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JoelPx Enthusiast 29 posts since
Jun 26, 2006
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Jun 28, 2006 3:23 PM

Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

Hi all,

 

Finally got our little Virtual network off the ground, but trying to setup to remote to it using a SSL gateway, where we have to plug in the ports that have to be used.

 

Have 902 and 903 opened for the Virtual Client to use from a remote system.

 

So far I can remote to the ESX server perfectly using the Virtual Client, can even power on the virtual machines.

 

Problem comes in when I try to open a console to the virtual machines.

 

It will hang for a minute before timing out and coming up with this message:

 

Error connecting. Cannot connect to host x.x.x.x: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connection host has failed to respond.

 

 

If I run netstat –a right after trying to open the console I see that my remote box is trying to talk to the ESX server.

 

TCP :903     SYN_SENT

 

But it just times out every time. If I remote to the server from internally it works great. So I’m fairly sure there is some other port I must be missing to put in our SSL gateway.

 

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

Thanks!

 

Joel

crnielsen Enthusiast 58 posts since
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2. Jun 29, 2006 2:16 PM in response to: JoelPx
Re: Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

I had a similar problem.

I shutdown the VI client and deleted this registry key, then it worked...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VMware\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Preferences

 

Regards

Claus

Ryan Auclair Novice 16 posts since
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4. Jun 30, 2006 10:45 AM in response to: JoelPx
Re: Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

I'm having the exact same problem.  Is the computer you are connecting from and the server on a different subnet by any chance?  My problem is more extended then that but started off that way, and just trying to narrow down to if it's a bug or something.  I have a thread opened on my issue.

ghooper Novice 15 posts since
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7. Jul 4, 2006 8:02 AM in response to: JoelPx
Re: Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

I am having this exact issue as well.  I am going across subnets to our remote datacenter.  All documented tcp and udp ports are open through the firewall.  I have ESX servers in both locations, but I am trying to use the same VC Server to manage all of them.

ttsen Novice 7 posts since
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8. Jul 6, 2006 3:41 PM in response to: JoelPx
Re: Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

Having the same issue here, anyone have any ideas/solutions? its extremely frustrating

ghooper Novice 15 posts since
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9. Jul 6, 2006 3:50 PM in response to: JoelPx
Re: Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

Has anyone gotten any response back on an SR or any support whatsoever?

kitcolbert Expert VMware Employees 326 posts since
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10. Jul 6, 2006 5:16 PM in response to: ghooper
Re: Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

Here's one thing you could try:

  - ssh to your ESX box

  - add the following to /etc/vmware/config:

 

    vmauthd.server.alwaysProxy=TRUE

 

  - try reconnecting

 

Hopefully that should allow you to work around the problem.

ArildS Novice 36 posts since
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11. Jul 9, 2006 10:32 PM in response to: kitcolbert
Re: Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

>- add the following to /etc/vmware/config:

 

>vmauthd.server.alwaysProxy=TRUE

 

This solved the problem for me. We connect over different subnets and the problem surfaced 3-4 days after the ESX 3 upgrade.

ghooper Novice 15 posts since
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12. Jul 9, 2006 10:39 PM in response to: kitcolbert
Re: Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

I tried this and it works.  Nice suggestion.  Where did u find that at?  I didn't see it anywhere in the docs.

kitcolbert Expert VMware Employees 326 posts since
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13. Jul 10, 2006 8:20 AM in response to: ghooper
Re: Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

Yeah, I don't believe it's documented anywhere.

 

And I know about it because I'm an engineer at VMware familiar with this area of the code. 

ghooper Novice 15 posts since
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14. Jul 10, 2006 8:27 AM in response to: kitcolbert
Re: Getting error when opening console while remoteing to ESX

Thanks again.  If Virtual Center is designed to work across subnets, in an enterprise, there should probably be a portion of the documentation devoted to that type of setup.  Who would I submit that suggestion to, and reference this thread?

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