VC in VM ESX shows up as not responding after about 30 secs..

[anthm]

Hi!

I've got one ESX set up with 3.5 update 1 with all the latest updates...

when connected to av VC 2.5 (update 1) from a Vm on a workstation all is OK... men when I use a VC inside a VM on the ESX... after about 30-60 seconds.. the ESX comes up as not responding.. if I then select the ESX and disconnect/connect it is OK again.. for another 30-60 seconds.. witch logs should I check out?

I've ran a tail on /var/log/vmware/vxpa.log... this was the result at the same time as VC lost connection (ssh-client ran from inside the VC server):

Invoking on session

-- BEGIN task-internal-40 -- -- vpxapi.VpxaService.querySummaryStatistics -- 52ab77d3-c894-2544-2927-8313800d833e

Could not translate vpxd counter 106, metric omitted.

Could not translate vpxd counter 107, metric omitted.

Could not translate vpxd counter 108, metric omitted.

Could not translate vpxd counter 109, metric omitted.

Could not translate vpxd counter 110, metric omitted.

Invoke done: vpxapi.VpxaService.querySummaryStatistics session: 52ab77d3-c894-2544-2927-8313800d833e

-- FINISH task-internal-40 -- -- vpxapi.VpxaService.querySummaryStatistics -- 52ab77d3-c894-2544-2927-8313800d833e

heartbeating 192.168.0.128 ...Count 148

Received callback in WaitForUpdatesDone

Applying updates from 61 to 62 (at 61)

GuestInfo changed 'guest.disk'

VmGuestDiskChange Event for vm(5) 192

Guest DiskInfo Changed

heartbeating 192.168.0.128 ...Count 149

Last stats polling used ms

Any help appreciated.

Regards

Anders

[kjb007]

Check your vmkernel log on the ESX host, and the vpxd.log on the vc server. I run vc as a vm, and have so far not run into this issue. There may be some kind of networking issue, or an agent problem causing your issue.

You mentioned that you have two vc's, one physical. You may also have some name resolution problems. Are you using IP address or hostname when you register the ESX host?

-KjB