AzureStackHCI-EvalGuide/deployment fails on AzSHCIHost001/ConfigureAzSHCIHost

Question

Hi

Deployment of AzureStackHCI-EvalGuide fails on step of extension AzSHCIHost001/ConfigureAzSHCIHost, tested it twice

PS C:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.Powershell.DSC\2.83.2.0\DSCWork\azshcihost.0\AzSHCIHost> Get-DscConfigurationStatus

Status StartDate Type Mode RebootRequested NumberOfResources
------ --------- ---- ---- --------------- -----------------
Failure 8/15/2022 10:41:05 AM Initial PUSH False 106

VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: [[Script]Download AzSHCI SSU] Performing the operation "Set-TargetResource" on target "Executing the SetScript with t
he user supplied credential".
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ End Set ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI SSU] in 0.0320 seconds.
PowerShell DSC resource MSFT_ScriptResource failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: The term 'Get-MSCatalogUpdate' is not recognized as
the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try
again.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ProviderOperationExecutionFailure
+ PSComputerName : localhost

VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ Start Resource ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU]
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ Start Test ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU]
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ End Test ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU] in 0.0000 seconds.
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ Start Set ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU]
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU] Performing the operation "Set-TargetResource" on target "Executing the SetScript with th
e user supplied credential".
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ End Set ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU] in 0.0160 seconds.
PowerShell DSC resource MSFT_ScriptResource failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: The term 'Get-MSCatalogUpdate' is not recognized as
the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try
again.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ProviderOperationExecutionFailure
+ PSComputerName : localhost

when I install the module for the command using Install-Module -Name MSCatalog, I am getting another failure

VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ Start Set ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI SSU]
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: [[Script]Download AzSHCI SSU] Performing the operation "Set-TargetResource" on target "Executing the SetScript with t
he user supplied credential".
WARNING: [AzSHCIHost001]: [[Script]Download AzSHCI SSU] We did not find any results for Servicing%20Stack%20Update%20for%20Azure%20Stack%20HCI%
2C%20version%2021H2%20for%20x64-based%20Systems
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ End Set ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI SSU] in 1.0160 seconds.
PowerShell DSC resource MSFT_ScriptResource failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Guid' because it
is an empty string.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ProviderOperationExecutionFailure
+ PSComputerName : localhost

VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ Start Resource ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU]
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ Start Test ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU]
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ End Test ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU] in 0.0150 seconds.
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ Start Set ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU]
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU] Performing the operation "Set-TargetResource" on target "Executing the SetScript with th
e user supplied credential".
WARNING: [AzSHCIHost001]: [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU] We did not find any results for Cumulative%20Update%20for%20Azure%20Stack%20HCI%2C%20ver
sion%2021H2
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ End Set ] [[Script]Download AzSHCI CU] in 0.4850 seconds.
PowerShell DSC resource MSFT_ScriptResource failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Guid' because it
is an empty string.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ProviderOperationExecutionFailure
+ PSComputerName : localhost

VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ End Resource ] [[Firewall]WACOutboundRule]
VERBOSE: [AzSHCIHost001]: LCM: [ End Set ]
The SendConfigurationApply function did not succeed.
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (root/Microsoft/...gurationManager:String) [], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : MI RESULT 1
+ PSComputerName : localhost

Answer 1

This issue is being explored and has been noted in Issue 91. For now if you want to evaluate HCI, please use https://aka.ms/evaluate-hci in the meantime. We will be working on a new version with support for 22H2 when it goes Public Preview. Thanks.