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Can not run Invoke-VMScript in parallel

Hello everyone!

I create script which convert VM to template, then run converted VMs, then Invoke-VMScript. After this my script reboot, shutdown this VMs and convert VMs to templates.


All this operations I run in powershell parallel mode.


But when my script try to run Invoke-VMScript in parallel mode, my script freezes on this operation. I see only - "Inline Script runniung"


But If I open one of VMs, I see command run my local script on VM and it's done.

In VM events I see the same, command Invoke-VMScript done.


How to fix this? What I do wrong?


Thanks in advance!


My script:


function Load-PowerCLI

{

    Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

    Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Vds

   

}

Load-PowerCLI

# Connect to Vcenter

$vcenter="vcenter.domain.local"

  function Connect-Vcenter

{

    Connect-VIServer -Server $vcenter

  

}

Connect-Vcenter

  function Unload-PowerCLI

{

    Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

    Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Vds -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  

}

# Get template List

function Get-FolderFromPath

{

param(

    [String] $Path

)

    $chunks = $Path.Split('\')

    $root = Get-View -VIObject (Get-Folder -Name $chunks[0])

    if (-not $?){return}

    $chunks[1..$chunks.Count] | % {

        $chunk = $_

        $child = $root.ChildEntity | ? {$_.Type -eq 'Folder'} | ? { (Get-Folder -id ("{0}-{1}" -f ($_.Type, $_.Value))).Name -eq $chunk}

        if ($child -eq $null) { throw "Folder '$chunk' not found"}

        $root = Get-View -VIObject (Get-Folder -Id ("{0}-{1}" -f ($child.Type, $child.Value)))

        if (-not $?){return}

    }

    return (Get-Folder -Id ("{0}-{1}" -f ($root.MoRef.Type, $root.MoRef.Value)))

}

$Templateslist=(Get-FolderFromPath -Path 'DC\Templates\Windows' | Get-Template | ? {$_.name -eq 'TEST'}).name

$Templateslist

# Convert Templates to VMs

workflow convert-templates-to-vm {

param(

[string[]]$templates,

[string]$vcenter,

[string]$session,

[string]$user,

[string]$pass

)

foreach -parallel ($template in $templates)

{

$run = InlineScript{

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server $Using:vcenter -Session $Using:session

Set-Template -Template $Using:template -ToVM

Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

}

$run

}

}

convert-templates-to-vm -templates $Templateslist -vcenter $vcenter -session $global:DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret

# PowerOn VMs

workflow poweron-vms {

param(

[string[]]$templates,

[string]$vcenter,

[string]$session,

[string]$user,

[string]$pass

)

foreach -parallel ($vm in $templates)

{

$run = InlineScript{

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server $Using:vcenter -Session $Using:session

Start-VM -VM $Using:vm | Wait-Tools

Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

}

$run

}

}

poweron-vms -templates $Templateslist -vcenter $vcenter -session $global:DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret

# Wait 1 minute

sleep 60s

# Run Update Command Script

workflow run-update {

param(

[string[]]$templates,

[string]$vcenter,

[string]$session,

[string]$script,

[string]$guestuser,

[string]$guestpass

)

foreach -parallel ($vm in $templates)

{

$run = InlineScript{

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server $Using:vcenter -Session $Using:session

Invoke-VMScript -ScriptText "$Using:script" -VM "$Using:vm" -Server "$Using:vcenter" -GuestUser "$Using:guestuser" -GuestPassword "$Using:guestpass"

Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

}

$run

}

}

$script = 'c:\update.ps1'

$guestuser="Administrator"

$guestpass="myPASS"

run-update -templates $Templateslist -vcenter $vcenter -session $global:DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret -script $script -guestuser $guestuser -guestpass $guestpass

# Restart VMs

workflow restart-vms {

param(

[string[]]$templates,

[string]$vcenter,

[string]$session,

[string]$user,

[string]$pass

)

foreach -parallel ($vm in $templates)

{

$run = InlineScript{

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server $Using:vcenter -Session $Using:session

Restart-VMGuest -VM $Using:vm | Wait-Tools

Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

}

$run

}

}

restart-vms -templates $Templateslist -vcenter $vcenter -session $global:DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret

# shutdown VMs

workflow shutdown-vms {

param(

[string[]]$templates,

[string]$vcenter,

[string]$session,

[string]$user,

[string]$pass

)

foreach -parallel ($vm in $templates)

{

$run = InlineScript{

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server $Using:vcenter -Session $Using:session

Shutdown-VMGuest -VM "$Using:vm" -Confirm:$false

Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

}

$run

}

}

shutdown-vms -templates $Templateslist -vcenter $vcenter -session $global:DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret

sleep 120

# Convert VMs  to Templates

workflow convert-vm-to-templates {

param(

[string[]]$templates,

[string]$vcenter,

[string]$session,

[string]$user,

[string]$pass

)

foreach -parallel ($template in $templates)

{

$run = InlineScript{

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server $Using:vcenter -Session $Using:session

Set-VM -VM "$Using:template" -ToTemplate -Confirm:$false

Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

}

$run

}

}

convert-vm-to-templates -templates $Templateslist -vcenter $vcenter -session $global:DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret

Unload-PowerCLI

Problem in this part:

workflow run-update {

param(

[string[]]$templates,

[string]$vcenter,

[string]$session,

[string]$script,

[string]$guestuser,

[string]$guestpass

)

foreach -parallel ($vm in $templates)

{

$run = InlineScript{

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server $Using:vcenter -Session $Using:session

Invoke-VMScript -ScriptText "$Using:script" -VM "$Using:vm" -Server "$Using:vcenter" -GuestUser "$Using:guestuser" -GuestPassword "$Using:guestpass"

Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

}

$run

}

}

$script = 'c:\update.ps1'

$guestuser="Administrator"

$guestpass="myPASS"

run-update -templates $Templateslist -vcenter $vcenter -session $global:DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret -script $script -guestuser $guestuser -guestpass $guestpass

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darkwind
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I found solution!

I just add this string - $WarningPreference = "SilentlyContinue"   in inline script

Like this:

workflow run-update {

param(

[string[]]$templates,

[string]$vcenter,

[string]$session,

[string]$script,

[string]$guestuser,

[string]$guestpass

)

foreach -parallel ($vm in $templates)

{

$run = InlineScript{

$WarningPreference = "SilentlyContinue"

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server $Using:vcenter -Session $Using:session

Invoke-VMScript -ScriptText "$Using:script" -VM "$Using:vm" -Server "$Using:vcenter" -GuestUser "$Using:guestuser" -GuestPassword "$Using:guestpass"

Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

}

$run

}

}

$script = 'c:\update.ps1'

$guestuser="Administrator"

$guestpass="myPASS"

run-update -templates $Templateslist -vcenter $vcenter -session $global:DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret -script $script -guestuser $guestuser -guestpass $guestpass

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LucD
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I suspect there is a common component that is used by all invocations of Invoke-VMScript.

And possibly the 1st cmdlet that returns cleans this up, and hence freezes the others.

But that is just a guess, we would need some feedback from the PowerCLI Dev Team.


Blog: lucd.info  Twitter: @LucD22  Co-author PowerCLI Reference

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I found solution!

I just add this string - $WarningPreference = "SilentlyContinue"   in inline script

Like this:

workflow run-update {

param(

[string[]]$templates,

[string]$vcenter,

[string]$session,

[string]$script,

[string]$guestuser,

[string]$guestpass

)

foreach -parallel ($vm in $templates)

{

$run = InlineScript{

$WarningPreference = "SilentlyContinue"

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server $Using:vcenter -Session $Using:session

Invoke-VMScript -ScriptText "$Using:script" -VM "$Using:vm" -Server "$Using:vcenter" -GuestUser "$Using:guestuser" -GuestPassword "$Using:guestpass"

Remove-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

}

$run

}

}

$script = 'c:\update.ps1'

$guestuser="Administrator"

$guestpass="myPASS"

run-update -templates $Templateslist -vcenter $vcenter -session $global:DefaultVIServer.SessionSecret -script $script -guestuser $guestuser -guestpass $guestpass

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Great find, thanks for sharing.


Blog: lucd.info  Twitter: @LucD22  Co-author PowerCLI Reference

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