Can set to True but not to False

[Gabrie1]

Hi,

I've been using this script to set the timesync of a VM to TRUE. But I can't seem to set it to false.

Connect-VIServer 
[http://Reflection.Assembly|http://Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("vmware.vim")
$vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
$vmConfigSpec.Tools = New-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo
$vmConfigSpec.Tools.syncTimeWithHost = "TRUE"
Get-VM -name "VMWSV339" | % { (Get-View $_.ID).ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)}

I thought that changing TRUE to FALSE would do the trick, but it doesn't.....

Why not?

Message was edited by: halr9000 ** reformatted code with tags

[Niket · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The value which you are setting in property is string while it is expecting this value in boolean. Please chenge the line of code as below and try it.

$vmConfigSpec.Tools.syncTimeWithHost = $false // For false

$vmConfigSpec.Tools.syncTimeWithHost = $true // For true

Thanks

Niket

[LucD]

With PowerShell you have to use $true or $false for boolean properties.

$vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
$vmConfigSpec.Tools = New-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo
$vmConfigSpec.Tools.syncTimeWithHost = $false

Get-VM -name "VMWSV339" | % { (Get-View $_.ID).ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)}

[Gabrie1]

Thanks... life can be so simple

[halr9000]

Note that once you perform a connection using connect-viserver, the [http://VMware.Vim|http://VMware.Vim] namespace is loaded into your session. You don't need to load it manually.

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