Invoke-SwisVerb : Verb Orion.Container.CreateDependency: Not found

abchava

We are trying to use a PowerShell script to create Dependencies in Solarwinds and getting the below errors:

We tried to use both the If logics (Snippet1 and Snippet 2), but no luck.

It seems that the CreateDependency the verb is not available in the Orion.Container the entity in SolarWinds.

Unfortunately, the CreateDependency the verb is not directly available through the SolarWinds API.

Snippet 1:

if ($edgeGroup -and $networkGroup) {
# Create the group dependency
$dependencyProps = @{
ParentContainerID = $networkGroup.ContainerID
ChildContainerID = $edgeGroup.ContainerID
DependencyType = "Member"
}
$dependencyResult = Invoke-SwisVerb $swis -Entity "Orion.Container" -Verb "CreateDependency" -Parameters $dependencyProps

A line having Error:

$dependencyResult = Invoke-SwisVerb $swis -Entity "Orion.Container" -Verb "CreateDependency" -Parameters $dependencyProps

Error :
Invoke-SwisVerb : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'Parameters'.
At line:23 char:103
+ ... Entity "Orion.Container" -Verb "CreateDependency" -Parameters $depend ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Invoke-SwisVerb], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,SwisPowerShell.InvokeSwisVerb

Snippet 2:

if ($edgeGroup -and $networkGroup) {
# Create the group dependency
$dependencyResult = Invoke-SwisVerb -Entity "Orion.ContainerMember" -Verb "CreateDependency" -Arguments @{
ParentContainerID = $networkGroup.ContainerID
ChildContainerID = $edgeGroup.ContainerID
DependencyType = "Member"
} -SwisConnection $swis

Error: 

Invoke-SwisVerb : Verb Orion.ContainerMember.CreateDependency: Not found
At line:18 char:29
+ ... ncyResult = Invoke-SwisVerb -Entity "Orion.ContainerMember" -Verb "Cr ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [Invoke-SwisVerb], FaultException`1
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : SwisError,SwisPowerShell.InvokeSwisVerb

AdamRichards

I managed to figure it out after i replied earlier. this works to add a dependency

# Prompt for location name or whatever you want to prompt for - used for naming the groups and dependencies
$locationName = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter Location Name from Custom Properties (format: 'City, State BusinessUnit'):"

#get a uri of a group based on the Container Name column
function GetUri($groupName) {
    $uri = Get-SwisData $swis "SELECT TOP 1 Uri FROM Orion.Container WHERE Name=@name" @{ name = $groupName }
    Return $uri
}

$dependencyName = "$locationName Dependency" #name the dependency - reformat as you see fit
$parentGroupUri = GetUri -groupName "$locationName Parent" #this is how we name our groups so change to your format
$childGroupUri = GetUri -groupName "$locationName Child" #this is how we name our groups so change to your format
$dependencyUri = (Get-SwisData $swis "SELECT TOP 1 Uri FROM Orion.Dependencies WHERE Name LIKE '%$dependencyName%'")

#Create the dependency
New-SwisObject $swis "Orion.Dependencies" @{Name="$($dependencyName)";ParentUri="$($parentGroupUri)";ChildUri="$($childGroupUri)";AutoManaged="false";ParentEntityType="Orion.Groups";ParentNetObjectID="$($parentGroupUri.split('=')[1])";ChildEntityType="Orion.Groups";ChildNetObjectID="$($childGroupUri.split('=')[1])"}
Write-Host "Dependency '$dependencyName' created."

#Delete dependency if needed. I am not sure if New-SwisObject UPDATES a existing dependency or not so on my script i just deleted the old one and re-created it right after this remove-swisobject
Remove-SwisObject $swis -Uri $dependencyUri

#Here's a portion of the script, if it exists update, if not create it and assign the parent and child groups to it.

$dependencyExists = $null -ne (Get-SwisData $swis "SELECT TOP 1 DependencyID FROM Orion.Dependencies WHERE Name LIKE '%$dependencyName%'")

if (-not $dependencyExists) { #if dependency doesnt exist, create it
        New-SwisObject $swis "Orion.Dependencies" @{Name="$($dependencyName)";ParentUri="$($parentGroupUri)";ChildUri="$($childGroupUri)";AutoManaged="false";ParentEntityType="Orion.Groups";ParentNetObjectID="$($parentGroupUri.split('=')[1])";ChildEntityType="Orion.Groups";ChildNetObjectID="$($childGroupUri.split('=')[1])"}
        Write-Host "Dependency '$dependencyName' created."
    } else { #if dependency does exist, update it
        Set-SwisObject $swis -Uri $dependencyUri -Properties @{Name="$($dependencyName)";ParentUri="$($parentGroupUri)";ChildUri="$($childGroupUri)";AutoManaged="false";ParentEntityType="Orion.Groups";ParentNetObjectID="$($parentGroupUri.split('=')[1])";ChildEntityType="Orion.Groups";ChildNetObjectID="$($childGroupUri.split('=')[1])"}
        Write-Host "Dependency '$locationName Dependency' already exists. Updated."
    }