topic Error When creating Flexclone through PS in Microsoft Virtualization Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Error-When-creating-Flexclone-through-PS/m-p/45838#M2164 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>$Filer = "netappfiler2"<BR />$narootpasswd = "randompass"<BR />################################</P><P></P><P>$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "randompass" -AsPlainText -Force<BR />$Cred = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList "root",$password<BR />Connect-NaController netappfiler2 -Credential $Cred</P><P></P><P>New-NaVolClone -ParentVolume /vol/aspdbdtvdr2 -CloneVolume /vol/eqxdbdr01_newb -Controller $Filer</P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>the error I receive, its seems the controller connects but something else is going</P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: #ff0000;">New-NaVolClone : Incorrect credentials for netappfiler2.<BR />At C:\Users\bhilyer\Desktop\script.ps1:11 char:15<BR />+ New-NaVolClone &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&nbsp; -ParentVolume /vol/aspdbdtvdr2 -CloneVolume /vol/eqxdbdr01_newb -Controller $Filer<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; + CategoryInfo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : InvalidOperation: (NetApp.Ontapi.Filer.NaController:NaController) [New-NaVolClone], NaAuthException<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ApiException,DataONTAP.PowerShell.SDK.Cmdlets.Volume.NewNaVolClone</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #ff0000;"> </SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #ff0000;"> </SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #000000;">Thanks</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:06:44 GMT brandon_hilyer 2025-06-05T07:06:44Z Error When creating Flexclone through PS https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Error-When-creating-Flexclone-through-PS/m-p/45838#M2164 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>$Filer = "netappfiler2"<BR />$narootpasswd = "randompass"<BR />################################</P><P></P><P>$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "randompass" -AsPlainText -Force<BR />$Cred = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList "root",$password<BR />Connect-NaController netappfiler2 -Credential $Cred</P><P></P><P>New-NaVolClone -ParentVolume /vol/aspdbdtvdr2 -CloneVolume /vol/eqxdbdr01_newb -Controller $Filer</P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>the error I receive, its seems the controller connects but something else is going</P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: #ff0000;">New-NaVolClone : Incorrect credentials for netappfiler2.<BR />At C:\Users\bhilyer\Desktop\script.ps1:11 char:15<BR />+ New-NaVolClone &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&nbsp; -ParentVolume /vol/aspdbdtvdr2 -CloneVolume /vol/eqxdbdr01_newb -Controller $Filer<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; + CategoryInfo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : InvalidOperation: (NetApp.Ontapi.Filer.NaController:NaController) [New-NaVolClone], NaAuthException<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ApiException,DataONTAP.PowerShell.SDK.Cmdlets.Volume.NewNaVolClone</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #ff0000;"> </SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #ff0000;"> </SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #000000;">Thanks</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:06:44 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Error-When-creating-Flexclone-through-PS/m-p/45838#M2164 brandon_hilyer 2025-06-05T07:06:44Z Re: Error When creating Flexclone through PS https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Error-When-creating-Flexclone-through-PS/m-p/45843#M2166 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello, Brandon.&nbsp; The value of $Filer in your code is just a string, which isn't what the -Controller argument of Toolkit cmdlets expects.&nbsp; See <A _jive_internal="true" href="https://community.netapp.com/thread/11509" target="_blank">this post</A> for examples.</P><P></P><P>Try something more like this:</P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: courier new,courier; "><SPAN style="color: #ff0000;">$FilerName</SPAN> = "netappfiler2"<BR />$narootpasswd = "randompass"<BR />################################</SPAN></P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"><SPAN style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: courier new,courier; "> </SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: courier new,courier; ">$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "randompass" -AsPlainText -Force<BR />$Cred = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList "root",$password<BR /><SPAN style="color: #ff0000;">$Filer</SPAN> = Connect-NaController <SPAN style="color: #ff0000;">$FilerName </SPAN>-Credential $Cred</SPAN></P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"><SPAN style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: courier new,courier; "> </SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: courier new,courier; ">New-NaVolClone -ParentVolume /vol/aspdbdtvdr2 -CloneVolume /vol/eqxdbdr01_newb -Controller $Filer</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:56:00 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Error-When-creating-Flexclone-through-PS/m-p/45843#M2166 cknight 2010-10-21T19:56:00Z