Error "Connect-VIServer : Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed" when using a variable

[oz2edri]

I'm getting the error "Connect-VIServer : Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed" when I try to connect to vCenter servers whose names are defined in a variable.

However, when I list them directly in the command I'm able to connect to them, and there's no error.

I'd love to know what am I doing wrong.

Thanks

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Your variable is interpreted as 1 string, not as an array of strings.
This should work

$vc = 'vc1','vc2'
Connect-VIServer -Server $vc

[oz2edri]

And indeed it works.

Thanks a lot for the quick response and for the great explanation.