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msennott
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SOAP error with VMware-vSphere-Perl-SDK-5.5.0

When I try to use the Perl SDK v5.5 I get SOAP request errors (using Net::HTTP 6.06):

./script.pl --vmname <blah> --server <my server>

SOAP request error - possibly a protocol issue: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"

xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"

xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<soapenv:Body>

I did some research and it seemed that Net::HTTP 6.06 doesn't work so I downgraded to Net::HTTP 6.03, but still no luck - different errors:

# perl -MNet::HTTP -le 'print $Net::HTTP::VERSION'

6.03

./script.pl --vmname <blah> --server <my server>

SOAP request error - possibly a protocol issue: Undefined subroutine &LWP::Protocol::https::Socket::can_read called at /usr/local/share/perl5/LWP/Protocol/http.pm line 22

Any ideas of how to make this work with the downgraded Net::HTTP?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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msennott
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I think I have this solved - need to downgrade more than just Net::HTTP to get this to work:

in cpan:  install GAAS/libwww-perl-6.03.tar.gz

No more error.

I am going to leave this un-resolved for a day in case I run into more errors.

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RVDFAB
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Thanks you a lot Check VMware API - check_vmware_api.pl)

I am just curious but how did you find out about libwww-perl?

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MR-Z
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Simply installing libwww-perl version 5.837 resolved my issue. The other versions don't work for me.

cpan[3]> i /libwww-perl/

Distribution    GAAS/libwww-perl-5.837.tar.gz

Distribution    GAAS/libwww-perl-6.01.tar.gz

Distribution    GAAS/libwww-perl-6.05.tar.gz

Author          LWWWP ("The libwww-perl mailing list" <libwww@perl.org>)

4 items found

cpan[4]> install GAAS/libwww-perl-5.837.tar.gz

Running make for G/GA/GAAS/libwww-perl-5.837.tar.gz

Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/G/GA/GAAS/libwww-perl-5.837.tar.gz ok

  CPAN.pm: Going to build G/GA/GAAS/libwww-perl-5.837.tar.gz

DeepW
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Thank You MR-Z. Those steps resolve the issue for me.

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william_faulk
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The problem is that the VMware-provided module is forcing you to use an antiquated Perl SSL module.  You can fix the VMware stuff, which may or may not be easier to live with.  A diff to VICommon.pm is attached.

wh8j
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Yes! you helped me out a lot, removing the SSL module solved it.

All the downgrading didn't work on CentOS 7.

For future ref:

Linux hidden 3.10.0-123.9.3.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Nov 6 15:06:03 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[root@hidden vmware-vsphere-cli-distrib]# cat /etc/*eleas*

CentOS Linux release 7.0.1406 (Core)

NAME="CentOS Linux"

VERSION="7 (Core)"

ID="centos"

ID_LIKE="rhel fedora"

VERSION_ID="7"

PRETTY_NAME="CentOS Linux 7 (Core)"

ANSI_COLOR="0;31"

CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:centos:centos:7"

HOME_URL="https://www.centos.org/"

BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.centos.org/"

CentOS Linux release 7.0.1406 (Core)

CentOS Linux release 7.0.1406 (Core)

cpe:/o:centos:centos:7

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sdn_satish
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Thanks MR-Z, SDK 5.5 scripts works in CentOS 7 after installing the "GAAS/libwww-perl-5.837.tar.gz"

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HapcJr
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The patch worked also on VMware-vSphere-CLI-6.0.0. Thank you william-faulk. Made some changes due to small differences on file source. Patch should be unzipped and applied before install, inside untarred directory vmware-vsphere-cli-distrib:

# cd vmware-sphere-cli-distrib

# patch -p0 < VMware-vSphere-CLI-6.0.0-slowbecauseofSSL.patch

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quasi_schizo
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I found it necessary to use two sets of ssl_opts for the three instances of LWP::UserAgent. This was the only way I could handle my need to use IP Address rather than hostnames:

# diff VICommon.pm VICommon.pm.ori

426a427,435

>       if ($1 eq "s") {

>          eval {

>             require Crypt::SSLeay;

>             Crypt::SSLeay->import();

>          };

>          if ($@) {

>             die "Crypt::SSLeay is required for https connections, but could not be loaded: $@";

>          }

>       }

442,444d450

<

<       $user_agent->ssl_opts('verify_hostname' => 0);

<       $user_agent->ssl_opts('SSL_verify_mode' => 0);

497a504,505

>       #To remove SSL Warning, switching from IO::Socket::SSL to Net::SSL

>       $ENV{PERL_NET_HTTPS_SSL_SOCKET_CLASS} = "Net::SSL";

502a511,520

>       # bug 288336

>       if ($1 eq "s") {

>          eval {

>             require Crypt::SSLeay;

>             Crypt::SSLeay->import();

>          };

>          if ($@) {

>             die "Crypt::SSLeay is required for https connections, but could not be loaded: $@";

>          }

>       }

514,516d531

<

<       $user_agent->ssl_opts('verify_hostname' => 0);

<       $user_agent->ssl_opts('SSL_verify_mode' => 0);

2099,2101d2113

<       $user_agent->ssl_opts('verify_hostname' => 0);

<       $user_agent->ssl_opts('SSL_verify_mode' => 0);

<

2134,2135c2146,2147

<    return (defined $user_agent->cookie_jar and

<                   $user_agent->cookie_jar->as_string ne '');

---

>    return defined $user_agent->cookie_jar and

>                   $user_agent->cookie_jar->as_string ne '';

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SiddharthaSing1
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As per my understanding on reported problem this issue is related to RHEL 7. However, referring to vSphere SDK for Perl 5.5 Release Notes 

SDK for Perl 5.5 is supported on the following Linux platforms:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3 (Server) — 32 bit and 64 bit
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.5 (Server) — 32 bit and 64 bit
  • Ubuntu 10.04.1 (LTS) — 32 bit and 64 bit
  • SLES 11 — 32 bit and 64 bit
  • SLES 11 SP2 — 32 bit and 64 bit

So RHEL 7 is not supported by SDK for Perl 5.5

Please let me know in case my understanding is incorrect.

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deepthisp
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Thank you so much for this solution! "Installing libwww-perl version 5.837" worked for me and helped resolve the SOAP error.

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