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cannot start vcenter service

I cannot start vcenter service this morning. odbc connection is fine

in vpxd it shows this

8-07:00 [04180 warning 'VpxProfiler'] Vpxd::ServerApp::Init [VpxdInvtDVS::Init2(gDB)] took 641 ms

2014-09-30T09:14:09.487-07:00 [04180 info 'dbdbPortgroup'] [VpxdInvtDVPortGroup::PreLoadDvpgConfig] loaded [44] dvpg config objects

2014-09-30T09:14:09.519-07:00 [04180 info '[SSO][SsoFactory_CreateFacade]'] Solution user set to: vCenterServer_2014.08.19_134647

2014-09-30T09:14:09.519-07:00 [04180 info '[SSO][SsoFactory_CreateFacade]'] VC's ServiceId in LookupService: {C5FF5915-9EC3-4063-99D7-CAF5283D0149}:5

2014-09-30T09:14:09.519-07:00 [04180 info '[SSO][SsoFactory_CreateFacade]'] STS URI set to: https://vc:7444/ims/STSService?wsdl

2014-09-30T09:14:09.519-07:00 [04180 info '[SSO][SsoFactory_CreateFacade]'] Admin URI set to: https://vc:7444/sso-adminserver/sdk

2014-09-30T09:14:09.519-07:00 [04180 info '[SSO][SsoFactory_CreateFacade]'] Groupcheck URI set to: https://vc:7444/sso-adminserver/sdk

2014-09-30T09:14:09.519-07:00 [04180 info '[SSO][SsoFactory_CreateFacade]'] VC SSL certificate location: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\ssl\rui.crt

2014-09-30T09:14:09.519-07:00 [04180 info '[SSO][CreateSsoFacade]'] [CreateUserDirectory] STS URI set to: https://vc:7444/ims/STSService?wsdl

2014-09-30T09:14:09.519-07:00 [04180 info '[SSO][CreateSsoFacade]'] [CreateUserDirectory] Admin URI set to: https://vc:7444/sso-adminserver/sdk

2014-09-30T09:14:09.519-07:00 [04180 info '[SSO][CreateSsoFacade]'] [CreateUserDirectory] Groupcheck URI set to: https://vc:7444/sso-adminserver/sdk

2014-09-30T09:14:09.706-07:00 [04180 error 'Default'] Found dangling SSL error: [0] error:00000001:lib(0):func(0):reason(1)

2014-09-30T09:14:09.706-07:00 [04180 error 'Default'] Found dangling SSL error: [1] error:00000001:lib(0):func(0):reason(1)

2014-09-30T09:14:09.706-07:00 [04180 error '[SSO][SsoFactory_CreateFacade]'] Unable to create SSO facade: vmodl.fault.SystemError.

2014-09-30T09:14:09.706-07:00 [04180 error 'vpxdvpxdMain'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init] Init failed: Vpx::Common::Sso::SsoFactory_CreateFacade(sslContext, ssoFacadeConstPtr)

--> Backtrace:

--> backtrace[00] rip 000000018018b86a

--> backtrace[01] rip 0000000180102ac8

--> backtrace[02] rip 0000000180103f9e

--> backtrace[03] rip 000000018008d22b

--> backtrace[04] rip 0000000000485bdc

--> backtrace[05] rip 00000000004a6652

--> backtrace[06] rip 000000013fc0f001

--> backtrace[07] rip 000000013fc08e1c

--> backtrace[08] rip 000000013fe2d8db

--> backtrace[09] rip 000007fefd88a82d

--> backtrace[10] rip 00000000774759ed

--> backtrace[11] rip 00000000776ac541

-->

2014-09-30T09:14:09.706-07:00 [04180 warning 'VpxProfiler'] ServerApp::Init [TotalTime] took 11234 ms

2014-09-30T09:14:09.706-07:00 [04180 error 'Default'] Failed to intialize VMware VirtualCenter. Shutting down...

2014-09-30T09:14:09.722-07:00 [04180 info 'vpxdvpxdSupportManager'] Wrote uptime information

2014-09-30T09:14:10.487-07:00 [06680 warning 'VpxProfiler' opID=SWI-726ad9f] VpxUtil_InvokeWithOpId [TotalTime] took 12015 ms

2014-09-30T09:14:22.487-07:00 [06296 warning 'VpxProfiler' opID=SWI-2c226ef] VpxUtil_InvokeWithOpId [TotalTime] took 12000 ms

2014-09-30T09:14:34.487-07:00 [06672 warning 'VpxProfiler' opID=SWI-1c39fc12] VpxUtil_InvokeWithOpId [TotalTime] took 12000 ms

2014-09-30T09:14:46.486-07:00 [06672 warning 'VpxProfiler' opID=SWI-27769c53] VpxUtil_InvokeWithOpId [TotalTime] took 12000 ms

2014-09-30T09:14:58.486-07:00 [06672 warning 'VpxProfiler' opID=SWI-12512cf1] VpxUtil_InvokeWithOpId [TotalTime] took 12000 ms

2014-09-30T09:14:58.861-07:00 [04180 info 'Default'] Forcing shutdown of VMware VirtualCenter now

any idea? sso/inventory service is started fine

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tdubb123
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seems like the issue was a wrong login sso password being entered in sql server. Once I corrected the sso login password for the database in sql, the vcenter service started fine.

At least this worked in my situation.

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cjscol
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Have a look at this http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2056296

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Is Virtual Center setup in Simple mode so all the roles are on 1 server, or is the roles split out between different servers?


Also is your database connection to vCenter working currectly and nothing has changed there? AKA password expired, account expired ect?

This is also SSO 5.5 correct?

Also check your hosts file to make sure nothing has been edited in there for your loopback address:

http://www.vmwarearena.com/2013/08/vcenter-service-failed-to-start-with.html

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Which version of vCenter ? SSO is running ? Check if helps: VMware KB: VMware VirtualCenter Server service fails to start with the error: Unable to create SSO f...

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tdubb123
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tried that kb already. doesnt work

yes all roles are on one server. db is on another db server.

this is vcenter 5.1 U2

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So SSO 5.1 had a database as well.  Can you connect to that database in the DNS page in ODBC connections fine?

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tdubb123
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what dns page?

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raog
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I think he meant the DSN.

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tdubb123
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yes odbc connected fine to database and connectivity passed.

what else to check?

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tdubb123
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is it an ssl error? we using self signed

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tdubb123
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where can i login as admin@system-domain?

Does vcenter web services and vcenter server service needs to be started before I can login as this user?

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rcporto
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Try login on vSphere Web Client... the SSO and Web Client services must be running.

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tdubb123
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isnt web services dependent on vsphere server service to be started?

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tdubb123
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web services will not start. sso/inventory is started though

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rcporto
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I'm talking about the VMware vSphere Web Client service, not the VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices that like you already know, depends of VMware VirtualCenter Server.

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tdubb123
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how can i find out if the sso admin password has expired or not?

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tdubb123
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still cant start vcenter service. What can i do here?

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raog
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If your SSO password has expired, you will get a error message as in this KB

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=203586...

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tdubb123
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seems like the issue was a wrong login sso password being entered in sql server. Once I corrected the sso login password for the database in sql, the vcenter service started fine.

At least this worked in my situation.

Thanks

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Issue:- vCenter Service failed to start with error Unable to create SSO facade: vmodl.fault.SystemError

Try KB # 2056296 - VMware Knowledge Base

See if it helps you .

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