Import-vApp is failing with Duplicate Element 'Add...

cloudtrainer · ‎09-22-2014

HI,

I am trying to deploy an OVA file using powershell script. I found a script from internet and modified it a little bit and execute. During execution at Import-VApp command i am seeing this error: Import-VApp Line 157: Duplicate element 'AddressOnParent'.

I am able to deploy the OVA manually. But thru powershell script, i am seeing this error. Any help would be appreciated.

Please find my powershell script below.

param(

)

trap {

# "`nError Information`n=================`nCategory: {0}`nID: {2}`nType: {1}#`nMessage: {3}" -f

# $_.CategoryInfo.Category, $_.Exception.GetType().FullName,

# $_.FullyQualifiedErrorID, $_.Exception.Message

# $_.ErrorDetails

# $_

$_.Exception.Message

$LASTEXITCODE = 0

$ERROR.clear()

exit 9027

}

$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

#---- Custom values ::> START <:: ----- #

$vCenterServer = "10.52.213.156"

$vCenterPort = "443"

$vCenterProtocol ="https"

$vCenterUsername = "administrator"

$vCenterPassword = "Passw0rd!"

$vAppName = "VCS821-V1"

$resourcePool = "RP-1"

$dstore = "Collab-Storage"

$dsCluster="Yes"

$PortProfile = "VLAN 98"

$vAPPPropertyId_ip4enable = "IPv4 Enable"

$vAPP_ip4enable = "True"

$vAPPPropertyId_ip4address = "IPv4 Address"

$vAPP_ip4address = "10.51.98.20"

$vAPPPropertyId_ip4netmask = "IPv4 Netmask"

$vAPP_ip4netmask = "255.255.255.0"

$vAPPPropertyId_ip4gateway = "Ipv4 Gateway"

$vAPP_ip4gateway = "10.51.98.1"

$vAPPPropertyId_ip6enable = "Ipv6 Enable"

$vAPP_ip6enable = "False"

#$vAPPPropertyId_ip6address = "IPv6 Address"

#$vAPP_ip6address = ""

#$vAPPPropertyId_ip6gateway = "IPv6 Gateway"

#$vAPP_ip6gateway = ""

$vAPP_defaultRouteKey = 1

$vAPP_defaultRouteCmd = ""

#---- Custom values ::> END <:: ----- #

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server $vCenterServer -Port $vCenterPort -Protocol $vCenterProtocol -User $vCenterUsername -Password $vCenterPassword -WarningAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

try{

Write-Host " Start... "

function Get-InventoryPath {

param ($Object)

$foldermark = 0

$Path = $Object.Name

#---

Write-Host " Path = : $Path"

#---

do {

if ( $Object.Id -cmatch "(Folder|Resources)" ) {

$Parent = (Get-Folder $Object).parent

}

else {

$Parent = (Get-View $Object).parent

#---

Write-Host " Parent = $Parent"

#---

if ( $Parent -cmatch "(Folder|ResourcePool)" ) {

$foldermark = 1

}

elseif ( $foldermark ) {

# a non-folder just to the left of a folder:

# remove the folder off the start of the path

# this will also remove the Datacenters/

$Path = ( $Path.split( '/', 2 ) )[-1]

$foldermark = 0

}

if ($Parent -ne $null) {

if ($Parent.Id -cmatch "Folder") {

$Path = (Get-Folder $Parent).Name + "/" + $Path

}

else {

$Path = (Get-View $Parent).Name + "/" + $Path

}

$Object = $Parent

}

} while ($Parent -ne $null)

Write-Output $Path

}

$rp = Get-ResourcePool -name $resourcePool

Write-Host " Resoure Pool = $rp"

$cluster = $rp.ExtensionData.Owner

$vhost = (Get-Cluster -Id $cluster).ExtensionData.Host[0]

Write-Host " VHost = $vhost "

$VMHost = Get-VMHost -Id $vhost

Write-Host " VMHost = $VMHost "

if ($PortProfile -ne "")

{$PortgroupId = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name $PortProfile -Distributed -VMHost (Get-VMHost $VMHost)}

Write-host "PortGroup = $PortgroupId"

if ($dsCluster -eq "Yes")

{

Write-Host "DS Cluster = YES"

#$ds = Get-DatastoreCluster -id $dstore

$ds = Get-DatastoreCluster -Name $dstore

Write-Host "DS = $ds"

}

else

{

$ds = Get-Datastore -id $dstore

}

Write-Host "Importing VApp .... "

$ovalocation = "C:\Script\s42700x8_1_1_a2.ova"

Write-Host "vAppName = $vAppName"

$vms = Import-VApp -Source $ovalocation -Name $vAppName -VMHost $VMHost #-Location $rp -Datastore $ds

#$vms = Import-VApp -Source $ovalocation -Name $vAppName -Location $rp -VMHost $VMHost -Datastore $ds

$vapp = Get-VM -Name $vAppName

$prop_ip4enable = $vapp.ExtensionData.Config.VAppConfig.Property | where {$_.Id -eq $vAPPPropertyId_ip4enable}

$prop_ip4address = $vapp.ExtensionData.Config.VAppConfig.Property | where {$_.Id -eq $vAPPPropertyId_ip4address}

$prop_ip4netmask = $vapp.ExtensionData.Config.VAppConfig.Property | where {$_.Id -eq $vAPPPropertyId_ip4netmask}

$prop_ip4gateway = $vapp.ExtensionData.Config.VAppConfig.Property | where {$_.Id -eq $vAPPPropertyId_ip4gateway}

$prop_ip6enable = $vapp.ExtensionData.Config.VAppConfig.Property | where {$_.Id -eq $vAPPPropertyId_ip6enable}

#$prop_ip6address = $vapp.ExtensionData.Config.VAppConfig.Property | where {$_.Id -eq $vAPPPropertyId_ip6address}

#$prop_ip6gateway = $vapp.ExtensionData.Config.VAppConfig.Property | where {$_.Id -eq $vAPPPropertyId_ip6gateway}

# *****************************************

$vm = Get-VM $vAppName

$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec

$spec.VAppConfig = New-Object VMware.Vim.VmConfigSpec

$newProp = New-Object VMware.Vim.VAppPropertySpec

$info = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigInfo

$newProp.Operation = "edit"

# ********************************************

$newProp.Info = $prop_ip4enable

$newProp.Info.Value = $vAPP_ip4enable

$spec.VAppConfig.Property += $newProp