How do you Invoke-VMscript an executable

[Trammell]

Sorry for the repeated question wasn't sure if I should add a reply to an answered question which shows no code.

Everything in green works but I've searched hours and am not able to figure out how to execute the vcredist_x64.exe. I've tried ScriptType bat & powershell. I continue to get "The system cannot find the path specified.

Foreach($vm in $vms){

# sets the TSM iso to the Y drive cd-rom  

Get-VM $vm.name | Get-CDDrive | Set-CDDrive -Connected $true -IsoPath '[DA1-DRDS01-V3] ISOs/TSM 7.1.6.ISO' -StartConnected $true -Confirm:$false

 

Invoke-VMScript -VM $vm.Name -ScriptText {cmd.exe /c "Y:\ISSetupPrerequisites\TSMClient\{3A3AF437-A9CD-472f-9BC9-8EEDD7505A02}\vcredist_x64.exe" /install /quiet /norestart /log vcredist.txt } -GuestUser 'admin' -GuestPassword 'password' -ScriptType bat

# Silently installs the TSM agent

Invoke-VMScript -VM $vm.Name -ScriptText {msiexec /i "Y:\TSMClient\IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client.msi" RebootYesNo="No" REBOOT="Suppress" ALLUSERS=1 INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Tivoli\Tsm" ADDLOCAL="BackupArchiveGUI,BackupArchiveWeb,Api64Runtime,AdministrativeCmd" TRANSFORMS=1033.mst /qn /l*v "C:\Tivoli log.txt"} -GuestUser 'admin' -GuestPassword 'password' -ScriptType Bat

# disconnects the ISO

Get-VM $vm.name | Get-CDDrive | Set-CDDrive -Connected $false -Confirm:$false

}

[LucD]

Is that an error from Invoke-VMScript or from the run inside the Guest OS?

Can you show the complete error message?

Also, is there anything in the log vcredist.log?

[Trammell]

Appears to be from inside the guest.

PS C:\Windows\system32>     Invoke-VMScript -VM $vm.Name -ScriptText {cmd.exe /c "Y:\ISSetupPrerequisites\TSMClient\{3A3AF437-A9CD-472f-9BC9-8EEDD7505A02}\vcredist_x64.exe" /install /quiet /norestart /log vcredist.txt } -GuestUser 'admin -GuestPassword 'password' -ScriptType bat

ScriptOutput

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  The system cannot find the path specified.

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I didn't find a vcredist.txt file but I did find a dd_vcredist_amd64_20200716084710.txt file with a date\time stamp today.

[0F0C:0D5C][2020-07-16T08:47:10]: Burn v3.6.3542.0, Windows v6.3 (Build 9600: Service Pack 0), path: Y:\TSMClient\ISSetupPrerequisites\{3A3AF437-A9CD-472f-9BC9-8EEDD7505A02}\vcredist_x64.exe, cmdline: '/? -burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{47DF12B2-337D-4611-9B5B-192171B380EF} {00EE046D-B5F7-4AE3-883A-E6BEF83A8FB0} 236'

[0F0C:0D5C][2020-07-16T08:47:10]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_amd64_20200716084710.log'

[0F0C:0D5C][2020-07-16T08:47:10]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'Y:\TSMClient\ISSetupPrerequisites\{3A3AF437-A9CD-472f-9BC9-8EEDD7505A02}\vcredist_x64.exe'

[0F0C:0D5C][2020-07-16T08:47:10]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x64) - 11.0.61030'

[LucD]

Could it be that this user you used has never logged into the target station?

That way the user would have no profile structure set up.

Perhaps verbose logging would show what actually goes wrong.

Add an option like /L*V "C:\Windows\Temp\install.log" to the EXE parameters.

You are free to take any folder that is writeable for that account.

[Trammell]

I am embarrassed to say the answer was there in front of me. The beginning path was different and I can only say I am sorry LucD.

Y:\ISSetupPrerequisites\TSMClient\

Y:\TSMClient\ISSetupPrerequisites\ correct path