VMware Infrastructure Client could not establish the initial connection with Server "local Host"

[Gary_Elkins]

I recieved this message the first time I tried to login to VC 2.5

[philvirt · Accepted solution]

Are you running your VI Client from a machine other then Virtual Center?

If so, change the host to the address of the Virtual Center server.

Regards,

Fil

[polysulfide]

This could also mean the the VMware Virtual Center Server Service isn't running. Check your services applet. Also check your event log for errors.

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VI From Concept to Implementation

[mguruprasad]

I am facing the same problem with the ESX installtion. Let me tell you what I have done till now.

Installed the VMware Server 2.0 in my PC with XP, created VMware server and installed ESX 3.5 successfully. But unable to open the interface through IE or mozilla even tried the Virtual Infrastructure Client as it says couldnot establish the connection. The following are the steps I tried out.

Able to ping my PC from the server console.

Server is assinged IP address through DHCP

Changed the Hostname

Tried opening the interface with hostname still the same.

Modified the hostfile in VM machine and my computer.

VMware services are running properly.

In IE/Mozilla I am getting Page cannot be diplayed/could not establish connection.

Created the Machine again assigning static IP, still the same.

can I have any of your suggestions on this?

[ShanVMLand]

Hello GuruPrasad,

This may fix your problem!

By default, ESX 3.5 blocked all the ports for communicating either way.

Commands:

To query the status

esxcfg-firewall -q

To Allow the Incoming

esxcfg-firewall -allowIncoming

To Allow the Outgoing

esxcfg-firewall -allowOutgoing

So, you need to allow both way traffic. Good Luck.

[mguruprasad]

Hi Shan,

Thanks for your reply but still the same problem. I am trying both ways through explorer and Infrastructure Client. I have created a virtual machine in the VMWare server on which I have installed ESX 3.5. Now when I try opening the interface from my local machine which has XP I get this error.

[maartynp]

check to see that another service is not grabbing/using port 443.