Building VMs with Build script gets error on New-VM building the first one only

[bgallagher72]

I have a build script to build multiple servers at a time. Only on the first VM when running the script I get this error.

New-VM : 3/5/2012 4:43:16 PM    New-VM        An item with the same key has already been added.
At C:\Users\XXXXXXXX\Documents\PowerCli\Deploy\DeployFromTemplate.ps1:67 char:10
+             New-VM <<<<  -Template $template -VMHost $vmhost -Name $vmname -Datastore $datastore `
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [New-VM], VimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewVM

I do not get it on any of the other ones after that. I am wondering if this is a true error or more informational? All the VMs get build correctly using the script.

[CSIEnvironments]

Can you please post the script in DeployFromTemplate.ps1.

Thanks!

[bgallagher72]

Script attached to original post.

[LucD]

Could it be that there are VMs in your CSV that already exist ?

Does this return anything ?

Import-Csv -Path '\\ltcvc02\d$\Scripts\VM_PowerCLI_Deployment\NewVMs.csv' | %{
    Get-VM -Name $_.vmname -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

[bgallagher72]

No I do not get any errors when I step throught the script in PowerGUI. Only when I build the first VM.

[CSIEnvironments]

Looks like it may be a powercli issue. I've seen a few threads with this same issue. See the last post here for a fix/workaround:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/298488?start=0&tstart=0

[bgallagher72]

From all the posts looks like a coding issue. Im not going to worry about it since it does not prevent the VMs from being built.