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vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found posted: Sep 26, 2009 1:46 AM

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3PO
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Sep 25, 2009
Hi,

i've installed vmware-server 2 on Gentoo 2008.0.

Installed Versions:

vmware-server 2.0.1.156745-r3

vmware-modules 1.0.0.24

vmware-vix 1.6.2.156745-r2

Everything works fine from a remote machine, but if i want to start up a VM from console via vmrun, i get this error message:

Error: The specified service provider was not found

Any suggestions how i can fix this problem?

Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

1. Sep 26, 2009 2:14 AM in response to: 3PO
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guyrleech
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Care to post the command line that you are using? Have you tried running vmrun from another machine? What version does vmrun itself report if you run it with no parameters?

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Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

2. Sep 26, 2009 2:26 AM in response to: guyrleech
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What version does vmrun itself report if you run it with no parameters?

vmrun version 2.0.1 build-156745

Have you tried running vmrun from another machine

Yes, via SSH (PuTTY)

Care to post the command line that you are using?

vmrun -T server -h https://localhost:8333/sdk -u root -p my_password list


Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

3. Sep 26, 2009 2:36 AM in response to: 3PO
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Command line looks good - the usual problem is username or password with special characters which aren't escaped but that would give a different error I reckon.

Did the vmrun from another machine work ok?

Iis there anything relevant in the hostd.log file?

Long shot (but stranger things have happened) - what if you use 127.0.0.1 in place of localhost?


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Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

4. Sep 26, 2009 2:51 AM in response to: guyrleech
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...the usual problem is username or password with special characters which aren't escaped but that would give a different error I reckon

username & password ist without any special characters. Only A-Z, a-z, 0-9.


Did the vmrun from another machine work ok?
No. But Access via Webinterface works fine.


what if you use 127.0.0.1 in place of localhost?
same error as above: "Error: The specified service provider was not found"

Iis there anything relevant in the hostd.log file?

2009-09-25 08:38:44.376 'PropertyProvider' 3065240464 verbose] RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vim.view.View.destroy-52437260

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.385 'PropertyProvider' 3064441744 verbose-- RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-52437261

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.399 'PropertyProvider' 3059260304 verbose-- RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-52437262

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.407 'PropertyProvider' 3066567568 verbose-- RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-52437263

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.416 'PropertyProvider' 3066567568 verbose-- RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-52437264

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.425 'PropertyProvider' 3064707984 verbose-- RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-52437265

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.434 'Vmomi' 3059260304 info-- Activation N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0xbb1a458 : Invoke done waitForUpdates on --vmodl.query.PropertyCollector:ha-property-collector--

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.435 'Vmomi' 3059260304 info-- Throw vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.435 'Vmomi' 3059260304 info-- Result:

(vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled) {

dynamicType = <unset>,

msg = ""

}

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.450 'PropertyProvider' 3059260304 verbose-- RecordOp REMOVE: sessionList, ha-sessionmgr

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.452 'ha-eventmgr' 3059260304 info-- Event 17 : User root logged out

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.452 'PropertyProvider' 3059260304 verbose-- RecordOp ASSIGN: latestEvent, ha-eventmgr

--2009-09-25 08:38:44.453 'PropertyProvider' 3059260304 verbose-- RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vim.SessionManager.logout-52437266

--2009-09-25 14:44:26.651 'Proxysvc' 3066567568 warning-- SSL Handshake on client connection failed: SSL Exception: error:1407609C:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_CLIENT_HELLO:http request

--2009-09-25 21:51:20.524 'Proxysvc' 3060300688 warning-- SSL Handshake on client connection failed: SSL Exception: error:1407609C:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_CLIENT_HELLO:http request

--2009-09-26 10:16:56.702 'Proxysvc' 3064974224 warning-- SSL Handshake on client connection failed: SSL Exception: error:1407609C:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_CLIENT_HELLO:http request

--2009-09-26 11:22:32.816 'Proxysvc' 3064974224 warning-- SSL Handshake on client connection failed: SSL Exception: error:1407609C:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_CLIENT_HELLO:http request

in vmware-serverd.log i find this:

Sep 26 11:46:35: app|


Sep 26 11:46:35: app| Msg_Post: Failed to initialize monitor device.

Sep 26 11:46:35: app|

Sep 26 11:46:55: app| Msg_Post: Error

Sep 26 11:46:55: app| http://msg.vmmonPosix.badVersion Version mismatch with vmmon module: expecting 138.0, got 208.0.

Sep 26 11:46:55: app| http://msg.vmmonPosix.badDriver You have an incorrect version of the `vmmon' kernel module.

Sep 26 11:46:55: app| Try reinstalling VMware Server.

Sep 26 11:46:55: app| localized Version mismatch with vmmon module: expecting 138.0, got 208.0.

Sep 26 11:46:55: app| You have an incorrect version of the `vmmon' kernel module.

Sep 26 11:46:55: app| Try reinstalling VMware Server.

Sep 26 11:46:55: app|

Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

5. Sep 28, 2009 2:26 AM in response to: 3PO
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3PO
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No one further ideas?

Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

6. Oct 3, 2009 11:33 PM in response to: 3PO
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3PO
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Sep 25, 2009
Am i realy the only one with this problem??

Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

7. Oct 4, 2009 2:53 AM in response to: 3PO
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wila
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Jun 27, 2006
Hi,

You log file has this bit:
Sep 26 11:46:55: app| You have an incorrect version of the `vmmon' kernel module.

Sep 26 11:46:55: app| Try reinstalling VMware Server.
So it seems you have to rerun vmware-config.pl and recompile the kernel modules on your VMware server host.


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Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

8. Oct 4, 2009 5:37 AM in response to: wila
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3PO
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Sep 25, 2009

@ wila,

while installing the vmware-modules i got an Error like this: --> http://communities.vmware.com/message/1380853

I applied the patch and recompiled my kernel. After that the vmware-modules compiled without any faults.

I can load the modul without anny errors:

vdr02 ~ # modprobe -v vmmon
vdr02 ~ #

Any further suggestions?


Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

9. Oct 4, 2009 5:47 AM in response to: 3PO
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wila
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Jun 27, 2006
and after that you are still getting the incompatible version error about vmmon in your logs?

I'm not sure if this affects the ability to use VIX, if the error shows up after you are trying to run a VIX command, then I'm afraid the patch isn't completely flawless.
Unfortunately I do not have the time to install fedora 11 here now.

One other thing you could try is to load a newer VIX, but if I was you then I would try that first in a virtual machine and not on the host.
See: http://communities.vmware.com/community/developer/forums/automationapi


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Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

10. Oct 4, 2009 6:53 AM in response to: wila
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3PO
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http://... Unfortunately I do not have the time to install fedora 11 here now.

I dont have ferora, i have gentoo 2008.0

I have now tried to install vmware server 2.0.1 on a ohter gentoo PC, but the behavior is the same, as on tehhe ohter PC.:(

i find this in the log file:


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| Msg_Post: Error

Oct 04 15:39:34: app| http://msg.vmmonPosix.badVersion Version mismatch with vmmon module: expecting 138.0, got 208.0.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| http://msg.vmmonPosix.badDriver You have an incorrect version of the `vmmon' kernel module.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| Try reinstalling VMware Server.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| localized Version mismatch with vmmon module: expecting 138.0, got 208.0.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| You have an incorrect version of the `vmmon' kernel module.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| Try reinstalling VMware Server.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app|

Oct 04 15:39:34: app| Msg_Post: Version mismatch with vmmon module: expecting 138.0, got 208.0.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| You have an incorrect version of the `vmmon' kernel module.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| Try reinstalling VMware Server.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app|


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| Msg_Post: Error


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| http://msg.vmmonPosix.initFailed Failed to initialize monitor device.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| localized Failed to initialize monitor device.


Oct 04 15:39:34: app| ----------------------------------------[/code]

Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

11. Oct 7, 2009 1:17 AM in response to: 3PO
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3PO
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Sep 25, 2009
No one further ideas?

Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

12. Nov 2, 2009 5:49 PM in response to: 3PO
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mattrich
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Nov 29, 2006
You seem to have a variety of installation and configuration problems (that is, one with vmrun, and a separate one with the vmmon module).

If you mostly care about vmrun (you'll care about the other one once you can't start a VM, but we'll cross that bridge when you get to it), then please post the list of the contents of /usr/lib/vmware-vix/, or wherever you installed VIX. Also, please post the "vixwrapper-config.txt" file in that directory, if there is one. Also, please upload a log from /tmp/vmware-$USER/ of the form vixWrapper-$PID.log.

Also, you can ignore severd logs, since Server 2.0 does not have a serverd. They must be left over from a previous Server 1.0 install.

Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

13. Nov 3, 2009 9:52 AM in response to: mattrich
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/opt/vmware/vix/lib

Server ~ # ls -la /opt/vmware/vix/lib
total 6136
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Sep 20 22:57 .
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Sep 20 22:57 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 20 22:57 VIServer-2.0.0
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 20 22:57 Workstation-6.5.0
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 702380 Mar 27 2009 libvixAllProducts.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1427624 Mar 27 2009 libxml2.a
-rw-r--r-- 3 root root 1363501 Mar 27 2009 libxml2.so
-rw-r--r-- 3 root root 1363501 Mar 27 2009 libxml2.so.2
-rw-r--r-- 3 root root 1363501 Mar 27 2009 libxml2.so.2.6.26
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 20 22:57 server-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1273 Mar 27 2009 vixwrapper-config.txt
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 20 22:57 ws-2
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 20 22:57 ws-3
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 20 22:57 ws-5
Server ~ #

/opt/vmware/vix/lib/vixwrapper-config.txt

#@Version-Info

#

  1. VixAllProducts revision mapping

#

  1. This file translates product version specifications into the appropriate Vix

  1. implementations.

#

  1. Each @Version-Info line has 5 white-space seperated entries:

#

  1. provider-type: ws, esx, viserver, etc

  1. apiVersion: the apiVersion supported, as passed in from VixHost_Connect()

  1. ipc-type: none, vmdb, vmodl, cim

  1. product-version: the product version string

#

  1. implementation-directory: the path to the library that implements the

  1. version described by the first 4 parameters

#

#

  1. server 1.0.x

server 1 vmdb 1.0.3 server-1

  1. Workstation 6.0.0

ws 2 vmdb 6.0.0 ws-2

  1. Workstation 6.0.1

ws 3 vmdb 6.0.1 ws-3

  1. Workstation 6.0.2 -- same version of vmdb as 6.0.1

ws 3 vmdb 6.0.2 ws-3

  1. Workstation 6.0.3

ws 5 vmdb 6.0.3 ws-5

  1. XXX hack to support transient names XXX

esx 4 none 3.1.0 ws_server_esx-4

viserver 4 none 2.0.0 ws_server_esx-4

ws 4 vmdb e.x.p ws_server_esx-4

ws 4 vmdb 6.5.0 ws_server_esx-4

  1. Workstation 6.5.0

ws 4 vmdb 6.5.0 Workstation-6.5.0

ws 4 vmdb e.x.p Workstation-6.5.0

  1. to add once its in installer

viserver 4 none 2.0.0 VIServer-2.0.0

esx 4 none 3.5.0 VIServer-2.0.0

  1. EOF

/var/tmp/vmware-root/vixWrapper-7827.log

Nov 03 18:41:54.528: app| Log for VixWrapper pid=7827 version=1 build=build-156745 option=Release

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| vixWrapper config file ./vixwrapper-config.txt not found

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| Failed to load wrapper configuration file

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| config points to non-existent implementation library './ws_server_esx-4/32bit/libvix.so'

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| config points to non-existent implementation library './ws_server_esx-4/32bit/libvix.so'

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| config points to non-existent implementation library './ws_server_esx-4/32bit/libvix.so'

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| config points to non-existent implementation library './ws_server_esx-4/32bit/libvix.so'

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| config points to non-existent implementation library './ws-5/32bit/libvix.so'

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| config points to non-existent implementation library './ws-3/32bit/libvix.so'

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| config points to non-existent implementation library './ws-3/32bit/libvix.so'

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| config points to non-existent implementation library './ws-2/32bit/libvix.so'

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| config points to non-existent implementation library './server-1/32bit/libvix.so'

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| No implementation found for service provider 10, apiVersion -1 installedVersion (null)

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| No Vix library found for provider 10 revision -1

Nov 03 18:41:54.534: app| No implementation libraries loaded, cannot call 'Vix_GetErrorText'

Re: vmrun - Error: The specified service provider was not found

14. Nov 3, 2009 11:03 AM in response to: 3PO
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mattrich
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Nov 29, 2006
The problems seem to stem from the fact that you don't have the "vix.libdir" setting in your global configuration file. Usually this is set in /etc/vmware/config by having a line like:
vix.libdir = "/opt/vmware/vix/lib"

If you add this, vmrun should start working.
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