VMKeystrokes.ps1 - Exception calling PutUsbScanCodes
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Description
Reproduction steps:
Powershell> . /VMKeystrokes.ps1
Powershell> Set-VMKeystrokes -VMName $VM -Stringinput "root" -ReturnCarriage $true
Connecting to VCENTER 6.5 (vSphere Client version 6.5.0.5300)
Exception calling "PutUsbScanCodes" with "1" argument(s): "Cannot complete the operation due to an incorrect request
to the server."
At C:\Users\mfreeman\Desktop\VMKeystrokes.ps1:160 char:5
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$results = $vm.PutUsbScanCodes($spec) -
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
- FullyQualifiedErrorId : VimException
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Research direction
Start with VMKeystrokes.ps1, especially the call at line 160, and reproduce the reported Set-VMKeystrokes command against vCenter 6.5. Investigate why PutUsbScanCodes rejects the request; done means the reported command no longer raises the incorrect-request exception, with the behavior verified against the stated environment.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- infrastructure
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100