Re: Script Failing to Run

pamiller21 · ‎09-07-2021

I am at a loss, I noticed a script I use to deploy new VMs seems to have started to fail to run automatically so I started to dig into it. If I tell the script to run all it shows is this:

[root@vmware-util ~]# pwsh /home/scripts/actions-regular/Automation/VM-DeploymentBuild1.ps1
Exception: The VMware.ImageBuilder module is not currently supported on the Core edition of PowerShell.

If I take the content of the script and paste it into powershell it works fine. I am not sure what I am missing today. Here is the version I am running in case that is a problem:

PS /root> Get-PowerCLIVersion

PowerCLI Version
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VMware PowerCLI 12.2.0 build 17538434
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Component Versions
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VMware Common PowerCLI Component 12.3 build 17838947
VMware Cis Core PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 12.3 build 17839331
VMware VimAutomation VICore Commands PowerCLI Component PowerCLI Component 12.3 build 17839688

Zsoldier · ‎09-07-2021

Assuming that script is using the vmware.imagebuilder module, you'll need to run that particular script in "Windows Powershell" with vmware.powercli module installed.

Powershell Core is OS-agnostic version that not all modules have been ported to.

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pamiller21 · ‎09-07-2021

That is the confusing part, if I copy all the content of the script and paste it into the powershell window it all works, no errors.

pamiller21 · ‎09-07-2021

I uninstalled some of the modules that I don't need and now it works. Thank you for looking into this still!

LucD · ‎09-08-2021

Just a warning for future readers of this thread.

It is highly unlikely that uninstalling a module fixes the issue that the VMware.ImageBuilder module is not supported on PowerShell v6 or higher

Blog: lucd.info Twitter: @LucD22 Co-author PowerCLI Reference

LucD · ‎12-08-2022

Update: since PowerCLI 13.0 the ImageBuilder module is supported on all PS platforms and versions.
See PowerCLI 13 is now GA!

Blog: lucd.info Twitter: @LucD22 Co-author PowerCLI Reference

BenFB · ‎09-19-2023

We are seeing that even with PowerCLI 13.1 that ImageBuilder still requires Windows PowerShell.