Get-VDSwitch Method not found

[vcloudnz]

Greetings All,

i am facing a rather bizarre error

When i run the Get-VDSwitch I get below errors

Get-VDSwitch : 25/05/2018 2:34:25 p.m. Get-VDSwitch Method not found: 'VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Interop.V1.VIAutomation VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Interop.V1.VIObjectCoreInterop.get_Client()'. At line:40 char:18 + get-datacenter | Get-VDSwitch +                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~     + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-VDSwitch], VimException     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.Commands.GetVDSwitch

When i run Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter i get below errors

Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter : 25/05/2018 2:40:36 p.m. Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter Method not found: 'VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Interop.V1.VIAutomation VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Interop.V1.VIObjectCoreInterop.get_Client()'. At I:\rm scripts\Migrate-vmnci3TovDSNetwork.ps1:86 char:10 +          Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter -DistributedSwitch $vDSwi ... +          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter], VimException     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.Commands.Cmdlets.AddVDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter

From what i gather, this error seems to tell me that vds module is not loaded and or used.

Here's the setup;

Server: Windows Server 2008 R2

dotnet: 4.6.2

powershell v5.1.b14409

PowerCli Modules: 6.5.4

Saved in Directory:  C:\Users\rm\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\

$Env:PSModulePath

C:\Users\rmDocuments\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

I have the below modules and are imported in my profile

Get-Module –ListAvailable VM* | Import-Module

Directory: C:\Users\rm\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands                                                                                                              ---------- -------    ----                                ----------------                                                                                                              Script     6.7.0.8... VMware.DeployAutomation             {Add-DeployRule, Add-ProxyServer, Add-ScriptBundle, Copy-DeployRule...}                                                       Script     6.7.0.8... VMware.ImageBuilder                 {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, Compare-EsxImageProfile, Export-EsxImageProfile...}                            Manifest   6.5.4.7... VMware.PowerCLI                                                                                                                                                   Script     6.7.0.8... VMware.Vim                                                                                                                                                        Script     10.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core       {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}                                                                     Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud          {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServer, Disconnect-CIServer, Get-Catalog...}                                                      Script     10.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Common                                                                                                                                       Script     10.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Core           {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VMHost, Add-VMHostNtpServer...}                          Script     6.5.4.7... VMware.VimAutomation.HA             Get-DrmInfo                                                                                                                   Script     7.1.0.7... VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView    {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}                                                                                       Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.License        Get-LicenseDataManager                                                                                                        Binary     2.0.0.6... VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt           {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtService}                                                                  Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud         {Connect-PIServer, Disconnect-PIServer, Get-PIComputeInstance, Get-PIDatacenter}                                              Script     10.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk            {Get-PSVersion, Get-InstallPath}                                                                                              Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Srm            {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}                                                                                     Binary     6.5.4.7... VMware.VimAutomation.Storage        {Add-KeyManagementServer, Copy-VDisk, Export-SpbmStoragePolicy, Get-KeyManagementServer...}                                   Script     1.2.0.0    VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility Update-VmfsDatastore                                                                                                          Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds            {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPortGroup, Export-VDSwitch...}                              Binary     6.5.4.7... VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc            {Connect-Vmc, Disconnect-Vmc, Get-VmcService, Connect-VmcServer...}                                                           Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.vROps          {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-OMAlertDefinition...}                                                Script     6.5.1.7... VMware.VumAutomation                {Add-EntityBaseline, Copy-Patch, Get-Baseline, Get-Compliance...}

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So i check the below

Get-VICommand *switch

CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source                                                               -----------                  ----                                                   -------    ------                                                               Cmdlet          Export-VDSwitch                                    6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds                                             Cmdlet          Get-VDSwitch                                       6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds                                             Cmdlet          Get-VirtualSwitch                                  10.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Core                                            Cmdlet          New-VDSwitch                                       6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds                                             Cmdlet          New-VirtualSwitch                                  10.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Core                                            Cmdlet          Remove-VDSwitch                                    6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds                                             Cmdlet          Remove-VirtualSwitch                               10.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Core                                            Cmdlet          Set-VDSwitch                                       6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds                                             Cmdlet          Set-VirtualSwitch                                  10.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Core

I'm lost, as to what's happening here.

I am trying to migrate physical nics from Standard Switch to Distributed Switch, but this error messages are beyond me.LucD​ Any assistance will be appreciated.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Your PowerCLI installation seems to be mixed up, there are 6.5.4 and 10.1.0 modules in your folder.
On a clean 0.1.0 installation you should see.

Name                                Version

----                                -------

VMware.DeployAutomation             6.7.0.8250345

VMware.ImageBuilder                 6.7.0.8250345

VMware.PowerCLI                     10.1.0.8403314

VMware.Vim                          6.7.0.8343295

VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core       10.1.0.8377811

VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud          10.0.0.7893901

VMware.VimAutomation.Common         10.1.0.8342134

VMware.VimAutomation.Core           10.1.0.8344055

VMware.VimAutomation.HA             6.5.4.7567193

VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView    7.1.0.7547311

VMware.VimAutomation.License        10.0.0.7893904

VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt           10.1.0.8346947

VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud         10.0.0.7893924

VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk            10.1.0.8342078

VMware.VimAutomation.Srm            10.0.0.7893900

VMware.VimAutomation.Storage        10.1.0.8313015

VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility 1.2.0.0

VMware.VimAutomation.Vds            10.1.0.8344219

VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc            10.0.0.7893902

VMware.VimAutomation.vROps          10.0.0.7893921

VMware.VumAutomation                6.5.1.7862888

I would suggest to remove PowerCLI completely (just delete the folders), and then reinstall from scratch.

[vcloudnz]

I had initially run the below code;

Save-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Path <path> -RequiredVersion 6.5.4.7155375  as per PowerShell Gallery | VMware.PowerCLI 6.5.4.7155375

But it appears it also downloads some modules with v10.* due to inter-dependencies.

I ran Save-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Path I:\PowerCLI to get the latest and can confirm I have modules as you have advised above.

Since then, my VDS commands are working fine.

Many thanks

[zenivox]

also if it could be of help to someone...

after an update that will fix/synch the PowerCLI environment, it is possible to have inside a module folder both the old and new module subfolders. Just delete the old one and that will fix it