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Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ...

May 21, 2009 2:37 AM

Webio 53 posts since
Aug 31, 2008

Hello,

any idea why I'm getting this errors:

Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file. Login will continue, contact your system administrator.

and after pressing OK buttom I'm getting another error:

The type initializer for "VirtualInfrastructure.Utils.HttpWebRequestProxy" threw an exception

when I try to connect to ESXi 4.0 with vSphere client?

My clients.xml file contents (https://SERVER IP/client/clients.xml):

<ConfigRoot> \\ <clientConnection id="0000"> \\ <authdPort>902</authdPort> \\ <version>4</version> \\ <exactVersion>4.0.0</exactVersion> \\ <patchVersion>1.0.0</patchVersion> \\ <apiVersion>4.0</apiVersion> \\ <downloadUrl>https://*/client/VMware-viclient.exe</downloadUrl> \\ </clientConnection> \\ </ConfigRoot> \\

Thanks

Tags: esxi, 4, clients.xml, error

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 21, 2009 3:39 AM

nsabinske 20 posts since
Feb 4, 2007

I'd wager you're running Windows 7. The client is currently broken on 7 and the compatibility modes won't help. The frustrating bit is it works on Vista.

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 21, 2009 3:41 AM

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Webio 53 posts since
Aug 31, 2008

Yep. I've just wanted to add this info to my post. I'm downloading right now Windows 7 XP compatilibity mode. I hope it helps.

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 21, 2009 3:43 AM

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nsabinske 20 posts since
Feb 4, 2007

Yah, that XP VM should run the client fine. Hopefully your system has the necessary processor requirements to run that version of Virtual PC (I think Microsoft really screwed up on that requrement, especially since previous Virtual PC versions do not require CPU virtualization assist???)

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 21, 2009 3:52 AM

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Webio 53 posts since
Aug 31, 2008

I was not interested in XP compatibility mode so far so I didn't checked its requirements but now I see that it needs "Hardware Virtualization Technology enabled". Not good. I don't have this "feature" on my desktop computer. Ok so I will have to wait for VMware to release updated vSphere client.

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 21, 2009 1:21 PM

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mjpagan 34 posts since
Nov 18, 2005

Not to be "that guy" but shouldn't someone from VMware tried the VI client on a Windows 7 PC? I know it's in beta (RC actually) but not to test it at all is rather silly.

I guess I'll have to use my Windows XP in Unity mode to test out the new software. If anyone figures out a work around please post it.

Mike

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 21, 2009 1:35 PM

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ltfields 48 posts since
Aug 9, 2005

Again, the weirdest part is that it works in Vista, and since Vista/Win7 are extremely close in core files/compatibility, you'd think it would work fine. Hell, my 2.0 client works fine in Win7. Oh well, guess I'll spin up my XP VM...

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 21, 2009 5:40 PM

RMTECH 1 posts since
Dec 14, 2006

There has been a mass exodus from Vista to Windows 7 going on since the beta was released back in February. The fact that the vSphere client doesn't work in Windows 7 is very surprising. Most of the techs in my office are running Windows 7 and this is a major issue for us. I know we have alternatives like using XP mode and such (using a non RC OS), but I'm assuming the fix should be simple. Yes....I'm basing this on the fact that other than drivers I've only run into a handful of applications that work in Vista but not Win7. Of those handful a couple were able to run once UAC was disabled.

I know this is the first day of the "official' release, but I know VMWare is aware of the issue. When I did a search for this issue I seen some old posts in the beta community, but I can't read them because I'm not authorized.

I guess we are all stuck in a holding pattern until VMWare gives us some guidence.

Please hurry!

http://communities.vmware.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 21, 2009 2:58 PM

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ltfields 48 posts since
Aug 9, 2005

Agreed, in the mean time I would suggest that everyone here who has a Win7 client and a support contract to open a ticket with VMware support. Even though it's not a released OS yet, if we get it up on their radar, a fix should come quicker. I'm logging one now...

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 22, 2009 2:22 PM

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FragKing 16 posts since
Jun 9, 2005

I'd like to get it working, too...

Seems like XP Mode is the way to go.

Hope there's an update, soon.

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 22, 2009 3:02 PM

jreininger 27 posts since
Feb 14, 2007

Does this have something to do w/ Win7 Beta w/ IE8 beta (not RC1 yet) not trusting the SSL cert that VC setup. I was unable to even open the VC web site to download the client directly usinjg IE8 beta. No errors no warnings, no messages saying the cert was invalid or non-trusted. I then installed Firefox it showed me the cert was untrusted. I was able to download and export the SSL certificate within Firefox as a .crt file. I then tried to make IE8 beta trust the certificate by importing it, but it still is not working. IE8 beta just stops and gives no errors, etc

Any chance that the OS itself w/ Win7 must trust the certificate to run the vSphere client?

As I recall the client speaks to the VC server via SSL. So maybe if IE can be made to trust it, the client would in fact work.

Jonathan Reininger, VCP*

(* - but this wasent on the test)..

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 22, 2009 2:51 PM

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ltfields 48 posts since
Aug 9, 2005

I was able to hit the vCenter server just fine to download the client, but I did get the Certificate error in IE8 on my system. My XP VM has IE8 and I was able to ignore the Cert issue just fine. It's possible there is something inherent in Win7 that's different, but I'm open to anything at this point. Also of note, the upgrade breaks our Xendesktop server as well (but I think that's an SDK compatibility issue and not SSL).

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 22, 2009 2:54 PM

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FragKing 16 posts since
Jun 9, 2005

english version below.

Reply Re: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ... May 23, 2009 1:39 PM

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degustator 65 posts since
Nov 29, 2005

Unfortunately it doesn't look like a certificate trust issue or some other network communications-related stuff. According to Network Monitor, vSphere client actually does not even try to talk to server. So it has to be some local compatibility problem. Unresolved dependencies or something like this...

The funny part here is that vCenter Server 4.0 itself works perfectly on Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (which is the same OS actually as Windows 7).