PowerCli 5.5 R2 breaks VUM 5.5 Snap-in

[b1naryagent]

Verified on 2 systems:

PowerCLI C:\_data\Scripts\Powershell Scripts> get-patch

get-patch : 3/12/2014 1:24:19 PM Get-Patch        Method 'get_RelatedSrmService' in type 'VMware.VumAutomation.Clien

t40.VumClient' from assembly 'VMware.VumAutomation.Client40, Version=5.5.0.17854, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'

does not have an implementation.

At line:1 char:10

+ get-patch <<<<

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Patch], VimException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VumAutomation.Commands.GetPatch

get-patch : 3/12/2014 1:24:19 PM Get-Patch        Method 'get_RelatedSrmService' in type 'VMware.VumAutomation.Clien

t40.VumClient' from assembly 'VMware.VumAutomation.Client40, Version=5.5.0.17854, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'

does not have an implementation.

At line:1 char:10

+ get-patch <<<<

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Patch], VimException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VumAutomation.Commands.GetPatch

[alanrenouf]

Thanks for reporting this, we are looking into the issue and hope to have a resolution soon.

[alanrenouf]

This issue should now be resolved in the latest version of PowerCLI, please can you download it from here and let me know if you have further issues: https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/get-download?downloadGroup=PCLI550R2

[b1naryagent]

Fix verified. Thanks much to you and the team for the quick turnaround.

[alanrenouf]

Glad to have helped and thanks for raising and verifying the fix.

[CNI0]

It also fixed my system. Now my next problem is that it does not work with Powershell Version 3. In my eyes this is a very embarrassing fault....

[wpsnz]

Hi Alan,

I am getting this error when the script tries to import the baseline.

Test executed after installing and repairing the installation of VMware-UpdateManager-Pscli-5.5.0-1302474 with PCLI 5.5 R2 running in version 2 compatibility in Windows 2008 R2.

Import ' Broadcom driver ' to the server

The term 'VMware.VumAutomation.Types.PatchImpl' is not recognized as the na

me 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 ExportImportBaselines.ps1:34 char:10

+  return . <<<< $result;

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (VMware.VumAutomation.Types.Patc

   hImpl:String) [], CommandNotFoundException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

CreateStaticBaseline : Static baseline 'Broadcom driver' can't

be imported. No one of the patches it contains are available on the server

At ExportImportBaselines.ps1:87 char:26

+      CreateStaticBaseline <<<<  $baseline $destinationServer

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorExcep

   tion

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorExceptio

   n,CreateStaticBaseline