"You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression" when adding vib file

[chpoqxie]

ESXi-Customizer-PS Version 2.9.0

dir D:\4\pkg
------ 03.04.2018 14:53 109900 VMW_bootbank_net-igb_5.0.5.1.1-5vmw.670.0.0.8169922.vib
------ 03.04.2018 14:53 142660 VMW_bootbank_net-ixgbe_3.7.13.7.14iov-20vmw.670.0.0.8169922.vib

these files are copied from ESXi670-201912001.zip to be added to customized HPE image.

.\ESXi-Customizer-PS.ps1 -izip .\VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-Update3-19195723-HPE-Gen9plus-670.U3.10.9.0.8-Apr2022-depot.zip -outDir D:\4\out -pkgDir D:\4\pkg\ -v67 -nsc

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PSVersion: 5.1.18362.1171
PSEdition: Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1.18362.1171
BuildVersion: 10.0.18362.1171
CLRVersion: 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion: 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion: 2.3
SerializationVersion: 1.1.0.1

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Running with PowerShell version 5.1 and VMware PowerCLI version 13.2.1 build 22851661

Adding base Offline bundle .\VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-Update3-19195723-HPE-Gen9plus-670.U3.10.9.0.8-Apr2022-depot.zip ...
[OK]

Getting Imageprofiles, please wait ...
[OK]

Using Imageprofile HPE-ESXi-6.7.0-Update3-19195723-Gen9plus-670.U3.10.9.0.8 ...
(Dated 01/12/2022 08:53:55, AcceptanceLevel: PartnerSupported,
HPE Custom Image Profile for ESXi 6.7.0 Depot)
New-EsxImageprofile : Profile prfname is missing component(s) ESXi,Intel-Volume-Mgmt-Device,Intel-ne1000,Mellanox-nmlx5,
VMware-NVMeoF-RDMA,VMware-ahci,VMware-iser,VMware-nvme-pcie-plugin,VMware-nvme-plugin,VMware-nvmxnet3,VMware-nvmxnet3-en
s,VMware-pvscsi,VMware-vmkata,VMware-vmkusb,esx-update. Make sure the image contains these component(s) at a version equ
al or higher than the version found in the ESXi release version 6.7.0-3.163.19195723.
D:\4\ESXi-Customizer-PS.ps1:395 знак:18

• ... MyProfile = New-EsxImageprofile -CloneProfile $CloneIP -Vendor $ipven ...

•             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (VMware.ImageBuilder.Types.ImageProfile:ImageProfile) [New-EsxImageProfile],
    Exception
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : EsxImageProfileValidationError,VMware.ImageBuilder.Commands.NewImageProfile
    New-EsxImageprofile : Profile prfname is missing component(s) ESXi,Intel-Volume-Mgmt-Device,Intel-ne1000,Mellanox-nmlx5
    ,VMware-NVMeoF-RDMA,VMware-ahci,VMware-iser,VMware-nvme-pcie-plugin,VMware-nvme-plugin,VMware-nvmxnet3,VMware-nvmxnet3-
    ens,VMware-pvscsi,VMware-vmkata,VMware-vmkusb,esx-update. Make sure the image contains these component(s) at a version
    equal or higher than the version found in the ESXi release version 6.7.0-3.163.19195723.
    D:\4\ESXi-Customizer-PS.ps1:395 знак:18
• ... MyProfile = New-EsxImageprofile -CloneProfile $CloneIP -Vendor $ipven ...

•             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (VMware.ImageBuilder.Types.ImageProfile:ImageProfile) [New-EsxImageProfile]
    , Exception
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : EsxImageProfileValidationError,VMware.ImageBuilder.Commands.NewImageProfile

Loading Offline bundles and VIB files from D:\4\pkg\ ...
Loading D:\4\pkg\VMW_bootbank_net-igb_5.0.5.1.1-5vmw.670.0.0.8169922.vib ...
[OK]
Add VIB net-igb 5.0.5.1.1-5vmw.670.0.0.8169922
PS>TerminatingError(): "Невозможно вызвать метод для выражения со значением NULL."
[FAILED]
Probably not a valid VIB file, ignoring.
Loading D:\4\pkg\VMW_bootbank_net-ixgbe_3.7.13.7.14iov-20vmw.670.0.0.8169922.vib ...
[OK]
Add VIB net-ixgbe 3.7.13.7.14iov-20vmw.670.0.0.8169922
PS>TerminatingError(): "Невозможно вызвать метод для выражения со значением NULL."
[FAILED]
Probably not a valid VIB file, ignoring.

Exporting the Imageprofile to 'D:\4\out.iso'. Please be patient ...

ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЕ: The image profile fails validation. The ISO / Offline Bundle will still be generated but may contain errors and may not boot or be functional. Errors:
ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЕ: Profile HPE-ESXi-6.7.0-Update3-19195723-Gen9plus-670.U3.10.9.0.8 is missing component(s) ESXi,Intel-Volume-Mgmt-Device,Intel-ne1000,Mellanox-nmlx5,VMware-NVMeoF-RDMA,VMware-ahci,VMware-iser,VMware-nvme-pcie-plugin,VMware-nvme-plugin,VMware-nvmxnet3,VMware-nvmxnet3-ens,VMware-pvscsi,VMware-vmkata,VMware-vmkusb,esx-update. Make sure the image contains these component(s) at a version equal or higher than the version found in the ESXi release version 6.7.0-3.163.19195723.

All done.

[aleksandrspitsa]

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Windows PowerShell transcript start
Start time: 20240417114114
Username: DESKTOP-DA7R1R5\test
RunAs User: DESKTOP-DA7R1R5\test
Configuration Name:
Machine: DESKTOP-DA7R1R5 (Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19045.0)
Host Application: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Process ID: 5124
PSVersion: 5.1.19041.2364
PSEdition: Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1.19041.2364
BuildVersion: 10.0.19041.2364
CLRVersion: 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion: 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion: 2.3
SerializationVersion: 1.1.0.1

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Running with PowerShell version 5.1 and VMware PowerCLI version 13.2.1 build 22851661

Connecting the VMware ESXi Software depot ...
[OK]

Connecting the V-Front Online depot ...
[OK]

Getting Imageprofiles, please wait ...
[OK]

Using Imageprofile ESXi-6.5.0-20221004001-standard ...
(Dated 09/22/2022 06:14:32, AcceptanceLevel: PartnerSupported,
Updates ESXi 6.5 Image Profile-ESXi-6.5.0-20221004001-standard)
New-EsxImageprofile : Profile ESXi-6.5.0-20221004001-standard-customized is missing component(s) ESXi,Intel-Volume-Mgmt-
Device,Intel-ne1000,Mellanox-nmlx5,VMware-NVMeoF-RDMA,VMware-ahci,VMware-iser,VMware-nvme-pcie-plugin,VMware-nvme-plugin
,VMware-nvmxnet3,VMware-nvmxnet3-ens,VMware-pvscsi,VMware-vmkata,VMware-vmkusb,esx-update. Make sure the image contains
these component(s) at a version equal or higher than the version found in the ESXi release version 6.5.0-3.195.20502893.
At C:\Users\test\Downloads\ESXi-Customizer-PS-2.9.0\ESXi-Customizer-PS-2.9.0\ESXi-Customizer-PS.ps1:395 char:18

• ... MyProfile = New-EsxImageprofile -CloneProfile $CloneIP -Vendor $ipven ...

•             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (VMware.ImageBuilder.Types.ImageProfile:ImageProfile) [New-EsxImageProfile],
    Exception
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : EsxImageProfileValidationError,VMware.ImageBuilder.Commands.NewImageProfile
    New-EsxImageprofile : Profile ESXi-6.5.0-20221004001-standard-customized is missing component(s) ESXi,Intel-Volume-Mgmt
    -Device,Intel-ne1000,Mellanox-nmlx5,VMware-NVMeoF-RDMA,VMware-ahci,VMware-iser,VMware-nvme-pcie-plugin,VMware-nvme-plug
    in,VMware-nvmxnet3,VMware-nvmxnet3-ens,VMware-pvscsi,VMware-vmkata,VMware-vmkusb,esx-update. Make sure the image
    contains these component(s) at a version equal or higher than the version found in the ESXi release version
    6.5.0-3.195.20502893.
    At C:\Users\test\Downloads\ESXi-Customizer-PS-2.9.0\ESXi-Customizer-PS-2.9.0\ESXi-Customizer-PS.ps1:395 char:18
• ... MyProfile = New-EsxImageprofile -CloneProfile $CloneIP -Vendor $ipven ...

•             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (VMware.ImageBuilder.Types.ImageProfile:ImageProfile) [New-EsxImageProfile]
    , Exception
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : EsxImageProfileValidationError,VMware.ImageBuilder.Commands.NewImageProfile

Load additional VIBs from Online depots ...
Add VIB sata-xahci 1.42-1
PS>TerminatingError(): "You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression."

An unexpected error occurred:
You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

If requesting support please be sure to include the log file
C:\Users\test\AppData\Local\Temp\ESXi-Customizer-PS-5124.log

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