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

Tags: VMware

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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 $

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.

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/

invoke vmscript change IP comments

I am using the Alans function to change the ip address on the windows host with an import-csv file
Function Set WinVMIP ($VM, $IP, $SNM, $GW, $DNS1, $DNS2, $WINS, $GC) {}
$cmd = @'
netsh interface ip set address static $IP $SNM $GW 1 ","LAN connection ".
netsh interface ip add dns name = "Local network connection" source = static addr = $DNS1 register = primary
netsh interface ip add dns name = "Local network connection" source = static addr = $DNS2 index = 2
netsh.exe interface ip set wins = 'Connection to the Local network' name source = static addr = $WINS
'@
Invoke VMScript - VM $VM GuestCredential - $GC - $cmd ScriptType ScriptText - beats
}
$GC = $Host.UI.PromptForCredential ("Please enter the credentials", "Enter guest credentials for $VM", "", "")
Import-Csv "C:\Users\tkw\vms.csv" - UseCulture | %{
Set-WinVMIP $_. VM $_. IP $_. SNM $_. GW $_. DNS1 $_. DNS2 $_. WIN $GC
}
but keep getting this error
any idea?

The problem with the code is not working, it's no variable replacement solution that happens. In PowerShell a variable inside "will be replaced by the value of the variable, then that of a variable inside" will not.

$IP = "10.1.1.1".

CMD = @'

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static $IP

'@

You'll end up with $CMD being

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static $IP

"The solution is that instead of @' as the beginning of a multiline string (with the quote simple blocking variable expansion) to use @" (with the quotes making the expansion of variables)

$IP = "10.1.1.1".

"CMD = @".

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static $IP

"@

You'll end up with $CMD being

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" 10.1.1.1 static

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

|

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

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
 
```

output of Invoke-vmscript

I try to analyse some invoke vmscript outing, but I'm not able to extract the necessary time synchronization information.
PS C:\ > $output = (Invoke-VMScript - dv01 scripttype - bat - scripttext 'w32tm /dumpreg /subkey:parameters' vm)
PS C:\ > $output
ScriptOutput
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Data value value name type
| ------------------------------------------------------------
|
| ServiceDll REG_EXPAND_SZ %systemroot%\system32\w32time.dll
| ServiceMain REG_SZ SvchostEntry_W32Time
| ServiceDllUnloadOnStop REG_DWORD 1
| Type REG_SZ NT5DS
| NtpServer REG_SZ time.windows.com, 0x9
|
|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PS C:\ > $outputarray = ($output - split ('\n'))
PS C:\ > $outputarray
Data value value name type
------------------------------------------------------------
ServiceDll REG_EXPAND_SZ %systemroot%\system32\w32time.dll
ServiceMain REG_SZ SvchostEntry_W32Time
ServiceDllUnloadOnStop REG_DWORD 1
Type REG_SZ NT5DS
NtpServer REG_SZ time.windows.com, 0x9
PS C:\ > $outputarray [7]
Type REG_SZ NT5DS
PS C:\ >
Now, I can get this 'Type' line, but can't seem to get the NT5DS out of it. Arrgh.
Pointers/advice appreciated.

Hello, jcw0009-

If you just run the $outputarray [7] - split "\s" piece, would probably see you why you get the result you are trying to access the items in the array returned by the operation to split: there are several empty strings returned, due to the split operation happening in each of these areas.

So you can address the issue of the split to split the string to "one or more space characters", such as:
```
$outputarray[7] -split '\s+'
```
Then the elements at index 0, 1 and 2, respectively, are "Type", "REG_SZ" and "NT5DS".

Aside: it looks like the other ways of getting this info might lend themselves to easy global data grab, but if you need to do things this way, so this split candy should help.

Anyway, how to do it for you?

Problems with Invoke-VMScript

Hey guys,.
I run on issues running the VMScript Invoke with set-executionpolicy.
foreach ($ent in (Import-Csv provision.csv)) {}
$env.vmnames Invoke-VMScript - VM - ScriptText ' Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted - confirm: $false ' - 'administrator' GuestUser - GuestPassword «#»
}
WARNING: The version of VMware VIX installed on your machine differs from the recommended a (1.10.0) and can cause some
VIX-related (e.g. in guest-operations) features malfunction. We suggest that you only install VMware VIX 1.10.0.
ScriptOutput
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Set-ExecutionPolicy: cannot convert 'System.String' to type ' System.Manage
| is lying. Automation.SwitchParameter' required by the parameter "confirm".
| On line: 1 char: 46
| + & {Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted - confirm: < < < < False}
|      + CategoryInfo: InvalidArgument: (:)) [Set-ExecutionPolicy], Pará)
|     meterBindingException
|      + FullyQualifiedErrorId: CannotConvertArgument, Microsoft.PowerShell.Comma
|     NDS. SetExecutionPolicyCommand
|
|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks for your help!

Hello, huntrock17-

This error, it seems that this might be a question quoting. You try to pass - confirm: $false as a parameter of Set-ExecutionPolicy inside the ScriptText, EXPECTED that it will be passed through the guest OSes. However, I think that it is interpreted by PowerShell before being transmitted as the ScriptText to the guest, and the script that result are called in the prompt is actually:
```
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Confirm:false
```
(opinion No. dollar sign on the 'fake' it). For example, to do a test with two single-citing full value for ScriptText, or by adding an escape character, the backtick (') before the dollar sign '$false' in the ScriptText value. In other words, either as:
```
Invoke-VMScript -VM $ent.vmnames -ScriptText 'Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Confirm:$false' -GuestUser "administrator" -GuestPassword "####"
```
or:
```
Invoke-VMScript -VM $ent.vmnames -ScriptText "Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Confirm:`$false" -GuestUser "administrator" -GuestPassword "####"
```
Those that make it better for you?

And, without link, looks like you have a VIX v1.10.0 version installed on your Windows machine that you set these commands PowerCLI. You might consider doing VIX the recommended version, to help reduce/remove unexpected behavior (even once, I don't think that your current problem is due to the VIX version).

Invoke VMScript not return expected results

Hello
I use VMScript-Invoke to call a script, then return to the State of the output of the script. Since it is Linux I'm back the $? variable.
To simplify the problem, I wrote a little script on my linux system which is as follows:
#! / bin/bash

Output 1
I have this saved in / tmp and called it exit1.sh. If I run this command line, I get this back:
(root@au-lab) / tmp$. / exit1.sh; ECHO $?
1
If I run VM script I get:
Invoke-VMScript - VM AU-GSCLAB-7 - ScriptText "/ tmp/exit1.sh;» echo "" $? "- GuestPassword root password - GuestUser |" Select ScriptOutput - ExpandProperty
0
PowerCLI Version
----------------
VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.0.1 build 581491
---------------
Versions of the snap
---------------
VMware AutoDeploy PowerCLI component 5.0 build 544967
VMware ImageBuilder PowerCLI component 5.0 build 544967
License of VMware PowerCLI component 5.0 build 544881
VMware vSphere PowerCLI component 5.0 build 581435

Hello

It looks like we have some problems with the redirection of output and the "echo". I log a bug for this. I don't know if this will help, but you can get the exit code of the script of the VMScriptResult returned by Invoke-VMScript:

Invoke-VMScript - VM AU-GSCLAB-7 - ScriptText "/ tmp/exit1.sh ' GuestPassword - root password - GuestUser | Select ExitCode - ExpandProperty

1

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The following is a test command I am running

$PCCreds = Get-Credential
$VM = Get-VM -Name "Test-VM"
while ($VM -ne $null) 
     {
     $VM | Invoke-VMScript -GuestCredential $PCCreds -ScriptType Bat -ScriptText 'whoami' 
     Start-Sleep -Seconds 10
     }

While in this infinite loop, I receive a mixture of success and failures

ScriptOutput
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test-VM\user
|  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Invoke-VMScript : 7/9/2012 11:22:12 AM    Invoke-VMScript        While performing operation 'Connect to host service '
https://vcenter.local/sdk' at port 902' the following error occured: 'Unknown error'    
At line:15 char:45
+ while ($VM -ne $null) {$VM | Invoke-VMScript <<<<  -GuestCredential $PCCreds -ScriptType Bat -ScriptText 'whoami'
Start-Sleep -Seconds 60}
    + CategoryInfo          : OperationStopped: (:) [Invoke-VMScript], VimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_VmGuestServiceImpl_VixWaitForJob_VixError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets. 
   Commands.InvokeVmScript
 
ScriptOutput
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test-VM\user
|  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

With an array of objects of virtual machine using this same code seems to work without problems. These virtual machines are distributed over several hosts.

My guess is that this has something to do with sequential to the same host, reaching a connection limit max, as well as the connection is not completed after a successful execution of the cmdlet. Has anyone seen this problem before?

Against what version of vSphere are you running that?

And are you using PowerCLI 5.0.1?

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

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