Trying to use a script to clone existing vms to a new data store, but get following. error. see attched script. Please point me in the right direction
+ Add-PSSnapin <<<< VMware.VimAutomation.Core
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (VMware.VimAutomation.Core:String) [Add-PSSnapin], PSArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : AddPSSnapInRead,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddPSSnapinCommand
New-VM : 25/07/2013 10:53:23 New-VM The operation for the entity VirtualMachine-vm-40472 failed with the foll
owing message: "The operation is not supported on the object."
At C:\Hyper-v\change.ps1:104 char:10
+ New-VM <<<< -name $vmtarget -vm $vm -vmhost $targethost -datastore $datastore -Location $targetlocation -DiskStor
ageFormat thin
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [New-VM], NotSupported
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_TaskServiceImpl_CheckServerSideTaskUpdates_OperationFailed,VMware.VimAutomation
.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewVM
Get-VM : 25/07/2013 10:53:24 Get-VM VM with name 'backup_gbvm014098_2013-07-25' was not found, using the spec
ified filter(s).
At C:\Hyper-v\change.ps1:109 char:11
+ if (get-vm <<<< $vmtarget) {
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Get-VM], VimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_OutputHelper_WriteNotFoundError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM