Issue with Invoke-VMscript

[zabimaru27]

Hi,

I try to use this command in order to launch an application on a remote Virtual machine.

It seem to work for "command" like get-childitem.

But i can't launch notepad on the remote virtual machine for example.

Here is my code

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# *********** Load VMWare PowerCLI cmdlets **********

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

# ***************************************************

#Connection au serveur Vsphère

Connect-VIServer -Server 10.251.*.* -User ***** -Password ******

Invoke-VMScript -ScriptText "c:\windows\notepad.exe" -VM "********" -GuestUser ***** -GuestPassword ******* -scripttype bat                                                                                            

Disconnect-VIServer -Confirm:$false

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I try like this but nothing better

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$script = 'Invoke-Item "c:\windows\notepad.exe"'

Invoke-VMScript -ScriptText $script -VM "******" -GuestUser ******* -GuestPassword ******

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I don't get any error. The script is just waiting for a virtual machine answer, but nothing happened.

does someone can help me ?

thx in advance

[LucD]

Your notepad probably started correctly, but it is running in another session.

You won't see it in your interactive session you have on the guest.

Start a Task Manager, you should see the notepad.exe process.

Kill the notepad process from the Task Manager and you should see the Invoke-VMScript cmdlet return.

Update:

When you do

Get-VM MyVM |
Invoke-VMScript -guestpassword "pswd" -GuestUser "domain\user" `
-ScriptText "C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe"

the Invoke-VMScript will wait till you kill the notepad process in the guest.

With

Get-VM MyVM |
Invoke-VMScript -guestpassword "pswd" -GuestUser "domain\user" `
-ScriptText "Invoke-Item C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe"

the Invoke-VMScript cmdlet will return immediatly after the Invoke-Item cmdlet returns.