Cannot use Connect-VIServer

[mhashemi]

I have two machines, both with PowerCLI 5.1 R1. One machine is Server 2003 with .Net 2.0 SP1, .Net 3.0 SP1, and .Net 4 installed (let's call this server1). The other machine is Windows 7 with .Net 4.5 installed (let's call this workstation1). The machine called server1 is also the vCenter server

When I open PowerCLI on workstation1, it connects just fine. When I open PowerCLI on server1, I receive the following error:

Connect-VIServer : Method not found: 'Int32 System.Threading.WaitHandle.WaitAny

(System.Threading.WaitHandle[], Int32)'.

At line:1 char:17

+ Connect-VIServer <<<<  server1

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-VIServer], MissingMet

   hodException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.MissingMethodException,VMware.VimAutomati

   on.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.ConnectVIServer

What am I missing?

Thanks.

[aravinds3107]

Check this post(http://communities.vmware.com/thread/398412?start=0&tstart=0) and see if it helps

[iw123]

does it behave differently if you run the powercli console as administrator?

[LucD]

From the Release Notes, you need "NET Framework 2.0 with Service Pack 2"

[jdptechnc · Accepted solution]

Install this package, which includes .Net Framework 3.5 but also the latest service packs for 2.0 and 3.0.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25150

Then I would also go download the security patches for .NET framework from Microsoft, as there have been quite a few released since these versions of .NET were released.