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I am busy with my postinstall script for esx4i.

I use the function add-dvswhost from lucd.info

After i add the esxi host to vcenter i want it to join the dswitch, but for some reason i get the following error when i just added the server to vcenter:

Get-View : Cannot bind parameter 'Id'. Cannot convert the
"VimApi_41.ManagedObj
ectReference" value of type "VimApi_41.ManagedObjectReference" to type
"VMware.
Vim.ManagedObjectReference".

If i execute the function again, when the server is in vcenter i don't get an error.One thing i did notice is that when i add the esxi host to vcenter is that when the HA agents get installed it does a network refresh.

Who has the solution for me? 

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Rob, can you give a bit more info ?

I assume you're working with the 4.1 version (ESXi and vCenter) ?

Are you also using PowerCLI 4.1 or PowerCLI 4u1 ?

And perhaps the complete error message with the line number ?

It's probably the following line that causes the error

$task = Get-View $taskMoRef

Could you try replacing it by this

$task = Get-View ([http://VMware.Vim.VIConvert|http://VMware.Vim.VIConvert]::ToVim($taskMoRef))

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vCenter and ESXI are both version 4.1. Powercli is alo version 4.1

I also get an error before (i forgot to add that as well)

Exception calling "ReconfigureDvs_Task: with 1 argument(s): "Not initialized: vim.hostsystem.host"

When i call the function after the server is already in vcenter, then there is no prob.

I added a do while loop, so i am certain the MoRef from the host is there.