Hi,
I'm following VMware KB: Re-pointing and re-registering VMware vCenter Server 5.1 / 5.5 and components
I have tested this on vSphere 5.5 and works fine.
Now i testing version 5.1 which will be upgraded to vSphere 6. So i have created separate SSO server and i have moved vCenter 5.1 to this new SSO 5.1. Everything worked fine. vSphere client show the inventory.
I do have small problem with Web Client. Please see attached.
vcenter01.example.com - 5.1 version. Local SSO instance was already removed. vSphere Client logs in by using SSO vcenter6-sso.example.com
vcenter6.example.com - main vCenter5.1 with connected SSO vcenter6-sso.example.com
Result of ssolsclie listServices
Intializing registration provider...
Getting SSL certificates for https://vcenter6-sso.example.com:7444/lookupservice/sdk
Getting SSL certificates for https://vcenter6-sso.example.com:7444/sso-adminserver/sdk
Anonymous execution
Found 7 services.
Service 1
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serviceId={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}:2
serviceName=The security token service interface of the SSO server
type=urn:sso:sts
endpoints={[url=https://vcenter6-sso.example.com:7444/ims/STSService?wsdl,protocol=wsTrust]}
version=1.0
description=The security token service interface of the SSO server
ownerId=<null>
productId=<null>
viSite={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}
Service 2
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serviceId={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}:6
serviceName=VMware Log Browser
type=urn:logbrowser:logbrowser
endpoints={[url=https://vcenter6.example.com:12443/vmwb/logbrowser,protocol=unknown],[url=https://vcenter6.example.c...]}
version=2.1.0.1063474
description=Enables browsing vSphere log files within the VMware Web Client
ownerId=WebClient_2015.04.12_213424
productId=<null>
viSite={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}
Service 3
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serviceId={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}:1
serviceName=The administrative interface of the SSO server
type=urn:sso:admin
endpoints={[url=https://vcenter6-sso.example.com:7444/sso-adminserver/sdk,protocol=vmomi]}
version=1.0
description=The administrative interface of the SSO server
ownerId=<null>
productId=<null>
viSite={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}
Service 4
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serviceId={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}:12
serviceName=vCenterService
type=urn:vc
endpoints={[url=https://vcenter01.example.com:443/sdk,protocol=vmomi]}
version=5.1
description=vCenter Server
ownerId=vCenterServer_2015.04.06_202908@System-Domain
productId=<null>
viSite={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}
Service 5
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serviceId={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}:7
serviceName=VMware vSphere Web Client
type=urn:com.vmware.vsphere.client
endpoints={[url=https://vcenter6.example.com:9443/vsphere-client,protocol=vmomi]}
version=5.1
description=VMware vSphere Web Client Service
ownerId=WebClient_2015.04.12_213424
productId=<null>
viSite={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}
Service 6
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serviceId={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}:3
serviceName=The group check interface of the SSO server
type=urn:sso:groupcheck
endpoints={[url=https://vcenter6-sso.example.com:7444/sso-adminserver/sdk,protocol=vmomi]}
version=1.0
description=The group check interface of the SSO server
ownerId=<null>
productId=<null>
viSite={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}
Service 7
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serviceId={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}:10
serviceName=vCenterService
type=urn:vc
endpoints={[url=https://vcenter6.example.com:443/sdk,protocol=vmomi]}
version=5.1
description=vCenter Server
ownerId=vCenterServer_2015.04.12_214641@System-Domain
productId=<null>
viSite={6E2EAF31-C52A-4AF8-BB6F-BD0757FFA8C6}
Return code is: Success
0
Thanks in advance.
Anybody have experience with this?
I have many vCenter Servers with 5.1 and 5.5. Deal here is to create new SSO 5.1 server and repoint vCenters 5.1 to this new SSO.
But when i'm follwing KB and have to repoint WebClient i have error with ServiceID
Then if i will manage this i will probably upgrade all vCenter 5.1 and new SSO 5.1 to vSphere 5.5. Repoint remaining vCenter5.5 to newly upgraded SSO. Uninstall local SSO from vCenters 5.5 and upgrade SSO5.5 to PSC and then all vCenters to version 6.
I have checked this procedure for 5.5 and it's working ok. I have all vCenter visible from WebClient 6.
Since nobody has replied i continued messing...
Even though Web Client was down i have upgraded vCenter 5.1 to 5.5. During the upgrade for Web Client 5.5 i have selected also new SSO server, which is vcenter6-sso.example.com But still some customer could take some time to upgrade vCenter 5.1, would be nice to know how to fix the error.
So i had:
vcenter6-sso.example.com - 5.1
vcenter6.example.com - 5.1 with working WebClient, SSO vcenter6-sso.example.com
vcenter01.example.com - 5.1, SSO was uninstalled. Repoint was set for vcenter6-sso.example.com. Web Client couldn't connect
vcenter02.example.com - 5.5 with local SSO
1. upgrade vcenter6-sso-example.com to 5.5
2. upgrade vcenter6.example.com to 5.5
3. upgrade vcenter01.example.com to 5.5 - this fixes Web Client
Now two vCenters 5.5 will be visible from Web Client.
4. repoint vcenter02.example.com to SSO vcenter6-sso.example.com
5. uninstall local SSO for vcenter02, reboot
6. vClient works ok, but small error with Web Client and Inventory Service, run is-change-sso.bat
connectivity to Web Client restored
all vCenter are now 5.5 and visible from Web Client with external SSO
9. upgrade vcenter6-sso.example.com to 6
10. upgrade 3 vCenter 55 to 6.0
from image you can see that all vCenter are with external SSO
Hello
I am facing same issue while re-pointing Web client on different SSO Server.
Anyone faced same type of issue.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Pramod