topic Re: Get-deployrule ; Get-deployruleset failing with error vimSessionKey parameter is missing in VMware PowerCLI Discussions

Get-deployrule ; Get-deployruleset failing with error vimSessionKey parameter is missing

dbutch1976 — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:19:25 GMT

Hello,

I recently upgraded my vCenter to 7.0.3.00800.

PowerShell Version is 7.2.5

I haven't had to work with Autodeploy in a while, but since the upgrade I am getting the following error after running these commands:

Get-deployrule
Get-deployruleset

Get-DeployRuleSet : 2022-07-27 5:06:19 PM Get-DeployRuleSet vimSessionKey parameter is missing
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-DeployRuleSet
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-DeployRuleSet], VimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.DeployAutomation.Commands.GetDeployRuleSet

Any ideas on what might be wrong?

Re: Get-deployrule ; Get-deployruleset failing with error vimSessionKey parameter is missing

LucD — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:31:24 GMT

I suggest opening an SR.

If GSS claims PowerCLI is not supported without a Developer Support contract, point them to Online Documentation - PowerCLI 12.3.0 User’s Guide - VMware {code}

Re: Get-deployrule ; Get-deployruleset failing with error vimSessionKey parameter is missing

dbutch1976 — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:59:26 GMT

Thanks LucD,

Looks like those commands cannot be run from within Powershell 7 Core. They're working in regular PowerShell.

Re: Get-deployrule ; Get-deployruleset failing with error vimSessionKey parameter is missing

LucD — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:34:56 GMT

That's correct, I forgot.

But PS should tell you that this module is not supported.
Which PowerShell and PowerCLI version are you using?

Re: Get-deployrule ; Get-deployruleset failing with error vimSessionKey parameter is missing

dbutch1976 — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:27:47 GMT

It turns out it wasn't a version issue after all, whatever the problem was I had to uninstall Powershell and reinstall it, after that I ran the following :

Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Force -SkipPublisherCheck -AllowClobber

Only then it started working properly.

Side note: I'm trying to understand what the benefit of PowerShell 7 Core is. I was under the understanding that the whole point of using PowerShell 7 Core was the interoperability, any logic behind the fact that some of the VMware commands aren't supported?

PSVersion 5.1.22000.832

Re: Get-deployrule ; Get-deployruleset failing with error vimSessionKey parameter is missing

LucD — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:43:01 GMT

Some PowerCLI modules are not written by the core PowerCLI Team but by the teams responsible for the product that the module covers. The AutoDeploy module is one of them.
Unfortunately, the AutoDeploy Team doesn't seem to consider PowerCLI a top priority.