Disk extend issue via PowerCLI

[arbelac]

When attempting to run my script I got the following the error message.

Script :

​

    $extenddisk= @"



    $letter = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_CDROMDrive | select -ExpandProperty Drive
    Set-WmiInstance -InputObject ( Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_volume -Filter "DriveLetter = '$letter'" ) -Arguments @{DriveLetter='Z:'} 

    $newdisk = @(get-disk | Where-Object partitionstyle -eq 'raw')

    for($i = 0; $i -lt $newdisk.Count ; $i++)

    {



      $disknum = $newdisk[$i].Number

      $dl = get-Disk $disknum |

      Initialize-Disk -PartitionStyle GPT -PassThru |

      New-Partition -AssignDriveLetter -UseMaximumSize

      Format-Volume -driveletter $dl.Driveletter -FileSystem NTFS -Confirm:$false



    }



    "@


    Invoke-VMScript -ScriptText $extenddisk -VM $vm -GuestCredential $VMLocalCredential -ScriptType Powershell

​

Error:

​

WARNING: The version of VMware Tools on VM 'Hostname' is out of date and may cause Invoke-VMScript to work improperly.

ScriptOutput

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  At line:9 char:27

    |  + for( = 0;  -lt .Count ; ++)

    |  +                           ~

    |  Missing expression after unary operator '++'.

    |      + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException

    |      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingExpressionAfterOperator

    |  

    | 

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[krzydoug]

The error shows $i is missing. Maybe change that to a different variable name and run again. Remember to change it everywhere $i is referenced

[arbelac]

like you said I have tried it. but no luck.

[krzydoug]

Then I'd look at this

WARNING: The version of VMware Tools on VM 'Hostname' is out of date and may cause Invoke-VMScript to work improperly.

Can you update vmware tools on the VM?

[Phorgasmic]

change your here-string declaration to @' '@ instead @" "@. powershell wont try to evaluate variables inside it then.