Can't Open vConsole

[ckboon]

Hi,

I moved a new ESX 3.0.2 server to a new location and changed the necessary IP address and information. I can ping and ssh to the box using the new IP address and manage the box via VI client. The license is installed locally as there seems to be a problem communicating with the central license server.

I tired to open the console of a VM and it keeps telling me this:

"Error connecting: Cannot connect to host 192.168.....: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not ..."

I am stumped. Because I can ping the box, access the box via ssh, web browser & VI client. So what's wrong with the error message or vConsole???

Can anyone help? Thanks.

Forget to add:

I can RDP to the VMs using my WinXP notebook, in a different subnet. This shows that the VMs are running and ready for connection.

[amarnathreddy19]

Hi,

As per my knowledge, delete all the vswitch and again reconfigure.(follow these steps if your vms are in lab .. don't do if they are in production)

Amar

[Rubeck]

If using VC this could be because of a DNS issue...

As a test I edited my local windows host file with a invalid entry for one of our ESX host. I can manage the host using the IP address, but I cant open up a console..

But this only seen to apply when I open a console using the VC server...

So verify the DNS.record which points to that host..

Just my 2 cents...

/Rubeck

[JaySMX]

I agree with Rubeck, VC is very dependent upon name resolution. When you attempt to connect to the console, the VC client will try to resolve the host and establish a connection to it. If that resolution fails, you get an error like this.

I recommend entering all your ESX hosts into your local HOSTS file, if it's practical.

[ckboon]

Replying to both Rubeck & JaySMX, my laptop's hosts file contains all the ESX servers IP address & hostnames. I will check my DNS server that's running on the VCMS as well as all the ESX hosts.