Set-HvPool fails

[imtrinity94]

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PS C:\Windows\system32> Set-HVPool -Poolname 'FulClnJSON' -Key 'automatedDesktopSpec.vmNamingSpec.patterNamingSettings.maxNumberOfMachines' -Value 4 Updating the Pool: FulClnJSON Exception calling "Desktop_Update" with "3" argument(s): "ExceptionType : VMware.Hv.InvalidArgument ErrorMessage : Invalid member name. ParameterName : automatedDesktopSpec.vmNamingSpec.patternNamingSettings.maxNumberOfMachines" At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\VMware.Hv.Helper\VMware.HV.Helper.psm1:6442 char:8

•    $desktop_helper.Desktop_Update($services,$item,$updates)
  

•    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : VimException

[imtrinity94]

the -Value 4. I think this has to be provided in some other format.

[imtrinity94]

PS C:\Windows\system32> $patternSettings = $pool.AutomatedDesktopData.VmNamingSettings.PatternNamingSettings PS C:\Windows\system32> $patternSettings.MaxNumberOfMachines = 4 PS C:\Windows\system32> Set-HVPool -Poolname 'FulClnJSON' -Key 'automatedDesktopData.vmNamingSpec.patternNamingSettings' -Value $patternSettings Updating the Pool: FulClnJSON Exception calling "Desktop_Update" with "3" argument(s): "ExceptionType : VMware.Hv.InvalidArgument ErrorMessage : Invalid member name. ParameterName : automatedDesktopData.vmNamingSpec.patternNamingSettings" At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\VMware.Hv.Helper\VMware.HV.Helper.psm1:6442 char:8

•    $desktop_helper.Desktop_Update($services,$item,$updates)
  

•    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : VimException