Get-View does not work on HardDiskImpl object

[LucD]

The Get-View cmdlet gives an error on a HardDiskImpl object.

$hdImpl = Get-HardDisk -VM (Get-VM -Name <VM-name>)
$hd = Get-View $hdImpl.ID

The message you get is

Get-View : The request refers to an object that no longer exists or has never existed.

This is perhaps caused by the "special" layout of the ID field in the HardDiskImpl object.

Example: VirtualMachine-vm-52/2000

[halr9000]

The way I understand it, this is because HardDiskImpl is a data object , not a managed object.

: http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk25pubs/ReferenceGuide/do-types-landing.html

I'm not 100% sure of this and I don't know about workarounds.

Hal Rottenberg

Co-Host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)

[admin]

Correct. There are no workarounds.