Hello
I am using powercli on linux
I need to connect to a virtualcenter through a http proxy
when I try to connect I am the following error :
CategoryInfo | : NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-VIServer], ViError |
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_ConnectivityServiceImpl_Reconnect_Exception,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.ConnectVIServer
I try webrequest and powershell correctly retrieve the vsphere web ui
Did anyone have successfully using viconnect trough a http proxy?
Thanks a lot
Hello,
After several tests, it appears that it was the proxy who was in fault
my original settings :
My Linux workstation is behind a rebond/firewall and have to open a Socks5 proxy using SSH to connect to rebond server and I have to run my powercli script on my workstaton.
As powershell doesn't supports socks5 proxy (except if I am wrong), I've setup a polipo on my workstation to convert socks5 to http proxy, polipo send the traffic but nothing get back.
After few test, I have replace polipo with proxychains to do the same things and every works fine!
So If you need to pass trough a SSH jumphost to connect get access to your virtual center using a linux workstation :
open a ssh connection to the jumphost using ssh -D 12345 jumphost
Configure proxychains to convert socks5 to http prox
launch powershell using proxychains : proxychains pwsh
and everything works fine!
Can you share the instructions you are using for the connection, and how you specify the Proxy?
Or is that the system proxy defined on your station?
Can you do a Get-PowerCLIConfiguration, and check what it says for ProxyPolicy?
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Hello,
After several tests, it appears that it was the proxy who was in fault
my original settings :
My Linux workstation is behind a rebond/firewall and have to open a Socks5 proxy using SSH to connect to rebond server and I have to run my powercli script on my workstaton.
As powershell doesn't supports socks5 proxy (except if I am wrong), I've setup a polipo on my workstation to convert socks5 to http proxy, polipo send the traffic but nothing get back.
After few test, I have replace polipo with proxychains to do the same things and every works fine!
So If you need to pass trough a SSH jumphost to connect get access to your virtual center using a linux workstation :
open a ssh connection to the jumphost using ssh -D 12345 jumphost
Configure proxychains to convert socks5 to http prox
launch powershell using proxychains : proxychains pwsh
and everything works fine!