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Gabrie Master vExpert
Gabrie
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Nov 24, 2008 5:49 AM

Can set to True but not to False

Hi,

I've been using this script to set the timesync of a VM to TRUE. But I can't seem to set it to false.

 

 

 

 

 

Connect-VIServer 
[http://Reflection.Assembly|http://Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("vmware.vim")
$vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
$vmConfigSpec.Tools = New-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo
$vmConfigSpec.Tools.syncTimeWithHost = "TRUE"
Get-VM -name "VMWSV339" | % { (Get-View $_.ID).ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)}

 

I thought that changing  TRUE to FALSE would do the trick, but it doesn't.....

 

 

Why not?

 

 

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Niket Hot Shot VMware Employees
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1. Nov 24, 2008 4:35 AM in response to: Gabrie
Re: Can set to True but not to False

Hi,

 

The value which you are setting in property is string while it is expecting this value in boolean. Please chenge the line of code as below and try it.

 

$vmConfigSpec.Tools.syncTimeWithHost = $false  // For false

 

$vmConfigSpec.Tools.syncTimeWithHost = $true  // For true

 

Thanks

Niket

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2. Nov 24, 2008 4:36 AM in response to: Gabrie
Re: Can set to True but not to False

With PowerShell you have to use $true or $false for boolean properties.

$vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
$vmConfigSpec.Tools = New-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo
$vmConfigSpec.Tools.syncTimeWithHost = $false

Get-VM -name "VMWSV339" | % { (Get-View $_.ID).ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)}

 

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Gabrie Master vExpert
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3. Nov 24, 2008 5:26 AM in response to: Niket
Re: Can set to True but not to False

Thanks... life can be so simple

 

 

 

 

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halr9000 Master vExpert
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4. Nov 24, 2008 6:09 AM in response to: Gabrie
Re: Can set to True but not to False

Note that once you perform a connection using connect-viserver, the [http://VMware.Vim|http://VMware.Vim] namespace is loaded into your session. You don't need to load it manually.

 

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