How to VM ViewPowerCLI combination with vSphere PowerCLI

[x2active]

I have problem to combine VM View PowerCLI combination with vSphere PowerCLI for Start Virtual Machine in VM View pool and prevent bootstorm.

For now i have Get-Pool -pool_id XXX | Get-DesktopVM | Start-VM but command end at Get-DesktopVM.

any idea.

[w1nter]

Hi,

The View PowerCLI cmdlets can only be run from the connection broker, is this where you are running them? The actual error would help......

Either way, wouldnt a more elegant way be to configure the pool to have a certain number of desktops powered on? Or if you know the naming convention of the destops, just hit them direct from vCenter?

[x2active]

I use View Cmdlet on View connection broker and install vsphere cmdlet in this machine too

About Computer namne i have to use manual pool for some individual user and individual computer name

[w1nter]

can you post the error? or maybe try piping it to get-member to see if the object you are passing can be pipelined to the next cmdlet.

[shreevmw]

Hope this helps:

1. Install vSphere PowerCli on View Connection Server

2. connect-viserver <IPof vCenter>
3. $vm1 = Get-view -ViewType VirtualMachine -Flter @{"Name" = "VM name as in VC"}
4. $hostview = Get-View -Id $vm1.Runtime.Host
5. $vm1.PowerOnVM($vm1.Runtime.Host)