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Cannot connect to vCenter server

alexander_d Mar 28, 2019 9:02 AM

Hi!

I'm trying to connec to to a vCenter server from powershell session with PowerCLI module loaded but receive the following error:

Connect-VIServer : Could not load file or assembly 'VMware.Vim, Version=6.7.0.185, Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.At line:1 char:1

Here is the script code:

#Unload existing PowerCLI

If (Get-PSSnapin | ? {$_.Name -like "VMware*"}) { Get-PSSnapin VMware* | Remove-PSSnapin }

If (Get-Module | ? {$_.Name -like "VMware*"}) { Get-Module VMware* | Remove-Module -Force }

#Import PowerCLI v11

$ModulePath = $PSScriptRoot +"\Modules\VMware-PowerCLI-11.2.0.12780525"

$env:PSModulePath = $ModulePath

Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core

#Set PowerCLI configuration

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -Scope Session -DisplayDeprecationWarnings:$false -Confirm:$false | out-null

Connect-VIServer ********

....

$env:PSModulePath variable does not contain old PowerCLI paths and after loading new path to $env:PSModulePath shows :

PS C:\Users\a> get-module -listavailable

Directory: D:\*******\Modules\VMware-PowerCLI-11.2.0.12780525

ModuleType Name ExportedCommands

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

Script VMware.DeployAutomation {Add-DeployRule, Add-ProxyServer, Add-ScriptBundle, Copy-DeployRule...}

Script VMware.ImageBuilder {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, Compare-EsxImageProfil...

Manifest VMware.PowerCLI

Script VMware.Vim

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServer, Disconnect-CIServer, Get-Catalog...}

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Common

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Core {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-...

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx {Connect-HCXServer, Disconnect-HCXServer, Get-HCXAppliance, Get-HCXAp...

Script VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}

Script VMware.VimAutomation.License Get-LicenseDataManager

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtPolicyService, Ge...

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk {Get-ErrorReport, Get-InstallPath, Get-PSVersion}

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Security {Get-SecurityInfo, Get-VTpm, Get-VTpmCertificate, Get-VTpmCSR...}

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Srm {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Storage {Add-KeyManagementServer, Copy-VDisk, Export-SpbmStoragePolicy, Get-K...

Script VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility Update-VmfsDatastore

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Vds {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPor...

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc {Connect-Vmc, Disconnect-Vmc, Get-VmcSddcNetworkService, Get-VmcServi...

Script VMware.VimAutomation.vROps {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-OMAlertDefin...

Script VMware.VumAutomation {Add-EntityBaseline, Copy-Patch, Get-Baseline, Get-Compliance...}

Get-Module also shows different VMware.Vim that in the error:

PS C:\Users\a> Get-Module | select ModuleType,name,version

ModuleType Name Version

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

Manifest Microsoft.PowerShell.Management 3.0.0.0

Manifest Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility 3.0.0.0

Script VMware.Vim 6.7.0.12483609

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core 11.2.0.12483642

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Common 11.2.0.12483627

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Core 11.2.0.12483638

Script VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk 11.2.0.12483635

Which is quite weird imho...

PowerCLI 5.5 is installed on the following machine (do not ask me to remove or update it, I cannot modify it). If i remove PowerCLI 5.5 from the system- everything works fine. But i cannot remove it.

Any ideas how can I resolve it and import PowerCLI 11 without removing 5.5 into a powershell session?

P.S. OS is w2012 (not R2), and it is isolated from the Internet.

1. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

LucD Mar 28, 2019 9:20 AM (in response to alexander_d)

What a challenging setup

Why can't you remove 5.5?
You can not Uninstall via Programs & Features?
You can not delete the folders?

How did you get that strange folder under Modules?
That's not where PowerCLI module normally go.
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2. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

alexander_d Mar 28, 2019 10:25 AM (in response to LucD)

Hi!
I replaced actual path with *****
In fact it's somewhere on a D drive.
I cannot modify existing PowerCLI because it's being used by set of scripts that were developed a long ago and no one will adjust it to newer PowerCLI version.
Plus this PowerCLI version is a part of a solution build, so i'll have to write a sh***t ton of papers to change it without entire solution update.
So what I'm actually doing is importing it on the fly. removing all the loaded PowerCLI modules and snapins first.
It perfectly works with PowerShell version 6.5 and higher (with powershell 3,4 and 5). But doesn't work with 5.5 . I performed a test and removed PowerCLI 5.5. And everything works.... but as mentioned earlier - i must keep existing PowerCLI and load newer version on the fly.
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3. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

LucD Mar 28, 2019 10:42 AM (in response to alexander_d)

Since PowerCLI 5.5 was not installed in any of the "standard" locations, why can't you just start PowerShell with an adapted $env:PSModulePath, depending on which version you want to use.
If you want to use 11.2, you should only that folder on the D-drive to $env:PSModulePath and make sure the C:\Program Files (x86) is not in there.

You can ask the question on which PowerCLI in your PS profile, and then take appropriate action.
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4. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

alexander_d Mar 28, 2019 10:47 AM (in response to LucD)

PowerCLI is installed in standard Program files folder.
If you take a look at the code I gave - I do exactly what you're saying. but it doesn't work )
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5. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

LucD Mar 28, 2019 11:19 AM (in response to alexander_d)

The version in the error is for the DLL that can not be loaded, which is not necessarily the exact build number of the module.
When you look at Properties-Details of the VMware.Vim.dll you should see the number of the error message.

I checked, but for the me the DLL version says 6.7.0.1825 (not the same as you have in your error message).
Could that be a typo?
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6. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

alexander_d Mar 28, 2019 11:29 AM (in response to LucD)

I'll check tomorrow. can be a typo.
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7. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

alexander_d Mar 29, 2019 1:00 AM (in response to LucD)

Ok, here we go...
PS D:\Modules> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      3.0
WSManStackVersion              3.0
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.18449
BuildVersion                   6.2.9200.22199
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.2
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PS D:\Modules> $env:PSModulePath

C:\Users\a\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\;D:\Program Fil
es (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\PowerShell\Modules\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco UCS PowerTool\Modules\
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PS D:\Modules> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      3.0
WSManStackVersion              3.0
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.18449
BuildVersion                   6.2.9200.22199
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.2
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PS D:\Modules> Get-Module

ModuleType Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- ----                                ----------------
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Management     {Add-Computer, Add-Content, Checkpoint-Computer, Clear-Content...}
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility        {Add-Member, Add-Type, Clear-Variable, Compare-Object...}
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PS D:\Modules> Get-PSSnapin

Name        : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core
PSVersion   : 3.0
Description : This Windows PowerShell snap-in contains cmdlets used to manage components of Windows PowerShell.
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PS D:\Modules> Get-Module -ListAvailable

    Directory: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

ModuleType Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- ----                                ----------------
Manifest   ActiveDirectory                     {Add-ADCentralAccessPolicyMember, Add-ADComputerServiceAccount, Add-A...
Manifest   AppLocker                           {Get-AppLockerFileInformation, Get-AppLockerPolicy, New-AppLockerPoli...
Manifest   Appx                                {Add-AppxPackage, Get-AppxPackage, Get-AppxPackageManifest, Remove-Ap...
Manifest   BitsTransfer                        {Add-BitsFile, Complete-BitsTransfer, Get-BitsTransfer, Remove-BitsTr...
Manifest   BranchCache                         {Add-BCDataCacheExtension, Clear-BCCache, Disable-BC, Disable-BCDowng...
Manifest   CimCmdlets                          {Get-CimAssociatedInstance, Get-CimClass, Get-CimInstance, Get-CimSes...
Manifest   DirectAccessClientComponents        {Disable-DAManualEntryPointSelection, Enable-DAManualEntryPointSelect...
Script     Dism                                {Add-AppxProvisionedPackage, Add-WindowsDriver, Add-WindowsPackage, C...
Manifest   DnsClient                           {Resolve-DnsName, Clear-DnsClientCache, Get-DnsClient, Get-DnsClientC...
Manifest   DnsServer                           {Add-DnsServerConditionalForwarderZone, Add-DnsServerDirectoryPartiti...
Manifest   GroupPolicy                         {Backup-GPO, Block-GPInheritance, Copy-GPO, Get-GPInheritance...}
Manifest   iSCSI                               {Get-IscsiTargetPortal, New-IscsiTargetPortal, Remove-IscsiTargetPort...
Manifest   IscsiTarget                         {Add-ClusteriSCSITargetServerRole, Add-IscsiVirtualDiskTargetMapping,...
Script     ISE                                 {New-IseSnippet, Import-IseSnippet, Get-IseSnippet}
Manifest   Kds                                 {Add-KdsRootKey, Get-KdsRootKey, Test-KdsRootKey, Set-KdsConfiguratio...
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics    {Get-WinEvent, Get-Counter, Import-Counter, Export-Counter...}
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Host           {Start-Transcript, Stop-Transcript}
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Management     {Add-Content, Clear-Content, Clear-ItemProperty, Join-Path...}
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Security       {Get-Acl, Set-Acl, Get-PfxCertificate, Get-Credential...}
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility        {Format-List, Format-Custom, Format-Table, Format-Wide...}
Manifest   Microsoft.WSMan.Management          {Disable-WSManCredSSP, Enable-WSManCredSSP, Get-WSManCredSSP, Set-WSM...
Manifest   MsDtc                               {New-DtcDiagnosticTransaction, Complete-DtcDiagnosticTransaction, Joi...
Manifest   NetAdapter                          {Disable-NetAdapter, Disable-NetAdapterBinding, Disable-NetAdapterChe...
Manifest   NetConnection                       {Get-NetConnectionProfile, Set-NetConnectionProfile}
Manifest   NetLbfo                             {Add-NetLbfoTeamMember, Add-NetLbfoTeamNic, Get-NetLbfoTeam, Get-NetL...
Manifest   NetQos                              {Get-NetQosPolicy, Set-NetQosPolicy, Remove-NetQosPolicy, New-NetQosP...
Manifest   NetSecurity                         {Get-DAPolicyChange, New-NetIPsecAuthProposal, New-NetIPsecMainModeCr...
Manifest   NetSwitchTeam                       {New-NetSwitchTeam, Remove-NetSwitchTeam, Get-NetSwitchTeam, Rename-N...
Manifest   NetTCPIP                            {Get-NetIPAddress, Get-NetIPInterface, Get-NetIPv4Protocol, Get-NetIP...
Manifest   NetworkConnectivityStatus           {Get-DAConnectionStatus, Get-NCSIPolicyConfiguration, Reset-NCSIPolic...
Manifest   NetworkTransition                   {Add-NetIPHttpsCertBinding, Disable-NetDnsTransitionConfiguration, Di...
Manifest   PKI                                 {Add-CertificateEnrollmentPolicyServer, Export-Certificate, Export-Pf...
Manifest   PrintManagement                     {Add-Printer, Add-PrinterDriver, Add-PrinterPort, Get-PrintConfigurat...
Script     PSDiagnostics                       {Disable-PSTrace, Disable-PSWSManCombinedTrace, Disable-WSManTrace, E...
Binary     PSScheduledJob                      {New-JobTrigger, Add-JobTrigger, Remove-JobTrigger, Get-JobTrigger...}
Manifest   RemoteAccess                        {Add-DAAppServer, Add-DAClient, Add-DAClientDnsConfiguration, Add-DAE...
Manifest   ScheduledTasks                      {Get-ScheduledTask, Set-ScheduledTask, Register-ScheduledTask, Unregi...
Manifest   SecureBoot                          {Confirm-SecureBootUEFI, Set-SecureBootUEFI, Get-SecureBootUEFI, Form...
Manifest   SmbShare                            {Get-SmbShare, Remove-SmbShare, Set-SmbShare, Block-SmbShareAccess...}
Manifest   Storage                             {Add-InitiatorIdToMaskingSet, Add-PartitionAccessPath, Add-PhysicalDi...
Manifest   TroubleshootingPack                 {Get-TroubleshootingPack, Invoke-TroubleshootingPack}
Manifest   TrustedPlatformModule               {Get-Tpm, Initialize-Tpm, Clear-Tpm, Unblock-Tpm...}
Manifest   VpnClient                           {Add-VpnConnection, Set-VpnConnection, Remove-VpnConnection, Get-VpnC...
Manifest   Wdac                                {Get-OdbcDriver, Set-OdbcDriver, Get-OdbcDsn, Add-OdbcDsn...}
Manifest   WebAdministration                   {Start-WebCommitDelay, Stop-WebCommitDelay, Get-WebConfigurationLock,...
Manifest   Whea                                {Get-WheaMemoryPolicy, Set-WheaMemoryPolicy}
Manifest   WindowsDeveloperLicense             {Get-WindowsDeveloperLicense, Show-WindowsDeveloperLicenseRegistratio...
Script     WindowsErrorReporting               {Enable-WindowsErrorReporting, Disable-WindowsErrorReporting, Get-Win...

    Directory: D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\PowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- ----                                ----------------
Manifest   SQLASCMDLETS                        {Add-RoleMember, Backup-ASDatabase, Invoke-ASCmd, Invoke-ProcessCube...}
Manifest   SQLPS                               {Backup-SqlDatabase, Add-SqlAvailabilityDatabase, Disable-SqlAlwaysOn...

    Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco UCS PowerTool\Modules

ModuleType Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- ----                                ----------------
Binary     CiscoUcsPS                          {Export-UcsXml, Export-UcsMoXml, Compare-UcsManagedObject, Start-UcsK...
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PS D:\Modules> $env:PSModulePath += ";D:\Modules\VMware-PowerCLI-11.2.0.12780525"
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PS D:\Modules> Get-Module -ListAvailable

   Directory: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

ModuleType Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- ----                                ----------------
Manifest   ActiveDirectory                     {Add-ADCentralAccessPolicyMember, Add-ADComputerServiceAccount, Add-A...
Manifest   AppLocker                           {Get-AppLockerFileInformation, Get-AppLockerPolicy, New-AppLockerPoli...
Manifest   Appx                                {Add-AppxPackage, Get-AppxPackage, Get-AppxPackageManifest, Remove-Ap...
Manifest   BitsTransfer                        {Add-BitsFile, Complete-BitsTransfer, Get-BitsTransfer, Remove-BitsTr...
Manifest   BranchCache                         {Add-BCDataCacheExtension, Clear-BCCache, Disable-BC, Disable-BCDowng...
Manifest   CimCmdlets                          {Get-CimAssociatedInstance, Get-CimClass, Get-CimInstance, Get-CimSes...
Manifest   DirectAccessClientComponents        {Disable-DAManualEntryPointSelection, Enable-DAManualEntryPointSelect...
Script     Dism                                {Add-AppxProvisionedPackage, Add-WindowsDriver, Add-WindowsPackage, C...
Manifest   DnsClient                           {Resolve-DnsName, Clear-DnsClientCache, Get-DnsClient, Get-DnsClientC...
Manifest   DnsServer                           {Add-DnsServerConditionalForwarderZone, Add-DnsServerDirectoryPartiti...
Manifest   GroupPolicy                         {Backup-GPO, Block-GPInheritance, Copy-GPO, Get-GPInheritance...}
Manifest   iSCSI                               {Get-IscsiTargetPortal, New-IscsiTargetPortal, Remove-IscsiTargetPort...
Manifest   IscsiTarget                         {Add-ClusteriSCSITargetServerRole, Add-IscsiVirtualDiskTargetMapping,...
Script     ISE                                 {New-IseSnippet, Import-IseSnippet, Get-IseSnippet}
Manifest   Kds                                 {Add-KdsRootKey, Get-KdsRootKey, Test-KdsRootKey, Set-KdsConfiguratio...
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics    {Get-WinEvent, Get-Counter, Import-Counter, Export-Counter...}
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Host           {Start-Transcript, Stop-Transcript}
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Management     {Add-Content, Clear-Content, Clear-ItemProperty, Join-Path...}
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Security       {Get-Acl, Set-Acl, Get-PfxCertificate, Get-Credential...}
Manifest   Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility        {Format-List, Format-Custom, Format-Table, Format-Wide...}
Manifest   Microsoft.WSMan.Management          {Disable-WSManCredSSP, Enable-WSManCredSSP, Get-WSManCredSSP, Set-WSM...
Manifest   MsDtc                               {New-DtcDiagnosticTransaction, Complete-DtcDiagnosticTransaction, Joi...
Manifest   NetAdapter                          {Disable-NetAdapter, Disable-NetAdapterBinding, Disable-NetAdapterChe...
Manifest   NetConnection                       {Get-NetConnectionProfile, Set-NetConnectionProfile}
Manifest   NetLbfo                             {Add-NetLbfoTeamMember, Add-NetLbfoTeamNic, Get-NetLbfoTeam, Get-NetL...
Manifest   NetQos                              {Get-NetQosPolicy, Set-NetQosPolicy, Remove-NetQosPolicy, New-NetQosP...
Manifest   NetSecurity                         {Get-DAPolicyChange, New-NetIPsecAuthProposal, New-NetIPsecMainModeCr...
Manifest   NetSwitchTeam                       {New-NetSwitchTeam, Remove-NetSwitchTeam, Get-NetSwitchTeam, Rename-N...
Manifest   NetTCPIP                            {Get-NetIPAddress, Get-NetIPInterface, Get-NetIPv4Protocol, Get-NetIP...
Manifest   NetworkConnectivityStatus           {Get-DAConnectionStatus, Get-NCSIPolicyConfiguration, Reset-NCSIPolic...
Manifest   NetworkTransition                   {Add-NetIPHttpsCertBinding, Disable-NetDnsTransitionConfiguration, Di...
Manifest   PKI                                 {Add-CertificateEnrollmentPolicyServer, Export-Certificate, Export-Pf...
Manifest   PrintManagement                     {Add-Printer, Add-PrinterDriver, Add-PrinterPort, Get-PrintConfigurat...
Script     PSDiagnostics                       {Disable-PSTrace, Disable-PSWSManCombinedTrace, Disable-WSManTrace, E...
Binary     PSScheduledJob                      {New-JobTrigger, Add-JobTrigger, Remove-JobTrigger, Get-JobTrigger...}
Manifest   RemoteAccess                        {Add-DAAppServer, Add-DAClient, Add-DAClientDnsConfiguration, Add-DAE...
Manifest   ScheduledTasks                      {Get-ScheduledTask, Set-ScheduledTask, Register-ScheduledTask, Unregi...
Manifest   SecureBoot                          {Confirm-SecureBootUEFI, Set-SecureBootUEFI, Get-SecureBootUEFI, Form...
Manifest   SmbShare                            {Get-SmbShare, Remove-SmbShare, Set-SmbShare, Block-SmbShareAccess...}
Manifest   Storage                             {Add-InitiatorIdToMaskingSet, Add-PartitionAccessPath, Add-PhysicalDi...
Manifest   TroubleshootingPack                 {Get-TroubleshootingPack, Invoke-TroubleshootingPack}
Manifest   TrustedPlatformModule               {Get-Tpm, Initialize-Tpm, Clear-Tpm, Unblock-Tpm...}
Manifest   VpnClient                           {Add-VpnConnection, Set-VpnConnection, Remove-VpnConnection, Get-VpnC...
Manifest   Wdac                                {Get-OdbcDriver, Set-OdbcDriver, Get-OdbcDsn, Add-OdbcDsn...}
Manifest   WebAdministration                   {Start-WebCommitDelay, Stop-WebCommitDelay, Get-WebConfigurationLock,...
Manifest   Whea                                {Get-WheaMemoryPolicy, Set-WheaMemoryPolicy}
Manifest   WindowsDeveloperLicense             {Get-WindowsDeveloperLicense, Show-WindowsDeveloperLicenseRegistratio...
Script     WindowsErrorReporting               {Enable-WindowsErrorReporting, Disable-WindowsErrorReporting, Get-Win...

    Directory: D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\PowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- ----                                ----------------
Manifest   SQLASCMDLETS                        {Add-RoleMember, Backup-ASDatabase, Invoke-ASCmd, Invoke-ProcessCube...}
Manifest   SQLPS                               {Backup-SqlDatabase, Add-SqlAvailabilityDatabase, Disable-SqlAlwaysOn...

    Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco UCS PowerTool\Modules

ModuleType Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- ----                                ----------------
Binary     CiscoUcsPS                          {Export-UcsXml, Export-UcsMoXml, Compare-UcsManagedObject, Start-UcsK...

    Directory: D:\Modules\VMware-PowerCLI-11.2.0.12780525

ModuleType Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- ----                                ----------------
Script     VMware.DeployAutomation             {Add-DeployRule, Add-ProxyServer, Add-ScriptBundle, Copy-DeployRule...}
Script     VMware.ImageBuilder                 {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, Compare-EsxImageProfil...
Manifest   VMware.PowerCLI
Script     VMware.Vim
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core       {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud          {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServer, Disconnect-CIServer, Get-Catalog...}
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Common
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Core           {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-...
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx            {Connect-HCXServer, Disconnect-HCXServer, Get-HCXAppliance, Get-HCXAp...
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView    {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.License        Get-LicenseDataManager
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt           {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtPolicyService, Ge...
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk            Get-ErrorReport
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Security       {Get-SecurityInfo, Get-VTpm, Get-VTpmCertificate, Get-VTpmCSR...}
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Srm            {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Storage        {Add-KeyManagementServer, Copy-VDisk, Export-SpbmStoragePolicy, Get-K...
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility Update-VmfsDatastore
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Vds            {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPor...
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc            {Connect-Vmc, Disconnect-Vmc, Get-VmcSddcNetworkService, Get-VmcServi...
Script     VMware.VimAutomation.vROps          {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-OMAlertDefin...
Script     VMware.VumAutomation                {Add-EntityBaseline, Copy-Patch, Get-Baseline, Get-Compliance...}
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PS D:\Modules> Import-Module VMware.PowerCLI
Import-Module : Exception calling "OnImportModule" with "2" argument(s): "The type initializer for
'VMware.VimAutomation.Storage.Interop.V1.Service.StorageServiceFactory' threw an exception."
At line:1 char:1
+ Import-Module VMware.PowerCLI
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Import-Module], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeInitializationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
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PS D:\Modules> Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -Scope Session -DisplayDeprecationWarnings:$false -Confirm:$false | out-null
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PS D:\Modules> Connect-VIServer ********
Connect-VIServer : Could not load file or assembly 'VMware.Vim, Version=6.7.0.1825, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
At line:1 char:1
+ Connect-VIServer nlepcms001.mev.internal
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-VIServer], FileNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.IO.FileNotFoundException,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.ConnectVIServer

PS D:\Modules> $f = "D:\Modules\VMware-PowerCLI-11.2.0.12780525\VMware.Vim\netcoreapp2.0\VMware.Vim.dll"
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PS D:\Modules> $f1 = "D:\Modules\VMware-PowerCLI-11.2.0.12780525\VMware.Vim\net45\VMware.Vim.dll"
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PS D:\Modules> [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($f) | fl

OriginalFilename : VMware.Vim.dll
FileDescription : VMware.Vim
ProductName      : PowerCLI
Comments         : Package Description
CompanyName      : VMware, Inc.
FileName         : D:\Modules\VMware-PowerCLI-11.2.0.12780525\VMware.Vim\netcoreapp2.0\VMware.Vim.dll
FileVersion      : 6.7.0.1825
ProductVersion   : 6.7.0.12483609
IsDebug          : False
IsPatched        : False
IsPreRelease     : False
IsPrivateBuild   : False
IsSpecialBuild   : False
Language         : Language Neutral
LegalCopyright   : Copyright © VMware
LegalTrademarks :
PrivateBuild     :
SpecialBuild     :
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PS D:\Modules> [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($f1) | fl

OriginalFilename : VMware.Vim.dll
FileDescription : VMware.Vim
ProductName      : PowerCLI
Comments         : Package Description
CompanyName      : VMware, Inc.
FileName         : D:\Modules\VMware-PowerCLI-11.2.0.12780525\VMware.Vim\net45\VMware.Vim.dll
FileVersion      : 6.7.0.1825
ProductVersion   : 6.7.0.12483609
IsDebug          : False
IsPatched        : False
IsPreRelease     : False
IsPrivateBuild   : False
IsSpecialBuild   : False
Language         : Language Neutral
LegalCopyright   : Copyright © VMware
LegalTrademarks :
PrivateBuild     :
SpecialBuild     :

As you can see there is powercli loaded in the powershell session untill i do i manually with import module.
PowerCLI 5.5 install folder is C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI
Tried to add D:\Modules\VMware-PowerCLI-11.2.0.12780525\VMware.Vim\net45 and D:\Modules\VMware-PowerCLI-11.2.0.12780525\VMware.Vim\netcoreapp2.0 to $env:PSModulePath - no luck.
Any ideas?
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8. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

LucD Mar 29, 2019 1:12 AM (in response to alexander_d)

So the module version was a typo.

And what a strange environment.

I see that you are still using PS v3.
That means no module autoloading.

The netcoreapp2.0 doesn't play in this.
That folder is only used when you are running PS v6.*

Windows 2012 is not in the compatibility matrix (WIndows 2012 R2 is).

And PowerCLI 5.5, which you still seem to need, is not supported with vSphere 6.7

Given all that, is can't really try to replicate what you are seeing.
Sorry about that.
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9. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

alexander_d Mar 29, 2019 1:58 AM (in response to LucD)

Well...
We're using vSphere 5.5 here. In 6.0+ environments everything works perfectly.
So i don't need any new fancy stuff besides bugfix with Get-VIEvent (when -MaxSample is limited by 7000 events).
The real painis that this script (actully there is a set of scripts) should be used in variuos infras (ranged from vsphere 5.5 to 6.5 with powershell versions from 3 to 6). So that's why i try to encapsulate stuff as much as possible.
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10. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

alexander_d Mar 29, 2019 7:17 AM (in response to LucD)

So any idea why it cannot find those dll's?
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11. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

Jordan_K Apr 9, 2019 6:42 AM (in response to alexander_d)

I have the same issue as well. Just downloaded and installed the Powercli tools.
So far I could not manage to find a fix.
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12. Re: Cannot connect to vCenter server

it_team_mufg_br Jun 7, 2019 7:33 AM (in response to alexander_d)

The following command worked for me:
Get-Module -Name VMware* -ListAvailable | Import-Module
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