PowerCLI script as sheduled task strange behaviour after upgrade VCSA from 7 to 8

[DenPerre]

Hi,

I recently upgraded our VCSA from version 7 to version 8.

I have a few powercli scripts which are run as sheduled tasks on a windows server 2016.

On VCSA version 7 these sripts ran fine as sheduled tasks. Now on version 8 i get a different result when run as sheduled task as opposed to when run in the windows powershell ISE.

The scripts lists and writes the details of the snapshots in my environment into a text-file.

When run in windows powershell ISE the text-file is filled up nicely. When run as sheduled task the file remains empty. (although writing to the file is possible and when i log on to the vcsa with the user used by the script i can see the snapshots)

I use the option "start a program" with: Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass "C:\Powercli_scripts\Snapshots_ceif_win.ps1"

as parameter.

Any ideas?

PS C:\Powercli_scripts> Get-PowerCLIVersion

PowerCLI Version
----------------
VMware.PowerCLI 12.6.0 build 19610541
---------------
Component Versions
---------------
VMware Common PowerCLI Component 13.2 build 22643733
VMware Cis Core PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 13.2 build 22643734
VMware VimAutomation VICore Commands PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 13.2 build 22643732
VMware CloudServices PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 13.2 build 22643735
VMWare ImageBuilder PowerCLI Component 7.0 build 19599828
VMWare AutoDeploy PowerCLI Component 7.0 build 19599828
VMware VimAutomation Srm PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 12.7 build 20091290
VMware VimAutomation License PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 12.0 build 15939670
VMware VimAutomation Storage PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 13.2 build 22643728
VMware VimAutomation Vds Commands PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 13.1 build 21610933
VMware Vmc PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 13.2 build 22643729
VMware Nsxt PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 13.1 build 21606089
VMware VimAutomation vROps PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 13.1 build 21611158
VMware HorizonView PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 13.2 build 22643736
VMware VimAutomation Cloud PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 12.0 build 15940183
VMware vSphere Update Manager PowerCLI 6.5 build 16941488
VMware Hcx PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 12.6 build 19606303
VMware VimAutomation Security PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 12.3 build 17833870
VMware Workload Management PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 12.4 build 18627055

PS C:\Powercli_scripts>

Thanks in advance

Jeroen

[LucD]

It looks strange that you have PowerCLI version 12.6, while some modules state 13.2.
Are you sure your PowerCLI installation is ok?
What does this return?

Get-Module -Name VMware* -ListAvailable

Perhaps try to remove and reinstall.

[DenPerre]

Spoiler

PS C:\Powercli_scripts> Get-Module -Name VMware* -ListAvailable

Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands
---------- ------- ---- ----------------
Script 13.2.0.... VMware.CloudServices {Connect-Vcs, Disconnect-Vcs, Get-VcsOrganizationRole, Get-VcsService...}
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.CloudServices {Connect-Vcs, Disconnect-Vcs, Get-VcsOrganizationRole, Get-VcsService...}
Script 7.0.3.1... VMware.DeployAutomation {Add-CustomCertificate, Add-DeployRule, Add-ProxyServer, Add-ScriptBundle...}
Script 7.0.3.1... VMware.ImageBuilder {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, Compare-EsxImageProfile, Export-EsxImageProfile...}
Manifest 12.6.0.... VMware.PowerCLI
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.PowerCLI.Sdk
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.PowerCLI.Sdk.Types
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.PowerCLI.VCenter {Get-VIMachineCertificate, Get-VITrustedCertificate, Remove-VITrustedCertificate, New-VIMachineCertificateSigningRequest...}
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.PowerCLI.VCenter.Types.Ap...
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.PowerCLI.VCenter.Types.Ce...
Script 3.2.0.1... VMware.Sdk.Nsx.Policy {Connect-NsxServer, Connect-NsxVmcServer, Disconnect-NsxServer, Disconnect-NsxVmcServer...}
Script 1.0.106... VMware.Sdk.Runtime {Get-ServerConfiguration, New-ServerConfiguration, Add-ServerConfiguration, Set-ServerConfiguration...}
Manifest 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere
Script 3.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance {Invoke-GetItemHealthMessages, Invoke-GetHealthSettings, Invoke-UpdateHealthSettings, Invoke-CreateLocalAccounts...}
Script 2.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance.Access {Invoke-GetAccessConsolecli, Invoke-SetAccessConsolecli, Invoke-GetAccessDcui, Invoke-SetAccessDcui...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance.Health {Invoke-GetHealthApplmgmt, Invoke-GetHealthDatabase, Invoke-GetHealthDatabaseStorage, Invoke-GetHealthLoad...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance.Inf... {Invoke-ExportInfraprofileConfigs, Invoke-ImportInfraprofileConfigsAsync, Invoke-ListInfraprofileConfigs, Invoke-ValidateInfrapro...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance.Loc... {Invoke-GetLocalAccountsGlobalPolicy, Invoke-SetLocalAccountsGlobalPolicy, Initialize-LocalAccountsPolicyInfo}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance.Log... {Invoke-GetLoggingForwarding, Invoke-SetLoggingForwarding, Invoke-TestLoggingForwarding, Initialize-LoggingForwardingConfig...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance.Net... {Invoke-CreateNetworkingDnsDomains, Invoke-ListNetworkingDnsDomains, Invoke-SetNetworkingDnsDomains, Invoke-GetNetworkingDnsHostn...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance.Rec... {Invoke-GetSystemNameArchive, Invoke-ListSystemNameArchives, Invoke-ValidateRecoveryBackup, Invoke-ListBackupJobDetails...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance.Sup... Invoke-GetSupportBundleComponents
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance.System {Invoke-GetSystemGlobalFips, Invoke-SetSystemGlobalFips, Invoke-ListSystemStorage, Invoke-ResizeExSystemStorage...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Appliance.Update {Invoke-InstallVersionPending, Invoke-ListUpdatePending, Invoke-PrecheckVersionPending, Invoke-StageAndInstallVersionPending...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Cis {Invoke-CreateSession, Invoke-DeleteSession, Invoke-GetSession, Invoke-CancelTask...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Cis.Tagging {Invoke-AddToUsedByCategoryId, Invoke-CreateCategory, Invoke-DeleteCategoryId, Invoke-GetCategoryId...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Content {Invoke-GetContentConfiguration, Invoke-UpdateContentConfiguration, Invoke-FindContentLibrary, Invoke-GetLibraryIdContent...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.ContentLibrary {Invoke-GetLibraryItemVersionLibraryChanges, Invoke-ListLibraryItemContentChanges, Invoke-CancelDownloadSessionId, Invoke-CreateL...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Esx.Hcl {Invoke-DownloadHclCompatibilityDataAsync, Invoke-GetHclCompatibilityDataStatus, Invoke-ListHostHclCompatibilityReleases, Invoke-...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Esx.Hosts {Invoke-ListHostSoftwareInstalledComponents, Invoke-GetSoftware, Initialize-HostsSoftwareHostCredentials}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.Esx.Settings {Invoke-DeleteClusterDraftSoftwareAddOn, Invoke-GetClusterDraftSoftwareAddOn, Invoke-GetClusterSoftwareAddOn, Invoke-SetClusterDr...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.VAPI.Metadata {Invoke-GetCliCommand, Invoke-GetCliCommandFingerprint, Invoke-ListMetadataCliCommand, Invoke-GetComponentIdAuthentication...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter {Invoke-GetCluster, Invoke-ListCluster, Invoke-CreateDatacenter, Invoke-DeleteDatacenter...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Authe... Invoke-CreateAuthenticationToken
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.CertM... {Invoke-GetCertificateManagementSigningCertificate, Invoke-RefreshSigningCertificate, Invoke-SetCertificateManagementSigningCerti...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Content {Invoke-CreateContentRegistriesHarbor, Invoke-DeleteRegistryRegistriesHarbor, Invoke-GetRegistryRegistriesHarbor, Invoke-ListCont...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Datas... Invoke-GetDatastoreDefaultPolicy
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Deplo... {Invoke-CheckMigrateActiveDirectory, Invoke-CancelDeploymentHistory, Invoke-GetDeploymentHistory, Invoke-PauseDeploymentHistory...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Guest {Invoke-CreateGuestCustomizationSpecs, Invoke-DeleteNameGuestCustomizationSpecs, Invoke-ExportNameCustomizationSpecs, Invoke-GetN...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Identity {Invoke-CreateIdentityProviders, Invoke-DeleteProviderIdentity, Invoke-GetProviderIdentity, Invoke-ListIdentityProviders...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Inven... {Invoke-GetInventoryDatastore, Invoke-GetInventoryNetwork}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.ISO {Invoke-MountIsoImage, Invoke-UnmountIsoImage, Initialize-IsoImageMountRequestBody, Initialize-IsoImageUnmountRequestBody}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.LCM {Invoke-CreateLcmDiscoveryAssociatedProducts, Invoke-DeleteProductDiscoveryAssociatedProducts, Invoke-GetProductDiscoveryAssociat...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Names... {Invoke-ListNamespaceManagementSoftwareClusterAvailableVersions, Invoke-ListNamespaceManagementClusterCompatibility, Invoke-Disab...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Names... {Invoke-CreateNamespaceDomainSubjectAccess, Invoke-DeleteNamespaceDomainSubjectAccess, Invoke-GetNamespaceDomainSubjectAccess, In...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.OVF {Invoke-ListOvfExportFlag, Invoke-ListOvfImportFlag, Invoke-CreateOvfLibraryItem, Invoke-DeployOvfLibraryItemId...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Services {Invoke-GetService, Invoke-GetServices, Invoke-RestartService, Invoke-StartService...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Storage {Invoke-ListPoliciesEntitiesCompliance, Invoke-CheckCompatibilityPolicyPolicies, Invoke-ListStoragePolicies, Invoke-ListPoliciesC...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Syste... {Invoke-GetSystemConfigDeploymentType, Invoke-SetSystemConfigDeploymentType, Invoke-GetSystemConfigPscRegistration, Invoke-Repoin...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Tagging Invoke-ListAssociations
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Topology {Invoke-GetNodeTopology, Invoke-ListTopologyNodes, Invoke-ListTopologyReplicationStatus}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Trust... {Invoke-CreateTrustedInfrastructureTrustAuthorityHostsAttestation, Invoke-GetHostTrustedInfrastructureAttestation, Invoke-DeleteC...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.VCHA {Invoke-GetClusterActive, Invoke-DeployVchaClusterAsync, Invoke-FailoverVchaClusterAsync, Invoke-GetVchaCluster...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.Vm {Invoke-GetVmHardwareBoot, Invoke-UpdateVmHardwareBoot, Invoke-ConnectVmCdrom, Invoke-CreateVmHardwareCdrom...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vCenter.VmTem... {Invoke-CheckInTemplateLibraryItemVmCheckOuts, Invoke-CheckOutTemplateLibraryItemCheckOuts, Invoke-DeleteTemplateLibraryItemVmVmT...
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphere.vStats {Invoke-CreateStatsAcqSpecs, Invoke-DeleteIdStatsAcqSpecs, Invoke-GetIdStatsAcqSpecs, Invoke-ListStatsAcqSpecs...}
Script 1.0.104... VMware.Sdk.vSphereRuntime {New-vSphereServerConfiguration, Get-vSphereServerConfiguration, Set-vSphereServerConfiguration, Set-vSphereServerConfigurationAp...
Script 8.2.0.2... VMware.Vim
Script 8.0.1.2... VMware.Vim
Script 7.0.3.1... VMware.Vim
Script 13.2.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}
Script 13.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}
Script 12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServer, Disconnect-CIServer, Get-Catalog...}
Script 13.2.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Common {Get-PowerCLIContext, Get-Task, New-OAuthSecurityContext, Stop-Task...}
Script 13.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Common {Get-PowerCLIContext, Get-Task, New-OAuthSecurityContext, Stop-Task...}
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Common {Get-PowerCLIContext, Get-Task, New-OAuthSecurityContext, Stop-Task...}
Script 13.2.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Core {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VMHost, Add-VMHostNtpServer...}
Script 13.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Core {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VMHost, Add-VMHostNtpServer...}
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Core {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VMHost, Add-VMHostNtpServer...}
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx {Connect-HCXServer, Disconnect-HCXServer, Get-HCXAppliance, Get-HCXComputeProfile...}
Script 13.2.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}
Script 13.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}
Script 12.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}
Script 12.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.License Get-LicenseDataManager
Script 13.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtGlobalManagerService, Get-NsxtPolicyService...}
Script 13.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtGlobalManagerService, Get-NsxtPolicyService...}
Script 12.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtGlobalManagerService, Get-NsxtPolicyService...}
Script 13.2.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk {Get-ErrorReport, Get-InstallPath, Get-PSVersion, EnableParameterCompleters}
Script 13.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk {Get-ErrorReport, Get-PSVersion, EnableParameterCompleters, Get-InstallPath}
Script 12.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk {Get-ErrorReport, Get-PSVersion, EnableParameterCompleters, Get-InstallPath}
Script 12.3.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Security {Add-AttestationServiceInfo, Add-KeyProviderServiceInfo, Add-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderServer, Add-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderServer...
Script 12.7.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Srm {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Srm {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}
Script 13.2.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Storage {Add-EntityDefaultKeyProvider, Add-KeyManagementServer, Add-VsanFileServiceOvf, Add-VsanObjectToRepairQueue...}
Script 13.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Storage {Add-EntityDefaultKeyProvider, Add-KeyManagementServer, Add-VsanFileServiceOvf, Add-VsanObjectToRepairQueue...}
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Storage {Add-EntityDefaultKeyProvider, Add-KeyManagementServer, Add-VsanFileServiceOvf, Add-VsanObjectToRepairQueue...}
Script 1.6.0.0 VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility Update-VmfsDatastore
Script 13.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPortGroup, Export-VDSwitch...}
Script 13.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPortGroup, Export-VDSwitch...}
Script 12.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPortGroup, Export-VDSwitch...}
Script 13.2.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc {Add-VmcSddcHost, Connect-Vmc, Disconnect-Vmc, Get-AwsAccount...}
Script 13.0.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc {Add-VmcSddcHost, Connect-Vmc, Disconnect-Vmc, Get-AwsAccount...}
Script 12.6.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc {Add-VmcSddcHost, Connect-Vmc, Disconnect-Vmc, Get-AwsAccount...}
Script 13.1.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.vROps {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-OMAlertDefinition...}
Script 12.5.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.vROps {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-OMAlertDefinition...}
Script 12.4.0.... VMware.VimAutomation.WorkloadMan... {Disable-WMCluster, Enable-WMCluster, Get-WMCluster, Get-WMNamespace...}
Script 12.1.0.... VMware.VumAutomation {Add-EntityBaseline, Copy-Patch, Get-Baseline, Get-Compliance...}

PS C:\Powercli_scripts>

[LucD]

That looks not correct I'm afraid.

Are you sure that is the only location?
Check with 

$env:PSModulePath.Split(';')

The best option would be to remove all the VMware module folders (with File Explore), and then do a fresh install