Manage ESX 5.5 Host with VCenter

[Alon_Almog]

Hey!

I've faced issues while trying to add ESX 5.5 Host to my VCenter server.

this is my last rows on my log file:

mem> 2014-07-06T19:41:08.140+03:00 [08376 error 'HttpConnectionPool-000001'] [ConnectComplete] Connect failed to <cs p:000000000a97e2e0, TCP:172.16.13.93:443>; cnx: (null), error: class Vmacore::Ssl::SSLVerifyException(SSL Exception: Verification parameters:

mem> --> PeerThumbprint: 26:39:8E:C8:61:70:C5:19:EB:C0:D0:B8:9E:55:9A:55:93:EB:82:86

mem> --> ExpectedThumbprint:

mem> --> ExpectedPeerName: 172.16.13.93

mem> --> The remote host certificate has these problems:

mem> -->

mem> --> * The host certificate chain is incomplete.

mem> -->

mem> --> * Host name does not match the subject name(s) in certificate.

mem> -->

mem> --> * unable to get local issuer certificate)

Thanks for help!

[crawfordm]

Check the DNS record for that host and make sure everything matches correctly.

Please mark helpful and correct answers.

[Alon_Almog]

I've checkered the DNS record for this ESX host and its all ok.

what else should I check?

Thanks!

[crawfordm]

Are you using custom certs or the default self signed certs?

[Alon_Almog]

here is my certificate giveen by VMware Installer:

[crawfordm]

Can you show the error you get when you try to connect this host to vCenter?  Also, do you have any other hosts connected to this vCenter?

[Alon_Almog]

here is the error I got

I have no other host connected to the VCenter

[dhanarajramesh · Accepted solution]

1) check the vcenter and esxi version, you cannot add higer version esxi on lower version vcenters. and also 2) check the dns resolution on both esxi as well vcenter.  (try to add with IP adress of the hostname). if it is not the case , check the Vpxa  logs

[Alon_Almog]

My VCenter and ESXi both are 5.5.0

DNS configuration also place well- I test nslookup by host name and ip for both sides

even trying to add host by IP return the same error.

where can I find the vpxa log? on the VCenter server? i

[Alon_Almog]

Ok thank you!

after live viewing on the vpxa logs - i found this line: "vim.fault.NoPermission"

this KB solved my problem:

VMware KB: Adding a host to vCenter Server fails with a general system error or vim.fault.NoPermissi...

Thanks again!