service mgmt-vmware restart: Cannot access VMs

[dwharam]

I was following a posting regarding updating the firewall xml file

I then executed "service mgmt-vmware restart"

I cannot ping my VMs, I cannot connect to the ESX server w/ VI Client

I can ssh to the ESX server

I have no idea what's going on

Help please

D.

[dwharam]

VI client gives me this error:

Exception HResult 0x8004012C

thanks

D.

[dwharam]

I got this resolved w/ tech support

I had the need to modify the services.xml file for the firewall. I decided to make a backup of services.xml, which I called services.xml-orig. I then made my change to services.xml.

When I ran service mgmt-vmware restart, I realized that I couldn't ping my VMs and couldn't VIC to my ESX box.

the tech, said there was a bug. when mgmt-vmware is restarted, it reads ALL the files in the firewall directory not just the services.xml. so it read and processed by services.xml-orig also.

I removed this -orig file restarted mgmt-vmware, same problem. It turns out that services.xml was corrupted. I replaced with a file from another box. mgmt-vmware restart, and everything came back up.

thanks

D.

[wcrahen]

Thanks for posting the solution, that would certainly explain what I have experienced as well.

[dtux101]

sometimes tis occurs when the windows machine name is changed and the VC database is msde - in this case change the name back to its original and restart VC service.

[AWild]

Hello Sir, Did you get any resolution to your Exception: HRESULT: 0x8004012C ???

We are getting same.

Thanks for any reply - 'Alan

[AWild]

Solved... the error is a general "not available" error. We had fiber issues which caused the disconnect.

'Alan