Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping not working correctly

[Derek_Purdy]

This had worked previously. But now while setting it, it doesn't throw an error but while getting the mapping results it has no output.

[vSphere PowerCLI] > Get-OSCustomizationSpec Blarg | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping -IpMode UseStaticIp -IPAddress 1.1.1.1 -Subnetmask 255.255.255.0 -Dns 1.1.1.1,1.1.1.1 -DefaultGateway 1.1.1.1

[vSphere PowerCLI] > get-OSCustomizationSpec Blarg | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping

and nothing returns

Need help on this one.

Message was edited by: Derek Purdy  fixed IP Address, bad copy/paste

[LucD]

I think your IPAddress value is incorrect.

Shouldn't that be -IPAddress 1.1.1.1 without the dot at the end ?

[Derek_Purdy]

sorry that was just a bad edit while i was taking my real ip values out.

[LucD]

Doesn't the first line produce any output on the console ?

Does

Get-OSCustomizationSpec Blarg

return anything ?

And is there anything returned from

Get-OSCustomizationSpec Blarg | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping

[Derek_Purdy]

Yes, it does get the Spec details

[vSphere PowerCLI] > get-OSCustomizationSpec Blarg | fl

Name                  : Blarg

Type                  : Persistent

ServerId              : /VIServer=domain\user@host.domain:443/

Server                : host.domain

LastUpdate            : 8/11/2011 7:36:00 PM

DomainAdminUsername   :

DomainUsername        :

Description           : Blarg Customization Specification File.

                         -> IP Address: Specified in Template

                        -> Default g/w: 1.1.1.1

                        -> NTP Servers: 1.1.1.1[1-3]

AutoLogonCount        : 1

ChangeSid             : True

DeleteAccounts        : False

DnsServer             :

DnsSuffix             : {subdomain.domain}

Domain                :

FullName              : User

GuiRunOnce            :

NamingPrefix          :

NamingScheme          : Vm

OrgName               : XXX

OSType                : Windows

ProductKey            :

TimeZone              : GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

Workgroup             : XXX

LicenseMode           : PerServer

LicenseMaxConnections : 5

EncryptionKey         :

ExtensionData         : VMware.Vim.CustomizationSpecItem

Id                    : Blarg

Uid                   : /VIServer=domain\user@host.domain:443/OSCustomizationSpec=Blarg/a

[vSphere PowerCLI] > get-OSCustomizationSpec Blarg | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping

Nothing here.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

That could explain the original problem.

Your OSCustomization spec doesn't seem to contain any NIC information.

That can have been done with

Remove-OSCustomizationNicMapping -OSCustomizationNicMapping (Get-OSCustomizationSpec Blarg | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping)

Create a new NIC entry with

Get-OSCustomizationSpec -Name Test | New-OSCustomizationNicMapping

[Derek_Purdy]

Thats it!

Thanks