I'm working on a PowerCLI script that deploys vCloud vApps to multiple OvDCs. The script works great when it's serial, but I have been running into issues when trying to get the deployments to run in parallel. It seems that some of the vCloud cmdlets have issues when connection to a CIserver using the SessionID.
Connecting to a CI server using the SessionID, like so, works fine.
Connect-CIServer -Server $CIServer -SessionID $SessionID
But some cmdlets error out with the message "Object reference not set to an instance of an object.". For example:
PS>Get-OrgVdc
Get-OrgVdc : 10/21/2012 11:01:11 AM Get-OrgVdc Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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+ Get-OrgVdc <<<<
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-OrgVdc], VimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud.Commands.Cmdlets.GetOrgVdc
I also get an odd error when trying to deploy the new vApp regarding not being able to get the results of the task.
PS>$Catalog | Get-CIVAppTemplate -Name $vAppTemplateName | New-CIVApp -Name $vAppName
New-CIVApp : 10/21/2012 11:17:46 AM New-CIVApp Could not obtain the result of task '/CIServer=username:orgname@ciserver.com:443/CITask=urn:vcloud: task:8b2a5b94-7fb7-42f9-b99f-b93c9ad43ab3/'. Task name is 'vdcInstantiateVapp'. The following error occured: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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+ $Catalog | Get-CIVAppTemplate -Name $vAppTemplateName | New-CIVApp <<<< -Name $vAppName
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [New-CIVApp], VimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CloudImpl_CITaskServiceProvider_ConvertTaskResult_Failed,VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud.Commands.Cmdlets.NewCIVApp
It all works correctly when connecting to the CIserver using the normal credential method (i.e. establishing a new session). For the sessionID I am grabbing it from an existing PowerCLI session ($SessionID = $global:DefaultCIServers[0].SessionID).
Any insight or thoughts would be great.
PowerCLI and vCloud Version 5.1
Thanks!
Joe
