Hello,
I'm evaluating VMware View, but I cannot add my domain admin account to the View Composer Settings - it just complains that it is a "Bad user or password" (which is not the case).
If I look into the viewcomposer.log it says:
2008-12-18 10:01:33,721 | 3 | INFO | Sim.ServiceCore.SimServiceApiVal - Call EnumerateAdConfigEntries.
2008-12-18 10:01:55,142 | 3 | FATAL | Sim.ServiceCore.SimServiceApiImpl - Error: fail to execute web service call: AddAdConfig
VMware.Sim.CommonLib.Exception.SimAdsException: The server is not operational.
---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x8007203A): The server is not operational.
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.get_SchemaFilter()
at VMware.Sim.ServiceCore.ActiveDirectory.AdUtil.ValidateAdConnection(AdConfigEntryDo adConfigDo, String containerDn)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at VMware.Sim.ServiceCore.ActiveDirectory.AdUtil.ValidateAdConnection(AdConfigEntryDo adConfigDo, String containerDn)
at VMware.Sim.ServiceCore.SimServiceApiVal.AddAdConfig(AdConfigEntry adConfigEntry)
at VMware.Sim.ServiceCore.SimServiceApiImpl.AddAdConfig(AdConfigEntry adConfigEntry), Machine Name: NJORD, Timestamp: 18-12-2008 09:01:55, App Domain Name: SviWebService.exe, Thread Identity: , Windows Identity: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.2.3790 Service Pack 2, Reason: AdsComError, AdConfigId: , ContainerDN: , Fqdn: oss.dk
Which I really don't understand. ![]()
Can anyone here help?
Thanks,
Kent
Hi Kent,
Can you ping the Active Directory by name (the one you are specifying) ?
Martin Marinov
VMware Software Engineer
Hi Martin,
Thanks! You put me on the right track - We had 10 IP addresses associated with the domain, two of witch no longer is in service - I removed the old retired IP's and everything worked fine! ![]()
Regards,
Kent
Hello,
I am having a similar problem to that of the original poster.
I can ping the Active Directory by name (i.e. "ping domain.tld") but I still fail with the error listed in the original poster's entry.
Must the Virtual Center machine be a Domain Controller? (I hope not)
Based upon the log entry, it seems like View Composer is trying to contact the Virtual Center for domain administrator credentials:
VMware.Sim.CommonLib.Exception.SimAdsException: The server is not operational.
---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x8007203A): The server is not operational.
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.get_SchemaFilter()
at VMware.Sim.ServiceCore.ActiveDirectory.AdUtil.ValidateAdConnection(AdConfigEntryDo adConfigDo, String containerDn)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at VMware.Sim.ServiceCore.ActiveDirectory.AdUtil.ValidateAdConnection(AdConfigEntryDo adConfigDo, String containerDn)
at VMware.Sim.ServiceCore.SimServiceApiVal.AddAdConfig(AdConfigEntry adConfigEntry)
at VMware.Sim.ServiceCore.SimServiceApiImpl.AddAdConfig(AdConfigEntry adConfigEntry), Machine Name: COSAM-VCENTER, Timestamp: 2/10/2009 3:20:23 AM, App Domain Name: SviWebService.exe, Thread Identity: , Windows Identity: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3, Reason: AdsComError, AdConfigId: , ContainerDN: , Fqdn: MYDOMAIN.TLD
All other VMware services on both the Virtual Center and View machines are running fine.
How can I resolve this?
Thanks,
Phil
Hi Phil
once I run into a similar challenge. In that case the user had domain admin rights, but did not have the Administrator rights at VC for some reasons.
Afterwards, within the View Manager the connection to the View Composer could be done immediately.
Hope it helps
Chris
I solved my own problem by modifying the C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\host file as describer in this KB note:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=1007837&sliceId=2
Thanks,
Phil
