get-template -location $cluster doesn't work

[tschmi1988]

Hi.

I found out that

$cluster = get-cluster "clustername"
get-template -location $cluster

doesn't work. The error message is:

get-template : 16.04.2018 10:22:20      Get-Template            ClusterImpl is not a valid location type for Get-Template.

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+ get-template -location $cluster

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (AL_CL-cloud01:ClusterImpl) [Get-Template], VimException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_ContainerCmdletBase_GetValidLocations_InvalidLocation,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetTemplate

get-template : 16.04.2018 10:22:20      Get-Template            The values specified for the Location parmeter are not valid for the Get-Template cmdlet.

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+ get-template -location $cluster

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (VMware.VimAutom...y.VIContainer[]:VIContainer[]) [Get-Template], VimException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_ContainerCmdletBase_TryValidateParameterList_AllLocationsAreInvalid,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetTemplate

The same with get-vm -location $cluster works without any problems.

In the PowerCLI Reference is written, that the parameter location is available.

Does anyone have an idea where the error is?

Thanks.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

I'm afraid that is a bug that has been there for a long time, see Get-template -location clustername |VMware Communities

I provided a bypass in that thread.

You can open a SR to report the "feature".

[tschmi1988]

Hi.

Thanks for your help. I thought that the PowerCLI developers read maybe this thread, because I opened before a SR and this was the not very friendly answer:

I understand from your case description that you require assistance in PowerCLI. I am from the core team and Im not trained on PowerCLI, I can assist you with issues on the vCenter. For PowerCLI support you must require SDK support, but your license agreement is not entitled for it hence I would not be able to assist you with this issue.

As the issue is not related to vCenter, I am archiving the case.

Thank you for contacting VMware Technical Support.

I report an error, but this is not reported to the developers

[LucD]

Ouch, that answer from support is not correct, see PowerCLI Support Breakdown

I'll contact some people of the PowerCLI Team.

Do you have the SR# handy?