Cannot connect directly to the ESXi 5 host

[maksbond]

Hello Colleagues,

I ran into a problem that after some time ESXi host to stop responding when you try to connect to it for management. I can not access directly to the host via vSphere client, ssh, and even from console of this host.

In what may be a problem?

[rsicilia]

Hi, have you checked the firewall configuration?

[maksbond]

Of course, it was first thing that I check. All need ports are open.

It's strange that I can not connect from the console of this host.

loss of access does not happen immediately, but after a while

[PduPreez]

Try restarting the Management Network and agents of this host

You would obviously need to connect to the console directly or via ILO

Are there still VMs on this host, and are they accessible?

Please award points for helpful/correct answers

[maksbond]

>> You would obviously need to connect to the console directly or via ILO

But I can`t connect to console. When I put in login and pass, and press "enter", window just hang.

[rsicilia]

Probably is a host's problem.

Restart the server and collect all the logs you can after reboot.

[maksbond]

Can you tell me what kind of log you want to see?

[rsicilia]

Sure, follow this KB: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&e...

Bye!

[maksbond]

This is last log, before hostd hang:

"2011-10-22T02:13:21.389Z [3F9E8B90 error 'SoapAdapter.HTTPService'] HTTP Transaction failed on stream TCP(local=127.0.0.1:0, peer=127.0.0.1:58699) with error N7Vmacore15SystemExceptionE(Connection reset by peer)
2011-10-22T02:13:22.163Z [FFD40B90 verbose 'SoapAdapter'] Responded to service state request
2011-10-22T02:13:36.726Z [3F83AB90 verbose 'DvsManager'] PersistAllDvsInfo called
2011-10-22T02:13:45.609Z [3F87BB90 verbose 'Cimsvc'] Ticket issued for CIMOM version 1.0, user root
2011-10-22T02:13:52.165Z [3F87BB90 verbose 'SoapAdapter'] Responded to service state request
2011-10-22T02:14:22.168Z [3F87BB90 verbose 'SoapAdapter'] Responded to service state request
2011-10-22T02:14:36.048Z [FFA2BA90 verbose 'DvsTracker'] FetchSwitches: added 0 items
2011-10-22T02:14:36.048Z [FFA2BA90 verbose 'DvsTracker'] FetchDVPortgroups: added 0 items
2011-10-22T02:14:36.048Z [FFA2BA90 info 'DvsTracker'] FetchUplinkDVPortgroups: added 0 items
2011-10-22T02:14:52.170Z [FFA2BA90 verbose 'SoapAdapter'] Responded to service state request
2011-10-22T02:15:15.977Z [FFA2BA90 verbose 'Cimsvc'] Ticket issued for CIMOM version 1.0, user root
2011-10-22T02:15:22.172Z [3FC40B90 verbose 'SoapAdapter'] Responded to service state request
2011-10-22T02:15:52.175Z [3F87BB90 verbose 'SoapAdapter'] Responded to service state request"

After that I reboot host on 2011-10-24...

[rsicilia]

Can you post the "message" log? (last 50 lines)