServiceImpl_DownloadFileFromGuest_DownloadError, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.InvokeVmScript

  Anyone encountered this before? I see no difference in the PC it would cause and I wonder if there are logs, etc. for troubleshooting, I'm not aware of. The message is a bit lacking in detail. Probably the client must connect something.

  Thank you!

  The client when you run the Invoke-VMScript cmdlet on must actually be able to connect to the physical ESXi host on which the virtual computer runs on port 443. Are two clients on the same subnet, you have a firewall between the hosts and guests? Just try to open the ESXi host welcome page in a browser from these two clients, e.g. https://myesxihost.local/

• Why can't I change a comment in the comment column?

  Well, I have a document. Fine. In this paper, I used the comment function. It works very well. I see the left hand the document with my comments and the right hand the list of comments. Fine. Now, I want to change a comment.

  Why can't I change a comment in the comment (the list) column to change completely? In the document, I don't see the changes! Clicking in the comment in the document, it looks like changed in the list of comments. When I then click somewhere else, it changes back and looks like he did before.

  So: What's the problem? (I used the comment text field).

  IhateAccounts wrote:

  ...

  When I click on the frame (box), it is marked. Changing the size of the block of text new text will appear. But why is not immediately, when I change the text of the comment in the list?

  This is a bug.

• Invoke VMScript - ScriptText

  Hi all

  Guys I am installing DNS via the VMScript Invoke command, create relevant area and A Records and the PTR.

  Install the DNS is fine and so is added all primary Zones and rendered A, etc.

  #Start settings for Scripts

  (param

  [Parameter] $vCenter.

  $VCVM = "TestDNS"

  $101Subnet = "192.168.101.0"

  $105Subnet = "192.168.105.0"

  $domain = "build.local".

  )

  Setting #End for script parameters

  #Connect to vCenter

  $server = to connect-VIServer $vCenter - $(get-credential) of the credentials

  $installdns = "install-WindowsFeature DNS - includeManagementTools.

  Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $installdns - VM $VCVM GuestUser - administrator - GuestPassword pass

  Write-host - foregroundcolor yellow "DNS installed.

  $create = ' Add-DnsServerPrimaryZone $101zone - Zonefile $101zone.dns.

  Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $create VM - $VCVM - GuestUser pass Administrator - GuestPassword

  $create = ' Add-DnsServerPrimaryZone $101zone - Zonefile $101zone.dns.

  Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $create VM - $VCVM - GuestUser pass Administrator - GuestPassword

  $create = ' Add-DnsServerPrimaryZone $101zone - Zonefile $105zone.dns.

  Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $create VM - $VCVM - GuestUser pass Administrator - GuestPassword

  $create = ' Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA-name myhost - IPV$ address 192.168.101.55 ZoneName - build.local - CreatPtr.

  Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $create VM - $VCVM - GuestUser pass Administrator - GuestPassword

  $create = ' Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA-name myhost01 - IPV$ address 192.168.105.55 ZoneName - build.local - CreatPtr.

  Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $create VM - $VCVM - GuestUser pass Administrator - GuestPassword

  My Question is rather than shouting all individual orders and calling each line individually is it possible to invoke all of the above lines I there a way to call together. Script ps1 that would have all the syntax included or call all lines having to write individual orders of Invoke-VMScript?

  Appreciate the help that soothes

  Concerning

  Cliff

  Of course, you can use a string here.

  Like this

  "$script = @".

  Install-WindowsFeature DNS - includeManagementTools

  Add DnsServerPrimaryZone $101zone Zonefile - $101zone.dns

  Add DnsServerPrimaryZone $105zone Zonefile - $105zone.dns

  Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA-name myhost - IPV$ address 192.168.101.55 ZoneName - build.local - CreatPtr

  Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA-name myhost01 - IPV$ address 192.168.105.55 ZoneName - build.local - CreatPtr

  "@

  Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $script VM - $VCVM - GuestUser pass Administrator - GuestPassword

• invoke vmscript and batch file

  Hi guys

  I try to activate a windows vm using the command to invoke vmscript powercli

  cmd /c slmgr / ato works fine when I run a back order but when I call it via a script, then the script just hangs

  I also tried to put the command above in a batchfile locally on the system and just use call vmscript to run the batch file, but which hangs just as

  no idea what I'm missing?

  $test = "cmd /c slmgr/ato.

  Invoke VMScript - Scripttype beats - ScriptText $test VM - $vm - GuestUser - GuestPassword - administrator

  Can you try to force a non-GUI run, as

  cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs

  instead of just slmgr?

• Problems with bash and invoke vmscript

  Hello

  Run command via invoke vmscript and it works perfectly on a linux VM what follows, but executed via vmscript invoke the output is empty.

  Bash script:

  y = a; for ((i = 1; I < = "$(ls/dev/SD? |))) WC - l) '; ((++ I)); No udevadm info - q all the sd - n $y | grep "P:". y = $("$y» l'écho |) ("tr" 0-9a - z "" 1 - 9A - z_ '); fact

  The release of linux (which is correct):

  s00002: ~ # y = a; for ((i = 1; I < = "$(ls/dev/SD? |))) WC - l) '; ((++ I)); No udevadm info - q all the sd - n $y | grep "P:". y = $("$y» l'écho |) ("tr" 0-9a - z "" 1 - 9A - z_ '); fact

  P: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda

  P: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host0/target0:0:1/0:0:1:0/block/sdb

  s00002: ~ #.

  PowerCLI script:

  $script = ' y = a; for ((i = 1; I < = "$(ls/dev/SD? |))) WC - l) '; ((++ I)); No udevadm info - q all the sd - n $y | grep "P:". y = $("$y» l'écho |) ("tr" 0-9a - z "" 1 - 9A - z_ '); fact '

  Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $script VM - s00002 - GuestUser ' root' - GuestPassword 'vmware '.

  Display the PowerCLI:

  ScriptOutput

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  not found device node

  |  not found device node

  |

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  If I causes an error in the script, I get the following result:

  ScriptOutput

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  bash:-c: line 0: about syntax error unexpected token ';

  |  bash:-line c: 0: "y = a; echo (); for ((i = 1; i < = "2"; ++ i)); No udevadm info - q n - all the sd | grep "P:". y=""; fact '

  |

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Notice how all the variables are missing - I am guessing that it is the cause of the first error "not found device node.

  Anyone know how I can fix this problem?

  TIA

  Problem solved - updated for PowerCLI 5.5R1 to 5.8R1, now it works

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > = $script ' y = a; for ((i = 1; i<="$(ls ev/sd?="" |="" wc="" -l)";="" ++i));="" do="" udevadm="" info="" -q="" all="" -n="" sd$y="" |="" grep="" "p:";="" y="$(echo" "$y"="" |="" tr="" "0-9a-z"="" "1-9a-z_");="">

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > Invoke-VMScript - ScriptText $script VM - s00002 - GuestUser ' root' - GuestPassword 'vmware '.

  ScriptOutput

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  P: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda

  |  P: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host0/target0:0:1/0:0:1:0/block/sdb

  |

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------