I have been writing an script to deploy VMs to resource pools specified in the command line.
However I have been getting a wait-task error saying 'a specified parameter is not correct'. Having a look through my script I can't see where a parameter is not specified correctly.
SCRIPT
#
# Parameter Declarations
#
Param($folder_param, $resourcePool_param, $environmentID_param)
#
# Function Definitions
#
Function Get-PoolID ($pool)
{
$envID = ($pool.Name.Split("_"))[0].Substring(3)
$networkID = ($pool.Name.Split("_"))[1].Substring(0)
$netID = ( ($pool.Name.Split("_"))[2].Substring(3).Split(" ") )[0]
$poolID = New-Object PSObject
Add-Member -InputObject $poolID -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Env" -Value $envID
Add-Member -InputObject $poolID -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Net" -Value $netID
Add-Member -InputObject $poolID -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Network" -Value $networkID
$poolID
}
#
# Usage Statement
#
If (!$folder_param -or !$resourcePool_param)
{
"usage: CloneContent-Sandbox.ps1 -f targetFolder -r sourceResourcePool"
Exit
}
#
# Retrieve Locations
#
$source = Get-Folder -Location 'Library' -Name 'Library Hosts' | Get-ResourcePool -Name $resourcePool_param
$sourceVM_list = Get-VM -Location $source | Sort
Write-Host -ForegroundColor "Yellow" ("Source found on " + ($sourceVM_list|Select -First 1).VMHost.Name.TrimEnd("hpetrain.com"))
$target = Get-Folder -Location "Production" -Name $folder_param
$vmhost_list = Get-VMHost -Location $target | Sort
If (!$source -or !$sourceVM_list -or !$target -or !$vmhost_list) { Exit }
#
# Main Script
#
Foreach ($vmhost in $vmhost_list)
{
$regexEnvId = $environmentID_param -join '|'
$pool_list = Get-ResourcePool -Location $folder_param | Where { $_.Name -match $regexEnvId } | Sort
Foreach ($pool in $pool_list)
{
""
$pool.Name
"-------------"
$poolID = Get-PoolID $pool
$process = @() # Added to consume return data from Wait-Task
$tasks = @()
Foreach ($sourceVM in $sourceVM_list)
{
$vm_name = $sourceVM.Name -replace "_bak.*",("_NET" + $poolID.Network + "_" + $poolID.Env)
If ( !(Get-VM -Location $vmhost -Name $vm_name 2> $null) )
{
$tasks += (New-VM -VMHost $vmhost -ResourcePool $pool -VM $sourceVM -Name $vm_name -Confirm:$false -RunAsync)
" Cloning: " + $vm_name
}
}
If ($tasks)
{
# Wait-Task -Task $tasks
$process = Wait-Task -Task $tasks
}
}
}
""
ERROR
Env100_77_Net14_Adam_Cable_Singapore
-------------
Cloning: AccessVM-SADMA_10.X_NET77_100
Cloning: SADMA_10.X_ms1_NET77_100
Cloning: SADMA_10.X_ms6_NET77_100
Wait-Task : 6/2/2016 7:14:52 AM Wait-Task The operation for the entity "AccessVM-SADMA_10.X_bak_2015-10-15" failed with the
following message: "A specified parameter was not correct.
"
At C:\Scripts\EnvironmentContentClone.ps1:78 char:24
+ $process = Wait-Task <<<< -Task $tasks
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Wait-Task], InvalidArgument
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_TaskServiceImpl_CheckServerSideTaskUpdates_OperationFailed,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets
.Commands.WaitTask
Wait-Task : 6/2/2016 7:14:53 AM Wait-Task The operation for the entity "SADMA_10.X_ms1_bak_2015-10-15" failed with the follo
wing message: "A specified parameter was not correct.
"
At C:\Scripts\EnvironmentContentClone.ps1:78 char:24
+ $process = Wait-Task <<<< -Task $tasks
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Wait-Task], InvalidArgument
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_TaskServiceImpl_CheckServerSideTaskUpdates_OperationFailed,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets
.Commands.WaitTask
Wait-Task : 6/2/2016 7:14:53 AM Wait-Task The operation for the entity "SADMA_10.X_ms6_bak_2015-10-15" failed with the follo
wing message: "A specified parameter was not correct.
"
At C:\Scripts\EnvironmentContentClone.ps1:78 char:24
+ $process = Wait-Task <<<< -Task $tasks
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Wait-Task], InvalidArgument
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_TaskServiceImpl_CheckServerSideTaskUpdates_OperationFailed,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets
.Commands.WaitTask
