Error Creating volume- code: SMeinval

[brfried]

@jrich523
I am trying to create a Volume and I am getting the error below.

PS C:\Windows\system32> New-NSVolume -Name BRFtest -Size 1tb -Description "Bridgette's Powershell Test" -PerformancePolicy "VMware ESX 5"

New-NSVolume : Error Creating volume BRFtest! code: SMeinval
At line:1 char:1

• New-NSVolume -Name BRFtest -Size 1tb -Description "Bridgette's Powers ...

• - CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
  - FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,New-NSVolume
  
  

Loaded Module information:
PS C:\Windows\system32> (Get-Module Nimble).Version.build
20140407
PS C:\Windows\system32> (Get-Module Nimble).Version.revision
1024

Runnning PS Version : 5.0.9926.0

I also tried it step by step and when I enter the performance policy I see the same.

PS C:\Windows\system32> New-NSVolume -Name BRFtest

cmdlet New-NSVolume at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Size: 1
PerformancePolicy: VMware ESX 5
New-NSVolume : Error Creating volume BRFtest! code: SMeinval
At line:1 char:1

• New-NSVolume -Name BRFtest

• - CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
  - FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,New-NSVolume
  

[brfried]

Forgot to mention we are running Nimble currently installed software version 2.2.5.0-197583-opt

[alexbonsol]

Is there any update on this? I'm also having the same issue. Can you please help us? @jrich523

[jrich523]

Basically the problem is that they've changed the data structures (apparently a lot) between builds. So in order to get this to work a DLL would have to be generated for each firmware out there.

There is some grumblings that a REST api is on its way so at this point I've stopped working on it since adding logic to generate DLLs on the fly, or have some sort of library will be just too much work for something that will likely vanish in the near future.

It certainly wouldnt hurt if you bugged your AE's about REST :)

[alexbonsol]

That makes sense. Thanks @jrich523 for the info! I appreciate it.