Get-ErrorReport

This cmdlet collects debugging information in order to investigate a problem in PowerCLI or the work environment. The cmdlet runs a script that reproduces the problem and captures any relevant information in a single .zip file. Then, you can send the .zip file to the PowerCLI support for analysis.To generate an error report:1. Isolate the problem into a simple script.2. Run Get-ErrorReport to generate the support bundle.Customers can use the following portals to upload support bundles:- ftpsite.vmware.com (instructions for upload - https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=2070100 )- sftpsite.vmware.com (instructions for upload - https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=2069559 )

Syntax

Get-ErrorReport

-ProblemScript < ScriptBlock >

[ [-Destination ] < DirectoryInfo > ]

[ [-ProblemDescription ] < String > ]

[-IncludeServerLogs ]

[-MaxDataDepth < Int32 > ]

[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]

[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Features	Description
required	ProblemScript	ScriptBlock	named	pipeline	Specifies the script that reproduces the error that you want to report.
optional	Destination	DirectoryInfo	1		Specifies the directory where you want to save the error report. If no value is specified for this parameter, the error report is saved in the current file system location.
optional	ProblemDescription	String	2		Provides a description of the problem you want to capture in the error report bundle.
optional	IncludeServerLogs	SwitchParameter	named		Indicates that you want the server logs (for example - from vCenter Server) to be included in the error report.
optional	MaxDataDepth	Int32	named		Specifies the amount of object data that should be included in the report.
optional	ProgressAction	ActionPreference	named

Output

System.IO.FileInfo

Examples

Example 1

$script = {
    Connect-VIServer 10.23.34.36
    $vapp = Get-VApp
    Get-VM VM -Location $vapp
}
$script | Get-ErrorReport -Destination "D:\error-reports" -ProblemDescription "No VM is returned. There are several VMs in this vApp. The vApp is in a DRS-enabled cluster. All VMs part of the vApp are expected to be returned"

Saves the script that reproduces the error into a variable and passes the script to Get-ErrorReport. The command provides a destination for storing the error report and a description of the observed problem.

Related Commands

ErrorReport

Get-ErrorReport

This cmdlet collects debugging information in order to investigate a problem in PowerCLI or the work environment.