Add-DhcpServerV4Scope import-csv LeaseDuration Time Value Entry

Nicholas J. Conger 1 Reputation point
2021-10-06T04:13:46.707+00:00

Hello,

We're trying to export about 450 scopes and re-create them on another DHCP Server importing the values from a CSV and running the Add-DhcpServerV4Scope cmdlet.

Everything works perfectly except the LeaseDuration value.

See the value is set to "day.hrs:mins:secs" format.

Running the script gets the error "Add-DhcpServerv4Scope : Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'LeaseDuration'. Cannot convert null to type "System.TimeSpan"."

Does anybody have a value that the time can be inputted into a CSV that the Add-DhcpServerV4Scope cmdlet can use to set the scope value to the specified LeaseDuration.

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  1. Limitless Technology 39,371 Reputation points
    2021-10-06T11:20:00.187+00:00

    Hello,

    I am not sure how exactly looks like the csv that you are having prepared, but to import multiple DHCP scopes to a DHCP server. Some settings needs to be added on top level. For example DNS servers.

    Required header in CSV:
    name;description;startrange;endrange;subnetmask;scopeid;router

    $dhcpserver = "1.1.1.1"
    $scopes = Import-Csv -Path dhcp.csv -Delimiter ";"
    foreach ($scope in $scopes)
    {
    $name = $scope.name
    $description = $scope.description
    Write-Output "Creating scope $name"
    Add-DhcpServerv4Scope -ComputerName $dhcpserver -Name "$name" -Description "$description" -StartRange $scope.startrange -EndRange $scope.endrange -SubnetMask $scope.subnetmask -State Active -LeaseDuration 1.00:00:00
    Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -Router $scope.router -ScopeId $scope.scopeid -ComputerName $dhcpserver
    }

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  2. Rich Matheisen 45,091 Reputation points
    2021-10-06T14:46:57.573+00:00

    Is it safe to assume that you're using a variable as the value for the lease duration? The error says that the variable either doesn't exist or that it contains a $null value.

    If you can't find where the problem lies, try adding Set-PSDebug -Strict at the the beginning of your script. If you try to use an undeclared variable you'll get an error like "The variable '$NewVar' cannot be retrieved because it has not been set." along with the line number in the script.

    It may simply be a misspelling of the variable name (or a property name).

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