error running cloning script

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I am trying to clone a VM using this script (http://communities.vmware.com/message/1291604#1291604) and getting the following error...

The term 'Find-EntityView' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function,

script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path

was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:34 char:22

+ $HS = Find-EntityView <<<< -ViewType HostSystem

+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Find-EntityView:String) [], Com

mandNotFoundException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Unable to find type : m

ake sure that the assembly containing this type is loaded.

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:40 char:78

+ $vmrSpec.transform =

<<<< ::sparse

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (http://VMware.V...eTransforma

tion:String) [], RuntimeException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeNotFound

Get-VM : 8/27/2010 12:35:53 PM Get-VM VM with name 'TSRM_nc033211' no

t found, using the specified filter(s).

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:57 char:16

+ $vmmor = Get-VM <<<< -name $vmtemplate #Get-Template -Name $vmtemplate

+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: ( , VimException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_ContainerCmdletBase_ObjectNotFoundByName,VM

ware.VimAutomation.Commands.GetVM

Get-View : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Id'. The argument is null or

empty. Supply an argument that is not null or empty and then try the command ag

ain.

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:58 char:22

+ $vmmorview = get-view <<<< $vmmor.id #Get-View (Get-VM -name "WinXPSP2_Basel

ine").id

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: ( , ParameterBindingVal

idationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutom

ation.Commands.DotNetInterop.GetVIView

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:61 char:32

+ $task = $vmmorview.CloneVM_Task <<<< ($targetview.MoRef,$vmname, $vmcSpec )

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (CloneVM_Task:String) [], Runt

imeException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

Finished

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Seems like I don't have this --> http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk400pubs/ReferenceGuide/vim.VirtualMachine.html#c...

but I don't see how to get this installed. Thanks for the help.

[admin]

Hi there,

You should replace Find-EntityView with Get-View in the script.

Also check that you are working with the latest PowerCLI version 4.1. ( Get-PowerCLIVersion )

Vitali

PowerCLI team

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Upgraded from 4.0 U1 to 4.1...

C:\> get-powercliversion

PowerCLI Version

-

---

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 4.1 build 264274

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Replaced Get-EntityView with Get-View and get this....

The term 'Find-View' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, scrip

t file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was i

ncluded, verify that the path is correct and try again.

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:35 char:16

+ $HS = Find-View <<<< -ViewType HostSystem

+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Find-View:String) [], CommandNo

tFoundException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Get-VM : 8/30/2010 7:52:25 AM Get-VM VM with name 'TSRM_nc033211' was

not found, using the specified filter(s).

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:58 char:16

+ $vmmor = Get-VM <<<< -name $vmtemplate #Get-Template -Name $vmtemplate

+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: ( , VimException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_OutputHelper_WriteNotFoundError,VMware.VimA

utomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM

Get-View : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'VIObject'. The argument is nu

ll or empty. Supply an argument that is not null or empty and then try the comm

and again.

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:59 char:22

+ $vmmorview = get-view <<<< $vmmor.id #Get-View (Get-VM -name "WinXPSP2_Basel

ine").id

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: ( , ParameterBindingVal

idationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutom

ation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.DotNetInterop.GetVIView

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:62 char:32

+ $task = $vmmorview.CloneVM_Task <<<< ($targetview.MoRef,$vmname, $vmcSpec )

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (CloneVM_Task:String) [], Runt

imeException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

Finished

[admin]

Hi again,

I guess that there's a line in your script file that looks like this:

$HS = Find-View -ViewType HostSystem

It should look like this:

$HS = Get-View -ViewType HostSystem

Get-View is the name of the commandlet that currently PowerCLI supports, Find-EntityView was the name in version 1.0 and it is deprecated.

About the second error (Get-VM: 8/30/2010 .......).

There's another row in the script that might need edit in order to work for you:

$vmmor = Get-VM -name $vmtemplate #Get-Template -Name $vmtemplate

The line written in this way will search for virtual machine and this machine will be used for source in the clone operation. If you want to use a template for source you should use the portion that is after the # sign:

$vmmor = Get-Template -Name $vmtemplate

Vitali

PowerCLI team

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I made those changes, here is my script...

#Virtual Machine to be created variables

$vmpool = "001.1.0.03HC.010"

$vmname="nc049248"

$vmtemplate= "TSRM_nc033211"

$vmfolder = "001.03.010.6-TLSM"

###############################################################################################

connect-viserver -server $VIServer -user $user -password $password -Protocol $vmprotocol

#sets up vim object

#$HS = Find-EntityView -ViewType HostSystem

$HS = Get-View -ViewType HostSystem

#foreach ($vm in $vmnamearray) {

$vmrSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec

#$vmrSpec.transform = http://VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateTransformation::sparse

$vmrSpec.transform = http://VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateTransformation::sparse

#setup resource pool

$pool = get-resourcepool $vmpool

$poolview = get-view $pool.id

$vmrSpec.pool = $poolview.moref

$vmcSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineCloneSpec

$vmcSpec.location = $vmrspec

$vmcSpec.powerOn = $false

$vmcSpec.template = $false

#get storage folder

$target = Get-Folder $vmfolder

$targetview = get-view $target.ID

#get template

#$vmmor = Get-VM -name $vmtemplate #Get-Template -Name $vmtemplate

$vmmor = Get-VM -name $vmtemplate Get-Template -Name $vmtemplate

$vmmorview = get-view $vmmor.id #Get-View (Get-VM -name "WinXPSP2_Baseline").id

#clone

$task = $vmmorview.CloneVM_Task($targetview.MoRef,$vmname, $vmcSpec )

#wait-task $task.value

Write-Output "Finished"

Output...

Get-View : 8/30/2010 8:44:37 AM Get-View Exception of type 'System.Ou

tOfMemoryException' was thrown.

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:35 char:15

+ $HS = Get-View <<<< -ViewType HostSystem

+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: ( , VimException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VimAutomatio

n.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.DotNetInterop.GetVIView

Get-VM : Cannot bind parameter because parameter 'Name' is specified more than

once. To provide multiple values to parameters that can accept multiple values,

use the array syntax. For example, "-parameter value1,value2,value3".

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:59 char:53

+ $vmmor = Get-VM -name $vmtemplate Get-Template -Name <<<< $vmtemplate

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: ( , ParameterBindingE

xception

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterAlreadyBound,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCor

e.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM

Get-View : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'VIObject'. The argument is nu

ll or empty. Supply an argument that is not null or empty and then try the comm

and again.

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:60 char:22

+ $vmmorview = get-view <<<< $vmmor.id #Get-View (Get-VM -name "WinXPSP2_Basel

ine").id

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: ( , ParameterBindingVal

idationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutom

ation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.DotNetInterop.GetVIView

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

At C:\MyDocs\work\Virtualization\VMWare\VMware_Healthcheck\Admin_Scripts\Create

_VMs2.ps1:63 char:32

+ $task = $vmmorview.CloneVM_Task <<<< ($targetview.MoRef,$vmname, $vmcSpec )

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (CloneVM_Task:String) [], Runt

imeException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

Finished

[admin · Accepted solution]

Hi again,

The first error means that there were no enough free memory during the last execution of the script. Try to close the PowerCLI console, to start a new one and run the script again.

But before that you should apply minor fix on this row:

$vmmor = Get-VM -name $vmtemplate Get-Template -Name $vmtemplate

Should be either:

$vmmor = Get-VM -name $vmtemplate

or either:

$vmmor = Get-Template -name $vmtemplate

Current state of the row has no correct powershell syntax.

Vitali

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It is working now. Thank you so much for your assistance with this issue, I really appreciate it!!!!