New-Cluster command

[VicMware]

Any idea why this command doesn't work?

PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI> New-Cluster -location 'Natio
nal Can Industry' -Name Cluster1

PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI> New-Cluster -location 'Natio
nal Can Industry' -Name Cluster1
New-Cluster : 7/03/2013 3:45:03 PM    New-Cluster        The specified parameter 'Location' expects
a single value, but your name criteria 'National Can Industry' corresponds to multiple values.
At line:1 char:12
+ New-Cluster <<<<  -location 'National Can Industry' -Name Cluster1
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidResult: (System.Collecti...dObjectInterop]:List`1) [New-Clust
   er], VimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_ObnSelector_SelectObjectByNameCore_MoreResultsThanExpected,VMwa
   re.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewCluster

New-Cluster : 7/03/2013 3:45:03 PM    New-Cluster        VIContainer parameter: Could not find any
of the objects specified by name.
At line:1 char:12
+ New-Cluster <<<<  -location 'National Can Industry' -Name Cluster1
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (VMware.VimAutom...tainer Location:RuntimePropertyIn
   fo) [New-Cluster], ObnRecordProcessingFailedException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_ObnSelector_SetNewParameterValue_ObjectNotFoundCritical,VMware.
   VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewCluster

[LucD]

The location "National Can Industry" seems to be returned more than once.

This can be caused by 2 folders of the same name by multiple vCenter connections while configured in multi mode.

To check the first option do:

Get-Folder -Name "National Can Industry'

and check if you see more than 1 object returned.

The 2nd possibility can be investigated by doing

Get-PowerCLIConfiguration

and verifying if DefaultVIServerMode says Multiple ?

If it does, display the open connections by

$defaultviservers

[VicMware]

Hi LucD

Please see attached screenshots.....all I want to do is to create a new cluster under the datacenter >.<

[LucD]

You are trying to create a cluster under a blue folder, that is not allowed.

The blue folders are from the VMs and Templates inventory view, and you can only store VMs, vApps or other blue folders under such a folder.

Take a folder or datacenter from the yellow folders (the Hosts and Cluster inventory view).

[VicMware]

I figure it out. The reason it doesn work is because the blue folder has the same name as datacenter. Thank you for your help 🙂