Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused

[VMLost]

     Hi there,

Im trying to setup a cronjob to email the vmwarevSphereCheck report daily/weekly. However setup in the crontab - nothing happens. I don't get an email.

This is a snipnet from my crontab.

*/6 * * * * root run-parts /home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl --conf /home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck/t*****2.conf --username domain\\username --password G******* --datacenter TO***** --email yes --type datacenter --server vcenter

I am able to run the job from within the directory with the (( ./vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl)) command - but nothing...

I have also tried to setup a shell script. Again it runs if I manually do it - but it doesn't run from cron.

I have enabled the root account as well in /etc/passwd. Nothing again.

I know its not a permissions issue because the script runs if I do it manually - just not sure if the crontab job is setup correctly or if Im missing something in my script..

But I noticed that once I've enabled the root account I get the above error if I run the full path. Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused...

Any ideas?

thanks in advance...

[lamw]

It means the "VI_SERVER" variable is not making it into the script and it defaults to "localhost" which is not what you want.

Take a look at this post for more details on setting up cron & vi-fastpass on vMA - http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2011/01/how-to-automate-cron-vi-fastpass.html

[VMLost]

thanks for the reply...I have looked at your posts extensively - but i must be missing something

I did what your post says and this is the reply i get

Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused# ./example4.sh

./example4.sh Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused

[lamw]

If you look at the example4.sh script, the first parameter is a vCenter server target, if you're getting back "localhost" it means either A) you're doing something wrong B) you don't actually have a target specified.

Can you run "vifp listservers -l" and provide me with the output

[VMLost]

If I run that command - I get

gow.gow.corp vcenter fauth

I didn't add any esx host because the instructions state that I can add only the vcenter if it manages all the hosts

I'm just confused as to why I can run the script manually from multiple path locations and get it to email me - however within crontab - it doesn't email.......

Thanks in advance

[lamw]

If your cron entry or something is not configured, it will not work. Can you provide the output of your crontab and it is beingn executed by vi-admin account?

[VMLost]

not sure exactly what you mean by output - but here is the crontab jobs

I do not receive any errors from tail -f /var/log/cron if I were to watch the log file live...

*/6 * * * * root sudo /home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl conf g*****4.corptype datacenter --datacenter Toronto --email yes

I also have tried the following

*/3 **** root sudo /home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck/example4.sh g****04.g****gs.corp

*/7 **** root sudo /home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck/toronto2.sh

I have enabled the root account in /etc/passwd

As I mentioned before If I run the first job mentioned above - from anywhere it works..your example4.sh returns the error mentioned before and if I run the ./toronto2.sh from within that path - it also works...

permissions on the .pl and .sh files are as follwed

-rwxrwxrwx 1 vi-admin root  1808 Mar 10 09:28 toronto2.conf

-rwxrwxrwx 1 vi-admin root    199 Mar 10 15:58 toronto2.sh

thanks for everything -

[lamw]

Does your cron entry for example4.sh look like the following?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QdBk6LH358Q/TUR7LCE6ThI/AAAAAAAAB9c/UK6X2OVtB74/s1600/cron2.png

If not, it needs to be. Make note of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH

[VMLost]

This is an exact cut and past from my crontab

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/vmware/vma/lib64:/opt/vmware/vma/lib

SHELL=/bin/bash

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

MAILTO=root

HOME=/

1. run-parts

   
   

01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly

02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily

22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly

42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly

*/3 **** root sudo /home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck/example4.sh gowops04.gowlings.corp

and if I run the /example4.sh from within the path above I get the following

Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused$ ./example4.sh

./example4.sh Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused

Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused$

and here is what I have edited in my example4.sh

#!/bin/bash

1. http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/

   
   

if $# -ne 1 ; then

        echo "$0 Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused"

        exit 1

fi

VCENTER=$1

source /opt/vmware/vma/bin/vifptarget -s $"

fi

[lamw]

One thing I noticed is that you utilize vi-fastpass, or at least I assume you are since you're copying the script I have on my blog .... but you're still specifying the credentials to the vCenter target? Any particular reason why? The whole point of using the vi-fastpass is not having to do so.

Here is my example4.sh script if you have not looked at it carefully:

#!/bin/bash

# http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/

if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then

        echo "$0 [VCENTER_SERVER]"

        exit 1

fi

VCENTER=$1

source /opt/vmware/vma/bin/vifptarget -s ${VCENTER} > /dev/null 2>&1

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then

        /home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl --type vcenter --report /home/vi-admin/vmware_health_report.html

else

        echo "Unable to intialize vi-fastpass on target ${VCENTER}"

fi

So first off, in a previous reply you were able to run the "vifp listservers" and it returned back a single target which is a vCenter, correct?

If so, can you run the following commands and let me know if it's successful:

vifptarget -s [VCENTER_TARGET]

vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl --type vcenter

If the final comand produces the report, then you need to run that exact command in the cron entry, you don't need to specify the username/password/server as the script already provides that already by using the vi-fastpass db.

[VMLost]

This is what I wrote and my answer...

I removed the credentials out of the example4.sh so it looks exactly like yours

Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused$ vifptarget -s g***04.g***s.corp

Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused[g****04.g***s.corp]$ vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl --type vcenter

-bash: vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl: command not found

Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused[g***04.g****s.corp]$

the only difference is that I have an extra folder structure then you do...

you have:

/home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl

where as mine says

/home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl

did I do the command incorrectly?

[VMLost]

sorry correction

you asked for me do run the following vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl --type vcenter

I had to run the following command to make it work....

Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused[g******04.gowlings.corp]$ ./vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl --type vcenter

[VMLost]

Hate to bother,

But Ive cracked my head all day at this thing - but Im still not getting anything...

Here is my crontab

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/vmware/vma/lib64:/opt/vmware/vma/lib

SHELL=/bin/bash

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

MAILTO=root

HOME=/

#run-parts

#01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly

#02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily

#22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly

#42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly

*/10 * * * * root sudo /home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl

*/25 * * * * root sudo /home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck/example4.sh --type vCenter

*/5 * * * * root sudo /home/vi-admin/vmwarevSphereHealthCheck/toronto2.sh

and none of those jobs generate an email.

Here is your example4.sh

#!/bin/bash

1. http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/

   
   

if $# -ne 1 ; then

        echo "$0 Re: Error connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection refused"

        exit 1

fi

VCENTER=$1

source /opt/vmware/vma/bin/vifptarget -s $"

fi

and EVER?YTHING you email me about this morning - has works....

thoughts?

[lamw · Accepted solution]

I noticed your crontab does not look like mines and you're trying to run it under "root", not only that you're using "sudo" ....

It should look like this - http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QdBk6LH358Q/TUR7LCE6ThI/AAAAAAAAB9c/UK6X2OVtB74/s1600/cron2.png

The script needs to run under the vi-admin account and not any other as the vi-fastpass is only accessible from that account. Please ensure your configuration matches what I've documented