not able to connect to vCenter via powercli

[nareshunik]

Connect-VIServer : 6/7/2012 1:22:15 PM    Connect-VIServer        The request f
ailed with HTTP status 503: Service Unavailable.
At line:1 char:17
+ connect-viserver <<<<  29.64.5.34
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Connect-VIServer], ViServer
   ConnectionException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_ConnectivityServiceImpl_Reconnect_Servi
   ceUnavailable,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.ConnectVIServer

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PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI> Get-Powe
rCLIVersion

PowerCLI Version
----------------
   VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.0 build 435427
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Snapin Versions
---------------
   VMWare AutoDeploy PowerCLI 5.0 build 575
   VMWare ImageBuilder PowerCLI 5.0 build 575
   VMware License PowerCLI 5.0 build 395016
   VMWare vSphere PowerCLI 5.0 build 435427

[MartinAmaro]

Can you connect to from the machine using the vSphere client?

Any firewalls preventing the connection?

Have you tried connecting via IP, NetBIOS name and FQDN ?

[knight5xadvisor]

From a powercli window, are you able to connect to your vcenter by entering:  connect-viserver -server VCNAME_HERE.  Is the vCenter up and running?  Are you able to connect to it by the client?

[LucD]

Try restarting the VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access service on the vCenter.

[nareshunik]

vCenter server /service are up and running fine. I am able to access the vCenter server using vSphere client.

Only from the powercli i am not able to access.

When i enter the command connect-viserver <vCenter name>, it prompts for the username/password and if i enter it fails with the below error message.

=====================================

WARNING: There were one or more problems with the server certificate:

* The X509 chain could not be built up to the root certificate.

* The certificate's CN name does not match the passed value.

Connect-VIServer : 6/7/2012 2:40:11 PM    Connect-VIServer        Cannot comple
te login due to an incorrect user name or password.
At line:1 char:17
+ connect-viserver <<<<  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-VIServer], InvalidLog
   in
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_ConnectivityServiceImpl_Reconnect_Excep
   tion,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.ConnectVIServer

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PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI> connect-
viserver -server xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Connect-VIServer : 6/7/2012 2:41:28 PM    Connect-VIServer        The request f
ailed with HTTP status 503: Service Unavailable.
At line:1 char:17
+ connect-viserver <<<<  -server xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Connect-VIServer], ViServer
   ConnectionException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_ConnectivityServiceImpl_Reconnect_Servi
   ceUnavailable,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.ConnectVIServer

[LucD]

From that 1st error message I would say that the user/password is not correct.

Do you have any 'special' characters in the password ? Try entering the password within single quotes.

[nareshunik]

I tried with different user account, still same issue. With the same password i am able to login to the vSphere client and vCenter server without any issues.

how about the second error message?

http error?

[LucD]

I suspect the 2nd message is a consequence of the 1st message.

Did that other account also say that account/password was invalid ?

[nareshunik]

Yes, even other account says same error message. i tried with 3 different accounts

[knight5xadvisor]

Try updating your powercli to match the vcenter you are connecting to.

[nareshunik]

I have installed the latest powercli version still same error.

PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI> get-powe
rcliversion

PowerCLI Version
----------------
   VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.0.1 build 581491
---------------
Snapin Versions
---------------
   VMware AutoDeploy PowerCLI Component 5.0 build 544967
   VMware ImageBuilder PowerCLI Component 5.0 build 544967
   VMware vCloud Director PowerCLI Component 1.5 build 581492
   VMware License PowerCLI Component 5.0 build 544881
   VMware vSphere PowerCLI Component 5.0 build 581435

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Only the vCenter not able to access, able to access the ESXi without any issues.

Connect-VIServer : 6/7/2012 6:33:56 PM    Connect-VIServer        The request f
ailed with HTTP status 503: Service Unavailable.
At line:1 char:17

[MartinAmaro]

Are you entering the username as MyDomain\MyUsername  ?

Connect-VIServer xx.xx.xx.xx -User 'Domain'\MyUsername' -Password 'MyPassword'

if you have a special password then you might have to add single quote to the special characters exmaple "pa`$`$word".

As LucD sugguested use the single quotes in the username and password

[nareshunik]

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=200345...

Issue resolved..

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Curious how a KB about  The Storage View tab in vCenter Server does not display anything solved your issue. :smileyconfused: