Re: SRM 8.3 Appliance Connect-SrmServer : Unable t...

robertkarlBNC · ‎05-13-2020

Hi,

we recently migrate from Windows SRM to appliance and since then we were not able to connect via powercli.

I know that the default port is now 443 and you have to specified that in the connection string but still no luck.

Here is my connection string :

Connect-SrmServer -SrmServerAddress 10.60.10.10 -port 443 -Credential $credential

Connect-SrmServer : Unable to connect to the remote server

At line:1 char:1

+ Connect-SrmServer -SrmServerAddress 10.60.10.10 -port 443 -Credentia ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-SrmServer], VimException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Types.V1.ErrorHandling.VimException.VimException,VMware.VimAutomation.Srm.Commands.Commands.ConnectSr

mServer

if i do a netstat right after the command i have this

C:\Users\Administrator>netstat -an | findstr "10.60.10.10"

TCP 10.60.192.205:50191 10.60.10.10:443 ESTABLISHED

TCP 10.60.192.205:50192 10.60.10.10:443 ESTABLISHED

Which tell that the communication is ok.

I also try this but no luck to find any solutions

PS C:\Users\Administrator> $exception = $error[0].Exception

$exception | select *

ErrorId : ConnectServer_UnhandledException

ErrorCategory : NotSpecified

TargetObject :

RecommendedAction :

SessionId :

ConnectionId :

Severity : Error

Message : Unable to connect to the remote server

Data : {}

InnerException : System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

at VMware.VimAutomation.Srm.Impl.V1.SrmServerImpl.ConstructSrmServer(String srmServerId, SrmClient srmClient, String loggedInUser)

at VMware.VimAutomation.Srm.Impl.V1.SrmServiceImpl.ConnectSrm(SrmClientConnectAction connectAction, String hostName, Nullable`1

portOverride, String protocol, String username, CookieContainer cookieContainer, IServerCertificateValidationHandler

certificateValidationHandler)

at VMware.VimAutomation.Srm.Commands.Commands.ConnectSrmServer.<>c__DisplayClass57_0.<ProcessManualParamset>b__1(IServerCertificateVal

idationHandler certificateValidationHandler)

at VMware.VimAutomation.Srm.Commands.Commands.ConnectSrmServer.<>c__DisplayClass64_0.<ConnectCertificateValidationHandled>b__0()

TargetSite : Void ConnectCertificateValidationHandled(System.Func`2[VMware.VimAutomation.Common.Interop.V1.Certificate.IServerCertificateValidationHan

dler,VMware.VimAutomation.Srm.Interop.V1.SrmServerInterop[]])

StackTrace : at VMware.VimAutomation.Srm.Commands.Commands.ConnectSrmServer.ConnectCertificateValidationHandled(Func`2 connectAction)

at VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.BaseCmdlet.ErrorCallbackCmdletBase.ProcessRecord()

at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.ProcessRecord()

HelpLink :

Source : VMware.VimAutomation.Srm.Commands

HResult : -2146232832

Also if i specified wrong credential i have the expected error message

Connect-SrmServer : Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password.

anyone can help ?

Thanks

ashilkrishnan · ‎05-14-2020

Hi Robert,

What version of PowerCLI are we using?

Please try -Port 443( with 'P' in CAPS)

robertkarlBNC · ‎05-14-2020

Hi,

thank for taking time to reply.

Here is the version of powercli

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-Module VMware* -ListAvailable | ft -AutoSize

Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands

---------- ------- ---- ----------------

Script 12.0.0.15947289 VMware.CloudServices {Connect-Vcs, Get-VcsOrganizationRole, Get-VcsService, Get-VcsServiceRole...}

Script 7.0.0.15902843 VMware.DeployAutomation {Add-DeployRule, Add-ProxyServer, Add-ScriptBundle, Copy-DeployRule...}

Script 7.0.0.15902843 VMware.ImageBuilder {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, Compare-EsxImageProfile, Export-EsxImage...

Manifest 12.0.0.15947286 VMware.PowerCLI

Script 7.0.0.15939650 VMware.Vim

Script 12.0.0.15939657 VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}

Script 12.0.0.15940183 VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServer, Disconnect-CIServer, Get-Catalog...}

Script 12.0.0.15939652 VMware.VimAutomation.Common {Get-Task, New-OAuthSecurityContext, Stop-Task, Wait-Task}

Script 12.0.0.15939655 VMware.VimAutomation.Core {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VMHost, Add-VMHost...

Script 12.0.0.15939647 VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx {Connect-HCXServer, Disconnect-HCXServer, Get-HCXAppliance, Get-HCXComputeProfile...}

Script 7.12.0.15718406 VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}

Script 12.0.0.15939670 VMware.VimAutomation.License Get-LicenseDataManager

Script 12.0.0.15939671 VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtPolicyService, Get-NsxtService}

Script 12.0.0.15939651 VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk {Get-ErrorReport, Get-PSVersion, Get-InstallPath}

Script 12.0.0.15939672 VMware.VimAutomation.Security {Add-AttestationServiceInfo, Add-KeyProviderServiceInfo, Add-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderS...

Script 11.5.0.14899557 VMware.VimAutomation.Srm {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}

Script 12.0.0.15939648 VMware.VimAutomation.Storage {Add-EntityDefaultKeyProvider, Add-KeyManagementServer, Add-VsanFileServiceOvf, Add-Vsa...

Script 1.3.0.0 VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility Update-VmfsDatastore

Script 12.0.0.15940185 VMware.VimAutomation.Vds {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPortGroup, Export-VDS...

Script 12.0.0.15947287 VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc {Add-VmcSddcHost, Connect-Vmc, Disconnect-Vmc, Get-AwsAccount...}

Script 12.0.0.15940184 VMware.VimAutomation.vROps {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-OMAlertDefinition...}

Script 12.0.0.15947288 VMware.VimAutomation.WorkloadManagement {Get-WMNamespace, Get-WMNamespacePermission, Get-WMNamespaceStoragePolicy, New-WMNamesp...

Script 6.5.1.7862888 VMware.VumAutomation {Add-EntityBaseline, Copy-Patch, Get-Baseline, Get-Compliance...}

I have also try your suggestion with same result :

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Connect-SrmServer -SrmServerAddress 10.60.194.44 -Port 443 -Credential $credential

Connect-SrmServer : Unable to connect to the remote server

At line:1 char:1

+ Connect-SrmServer -SrmServerAddress 10.60.194.44 -Port 443 -Credentia ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-SrmServer], VimException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Types.V1.ErrorHandling.VimException.VimException,VMware.VimAutomation.Srm.Commands.Commands.ConnectSr

mServer

PS C:\Users\Administrator>

ashilkrishnan · ‎05-15-2020

Robert,

Thank you for sharing this information

I was going through interoperability matrices between SRM and PowerCLI. It doesn't provide clear information about newer PowerCLI versions.

VMware Product Interoperability Matrices

Can you try with PowerCLI version 11.1.0 ?

robertkarlBNC · ‎05-15-2020

Hi,

again thank for taking the time to help me !

I have reinstall powercli with the following command : Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -RequiredVersion 11.1.0.11289667

with result :

ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands

---------- ------- ---- ----------------

Script 12.0.0.15947289 VMware.CloudServices {Connect-Vcs, Get-VcsOrganizationRole, Get-VcsService, Get-VcsServiceRole...}

Script 7.0.0.15902843 VMware.DeployAutomation {Add-DeployRule, Add-ProxyServer, Add-ScriptBundle, Copy-DeployRule...}

Script 7.0.0.15902843 VMware.ImageBuilder {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, Compare-EsxImageProfile, Export-EsxImageProf...

Manifest 11.1.0.11289667 VMware.PowerCLI

Script 7.0.0.15939650 VMware.Vim

Script 12.0.0.15939657 VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}

Script 12.0.0.15940183 VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServer, Disconnect-CIServer, Get-Catalog...}

Script 12.0.0.15939652 VMware.VimAutomation.Common {Get-Task, New-OAuthSecurityContext, Stop-Task, Wait-Task}

Script 12.0.0.15939655 VMware.VimAutomation.Core {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VMHost, Add-VMHostNtpS...

Script 7.9.0.14170454 VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}

Script 12.0.0.15939670 VMware.VimAutomation.License Get-LicenseDataManager

Script 12.0.0.15939671 VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtPolicyService, Get-NsxtService}

Script 12.0.0.15939651 VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk Get-ErrorReport

Script 12.0.0.15939672 VMware.VimAutomation.Security {Add-AttestationServiceInfo, Add-KeyProviderServiceInfo, Add-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderServe...

Script 11.5.0.14899557 VMware.VimAutomation.Srm {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}

Script 12.0.0.15939648 VMware.VimAutomation.Storage {Add-EntityDefaultKeyProvider, Add-KeyManagementServer, Add-VsanFileServiceOvf, Add-VsanObj...

Script 1.3.0.0 VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility Update-VmfsDatastore

Script 12.0.0.15940185 VMware.VimAutomation.Vds {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPortGroup, Export-VDSwitc...

Script 12.0.0.15947287 VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc {Add-VmcSddcHost, Connect-Vmc, Disconnect-Vmc, Get-AwsAccount...}

Script 12.0.0.15940184 VMware.VimAutomation.vROps {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-OMAlertDefinition...}

Script 6.5.1.7862888 VMware.VumAutomation {Add-EntityBaseline, Copy-Patch, Get-Baseline, Get-Compliance...}

Unfortunately i have the same error : Connect-SrmServer : Unable to connect to the remote server

robertkarlBNC · ‎05-28-2020

Anybody have the same problem ?

Any suggestion ?

Thanks

ashilkrishnan · ‎06-11-2020

Hi Robert,

I noticed similar issue in 8.2 and got connected with following options:

1. Connect to vCenter using connect-Viserver cmdlet

2. Connect to SRM using following command syntax:

Connect-SrmServer -Port 443 -User administrator@vsphere.local -Password xxxxxx -RemoteUser administrator@vsphere.local -RemotePassword xxxxxx

Let me know if that helps

BGATOS · ‎07-15-2020

I am having the exact issue, did you get a fix from VMware?

The release notes only tell you to use the -Port option but this makes no difference. As mentioned above, 8.2 seems fine but not 8.3

BGATOS · ‎07-17-2020

@robertkarlBNC FYI - issue is that powerCLI above 11.1 is not supported on SRM 8.3. Need to import a lower version module to execute connect-srmServer

robertkarlBNC · ‎07-20-2020

Hi,

I was able to get it working by using the following module

ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands

---------- ------- ---- ----------------

Binary 6.0.0.0 VMware.DeployAutomation

Binary 6.0.0.0 VMware.ImageBuilder

Binary 6.5.0.4624453 VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core

Binary 6.5.0.4624821 VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud

Manifest 6.5.0.4624451 VMware.VimAutomation.Common

Binary 6.5.0.2604913 VMware.VimAutomation.Core HookGetViewAutoCompleter

Binary 6.0.0.0 VMware.VimAutomation.HA

Binary 7.0.2.4596620 VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView

Binary 6.5.0.4624822 VMware.VimAutomation.License

Binary 6.5.0.4624825 VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud

Manifest 6.5.0.4624452 VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk Get-PSVersion

Binary 6.5.0.4624820 VMware.VimAutomation.Storage

Binary 6.5.0.4624695 VMware.VimAutomation.Vds

Binary 6.5.0.4624824 VMware.VimAutomation.vROps

Binary 6.0.0.0 VMware.VumAutomation

thanks

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SRM 8.3 Appliance Connect-SrmServer : Unable to connect to the remote server