Get-OSCustomizationSpec

[xpermental]

I am trying to add man VM's using a CSV file but I can nver get the os customization to run. The vm's are created and placed in the right datastore. Below is the script I am running and my CSV file.

Connect-VIServer x.x.x.x

$vms = Import-CSV C:\NewVMs.csv

foreach ($vm in $vms){

$Template = Get-Template $vm.template

$VMHost = Get-VMHost $vm.host

$Datastore = Get-Datastore $vm.datastore

$OSCustomization = Get-OSCustomizationSpec $vm.customization

New-VM -Name $vm.name -OSCustomizationSpec $OSCustomization `

-Template $Template -VMHost $VMHost -Datastore $Datastore -RunAsync

CSV file.

Name,Template,Host,Datastore,Customization

test,W2K8R2E64,vipriesxpr01.firstcdn.com,datastore14,W2K8R2E64

[nnedev]

Hi,

If customization fails you should see some errors. Can you please post them here.

Regards,

Nedko Nedev

PowerCLI Development Team

[xpermental]

I do get this error. I am running against a ESXi 4.1 hosts and vCenter.

New-VM : Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'VMware.VimAutomation.ViC

ore.Types.V1.OSCustomization.OSCustomizationSpec' required by parameter 'OSCust

omizationSpec'. Specified method is not supported.

At C:\massaddvm.ps1:16 char:49

+ New-VM -Name $vm.name -OSCustomizationSpec <<<< $OSCustomization `

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: ( , ParameterBindingE

xception

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgument,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCor

e.Cmdlets.Commands.NewVM

[admin]

It seems that Get-OSCustomizationSpec returned more than one value. Are you connected to multiple servers? Or does the name of the customization spec (the one you read from the CSV) contain wildcards?

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PowerCLI development team

[xpermental]

Thanks for the help. I fixed this issue. I had the wrong customization name.