Re: Trying to get start-job to work

LucD,  what secret sauce you are using because I am having the same issues ikiris is having whether I use Windows 2008R2, PowerShell 5, PowerCLI 6.3 or Windows 2012 R2, PowerShell 5, PowerCLI 6.3.

I modified the script slightly just to troubleshoot what is going on:

$vcenter1 = 'vcenter1'

$name1 = 'myVM'

$jobcmd = {

    $data = $input.getEnumerator()

    $data[0]

    $data[1]

    Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core

    $connection = Connect-VIServer $data[0] -User localuser -Password P@ssw0rd

    $connection

#   Get-VM $data[1]

#   Get-VM 'myVM'

    Disconnect-VIServer $connection -Confirm:$false -Force:$true

}

$job1 = Start-Job -InputObject @($vcenter1,$name1) -ScriptBlock $jobcmd

while($job1.State -ne 'Completed'){

  sleep 5

  $job1 = Get-Job -Id $job1.Id

}

Receive-Job -Job $job1

So if I run the script above as is (with Get-VM commented out) the job completes successfully and outputs the two variables and the vCenter connection as expected.

Then I make the following changes:

#  $data[0]

#  $data[1]

#  $connection

Get-VM $data[1]

#  Get-VM 'myVM'

Once I run the script it just stays in a "Running" state never completing.

Or if I try it like this it still will not complete.

#  $data[0]

#  $data[1]

#  $connection

#  Get-VM $data[1]

Get-VM 'myVM'

Any ideas?  This is driving me nuts as it seems like it should be so simple.

Thanks!!!