Error vcenter 6.0

[VDIAS]

I'm getting this error when i try to access the vcenter web.

503 Service Unavailable (Failed to connect to endpoint: [N7Vmacore4Http20NamedPipeServiceSpecE:0x7fb04806d910] _serverNamespace = / _isRedirect = false _pipeName =/var/run/vmware/vpxd-webserver-pipe)

I checked the vcenter services and i have some that do not start.

Running:
vmware-cis-license (VMware License Service)
vmware-perfcharts (VMware Performance Charts)
vmware-psc-client (VMware Platform Services Controller Client)
vmware-rhttpproxy (VMware HTTP Reverse Proxy)
vmware-sca (VMware Service Control Agent)
vmware-sps (VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service)
vmware-syslog (VMware Common Logging Service)
vmware-syslog-health (VMware Syslog Health Service)
vmware-vdcs (VMware Content Library Service)
vmware-vpostgres (VMware Postgres)
vmware-vsan-health (VMware VSAN Health Service)
vmware-vsm (VMware vService Manager)
vmware-vws (VMware System and Hardware Health Manager)

Stopped:
vmware-eam (VMware ESX Agent Manager)
vmware-invsvc (VMware Inventory Service)
vmware-mbcs (VMware Message Bus Configuration Service)
vmware-netdumper (VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector)
vmware-rbd-watchdog (VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter)
vmware-vapi-endpoint (VMware vAPI Endpoint)
vmware-vpx-workflow (VMware vCenter Workflow Manager)
vmware-vpxd (VMware vCenter Server)

Checked the certificates and they are OK.

Checked LDAP connection is OK.

inv-svc.log
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'aclLotusInitializer' defined in class path resource [server/config/authorization-config.xml]: Bean instantiation via constructor failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.vmware.vim.query.server.accesscontrol.impl.LotusInitializer]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.RuntimeException: com.vmware.identity.interop.ldap.ServerDownLdapException: Can't contact LDAP server
LDAP error [code: -1]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:279)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireConstructor(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1154)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1056)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:513)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:483)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:306)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:302)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:296)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:351)
... 85 more
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.vmware.vim.query.server.accesscontrol.impl.LotusInitializer]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.RuntimeException: com.vmware.identity.interop.ldap.ServerDownLdapException: Can't contact LDAP server
LDAP error [code: -1]
at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:154)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:122)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:271)
... 96 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: com.vmware.identity.interop.ldap.ServerDownLdapException: Can't contact LDAP server
LDAP error [code: -1]
at com.vmware.cis.lotus.LdapConnectionFactory.getConnection(LdapConnectionFactory.java:142)
at com.vmware.vim.query.server.accesscontrol.impl.LotusInitializer.<init>(LotusInitializer.java:26)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:142)

[VDIAS]

Trying to start services...

Stdout = Starting VMware Inventory Service...
Waiting for VMware Inventory Service.....................................................................................
WARNING: VMware Inventory Service may have failed to start.

Stderr =
2021-02-11T09:50:18.112Z {
"resolution": null,
"detail": [
{
"args": [
"Command: ['/sbin/service', u'vmware-invsvc', 'start']\nStderr: "
],
"id": "install.ciscommon.command.errinvoke",
"localized": "An error occurred while invoking external command : 'Command: ['/sbin/service', u'vmware-invsvc', 'start']\nStderr: '",
"translatable": "An error occurred while invoking external command : '%(0)s'"
}
],
"componentKey": null,
"problemId": null
}
ERROR:root:Unable to start service vmware-invsvc, Exception: {
"resolution": null,
"detail": [
{
"args": [
"vmware-invsvc"
],
"id": "install.ciscommon.service.failstart",
"localized": "An error occurred while starting service 'vmware-invsvc'",
"translatable": "An error occurred while starting service '%(0)s'"
}
],
"componentKey": null,
"problemId": null
}
Unable to start service vmware-invsvc, Exception: {
"resolution": null,
"detail": [
{
"args": [
"vmware-invsvc"
],
"id": "install.ciscommon.service.failstart",
"localized": "An error occurred while starting service 'vmware-invsvc'",
"translatable": "An error occurred while starting service '%(0)s'"
}
],
"componentKey": null,
"problemId": null
}

[VMPasadena]

Same issue here. Did you ever find a fix?

[Ajay1988]

ldap error code -1  is most likely vmdird cert is expired:
Check this cert --/usr/lib/vmware-vmdir/share/config/vmdircert.pem

Do check for others certs if they are expired. Do move to 6.5 or later