I' am currently writing a script which loops through a group of hosts and creates new resource pool on the host with the least resource pool count.
However I receive the error below when the script is attempting to create a new resource pool on the target host.
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ERROR
New-ResourcePool : Cannot bind parameter 'Location'. Cannot convert the "" value of type "System.Management.Automation.P
SCustomObject" to type "VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Inventory.VIContainer".
At C:\Scripts\Dev\devHashBuildEnvironment.ps1:51 char:66
+ $pool_list = $pool_list + (New-ResourcePool -Location <<<< $tgtVmHost -Name $pool_name -Confirm:$false)
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [New-ResourcePool], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewResourcePool
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SCRIPT
Param($folder_param, $envID_param, $network_param, $instructor_param, $region_param)
If (!$folder_param -or !$envID_param -or !$network_param -or !$instructor_param -or !$region_param)
{
"usage: BuildPools-Sandbox.ps1 -f folder -e envIdArray -n network -i instructor -r region"
Exit
}
$location = Get-Folder -Location "Production" -Name $folder_param
$vmhost_list = Get-VMHost -Location $location | Where {$_.Name -ne 'Resources'} | Sort
If (!$location -or !$vmhost_list) { Exit }
$pool_list = @()
$i = 0
$numberOfPools = $envID_param.count
$hosts = @{}
1..$numberOfPools | %{
Foreach ($vmhost in $vmhost_list){
$hostPools = Get-ResourcePool -Location $vmhost
$noOfPools = $hostPools.count
$hosts = $hosts + @{$vmhost = $noOfPools}
}
$tgtVmHost = $hosts.GetEnumerator() | Sort Value | Select -First 1 | Select Name
$pool_name = "Env" + $envID_param[$i++] + "_" + $network_param + "_Net" + ($j+1) + "_" + $instructor_param + "_" + $region_param
$pool_list = $pool_list + (New-ResourcePool -Location $tgtVmHost -Name $pool_name -Confirm:$false)
" Creating: " + $pool_name + " on " + $tgtVmHost.Name
$hosts.clear()
}
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If i run echo $tgtVmHost the output shows the correct host.
Name
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hostA.domain.com