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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 01:48 AM
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adding esx 3.0.1 host to VirtualCenter 2.5 problem.

When I try to add an esx 3.0.1 host to my VirtualCenter 2.5 I get the following erro message:

Unable to contact the specified host xxxxxx. This might be because the host is not available on the network, there´s a network configuration problem, or the management services on the host are not responding.

Before, the esx server was connected to an VirtualCenter 2.0, so i Disconnected and Removed it from vc2.0, and manually removed the old VirtualCenter Server agent on the esx server.

I have made a clean installation of VirtualCenter 2.5. and manually installed the VMware VirtualCenter Server agent om my esx 3.0.1 server.

From vc2 i can ping the esx server so no network problems should exists. I have also tried to connect by ip and FQDN, but no luck.

How do I solve this problem ?

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Rubeck
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‎09-02-2008 01:28 AM
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INDEEED!

/Rubeck

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Rubeck
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‎09-01-2008 02:16 AM
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Hi bnk..

Can you connect to the host directly using the VI client?

/Rubeck

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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 02:23 AM
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Yes, if i use the vc2.0 client.

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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 02:27 AM
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Maybe I should try to restart Management Service on the esx host. When I have disabled automatic startup/shutdows of virtual machines, then restarting should be safe, or???

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Rubeck
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‎09-01-2008 02:30 AM
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Yes, disable startup/shutdown first... Then give it a shot.

Also check serivices afterwards, just to make sure that they stay up... "service --status-all | grep vmware"

/Rubeck

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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 02:44 AM
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Now I have restarted mgmt-vmware, but the problem is still there.

The result of service --status-all | grep vmware is:

/etc/init.d/dsm_om_shrsvc: line 115: /etc/sysconfig/omsad.src: No such file or directory

ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:vmware-authd state NEW

ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:vmware-authd state NEW

vmware-hostd (pid 27837) is running...

vmware-vpxa is running

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Rubeck
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‎09-01-2008 02:48 AM
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Looks ok..

Do you get the same result if you remove the VC client, and let VC do the installation job for you?

/Rubeck

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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 02:50 AM
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When i restarted the mgmt-vmware I got the following output?

Stopping VMware ESX Server Management services:

VMware ESX Server Host Agent Services OK

VMware ESX Server Host Agent Watchdog OK

VMware ESX Server Host Agent OK

Starting VMware ESX Server Management services:

VMware ESX Server Host Agent (background) OK

Availability report startup (background) OK

Is that what I should expect?

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Rubeck
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‎09-01-2008 02:54 AM
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Yes, this is the expected result.. Looks just fine.

/Rubeck

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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 02:56 AM
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Yes. I first Disconnected the esx server from VirtualCenter 2.0 and then Removed it. Then I loged in too my esx server and removed the cv-agent manualy.

Then I tried too connect the esx server to my new clean VirtualCenter 2.5. So I got the erro message, and thought that installen the right version of the vc-agent would solve the problem, but no Smiley Sad

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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 03:27 AM
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I have installed 3 new esx 3.5 servers, and have no problems when adding them to vc 2.5.

I can also reconnect the esx 3.0 server to the VirtualCenter 2.0 without any problems ???

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habibalby
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‎09-01-2008 04:02 AM
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After you installed the ESX 3.5 and VC 2.5, are you able to add an earlier ESX Host Version to the VC 2.5 ?

Best Regards,

Hussain Al Sayed

Best Regards, Hussain Al Sayed Consider awarding points for "correct" or "helpful".
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Rubeck
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‎09-01-2008 04:27 AM
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Any error messages in VC and/or ESX host logs?

/Rubeck

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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 07:00 AM
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No, that is exactly my problem Smiley Happy

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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 07:25 AM
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I do not know where the right logs are on VirtualCenter and my esx server?

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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 07:33 AM
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I just tried to add my new esx 3.5 to my old VirtualCenter 2.0 with success ????

Strange Smiley Happy

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bnk
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‎09-01-2008 11:20 PM
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/var/log/vmware/hostd.log says:

2008-09-02 08:14:59.690 'ha-license-manager' 131623856 verbose RecurrentAvailableRefreshes: Auto-Refresh License Source available...

2008-09-02 08:14:59.690 'ha-license-manager' 131623856 verbose RecurrentAvailableRefreshes: Auto-Refresh License Source available Done

2008-09-02 08:15:41.794 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:41.813 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:41.833 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:41.853 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:41.873 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:41.893 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:41.913 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:41.933 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:41.953 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:41.973 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:41.993 'ProxysvcPlugin' 9378736 error ProxyReq: Exception while processing request: Success

2008-09-02 08:15:42.009 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:42.023 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:42.043 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:42.063 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:42.083 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:42.103 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:42.123 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:42.143 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:42.163 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:42.183 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error Connection to server localhost:8085 failed with error Success. Retrying...

2008-09-02 08:15:42.203 'ProxysvcPlugin' 14068656 error ProxyReq: Exception while processing request: Success

2008-09-02 08:16:00.482 'Statssvc' 131623856 verbose Propagating stats from interval 20 to 300

/var/log/vmware/vpx/vpxa-*.log says:

2008-09-02 08:18:41.838 'App' 9284528 verbose VpxaHalCnxHostagent Creating temporary connect spec: localhost:443

2008-09-02 08:18:41.839 'App' 9284528 error VpxaHalCnxHostagent Failed to discover namespace: Success

2008-09-02 08:18:41.839 'App' 9284528 warning VpxaHalCnxHostagent Could not resolve namespace for authenticating to host agent

2008-09-02 08:18:43.008 'App' 2870192 verbose SchedulePolling Last stats polling used 0 ms

2008-09-02 08:19:01.858 'App' 3076465824 verbose VpxaHalCnxHostagent Creating temporary connect spec: localhost:443

2008-09-02 08:19:01.860 'App' 3076465824 error VpxaHalCnxHostagent Failed to discover namespace: Success

2008-09-02 08:19:01.860 'App' 3076465824 warning VpxaHalCnxHostagent Could not resolve namespace for authenticating to host agent

2008-09-02 08:19:03.018 'App' 3738544 verbose SchedulePolling Last stats polling used 0 ms

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Rubeck
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‎09-01-2008 11:38 PM
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Hi again and good morning Smiley Happy

How does your /etc/hosts file look like?

/Rubeck

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bnk
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‎09-02-2008 01:15 AM
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Hi again Smiley Happy

the hosts file says:

127.0.0.1 esx-1.int.hum.aau.dk

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bnk
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‎09-02-2008 01:23 AM
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In my esx 3.5 the file hosts says:

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

When I try to connect esx 3.5 to vc 2.5 there is no problem, so maybe I should write "localhost.localdomain localhost" i the hosts file on my esx 3.0 server?

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