Comments on: Clone and roll out template fail with “failed to connect to host” http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/ Building blocks for virtualization... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:56:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: djmrmagic http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/comment-page-1/#comment-4958 djmrmagic Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:37:28 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/#comment-4958 Tried stopping the vxpa service modifying file and restarting it, didnt work. Tried modifying the database but the new IP kept being overwritten by the old IP. Tried the disconnect and reconnect method, this worked :) HOWEVER, my cluster is a EVC enabled cluster and i could not add the host back into the cluster untill i power off all VMs so if you have space migrate machines off, and put into maintainence mode. Tried stopping the vxpa service modifying file and restarting it, didnt work.

Tried modifying the database but the new IP kept being overwritten by the old IP.

Tried the disconnect and reconnect method, this worked :)
HOWEVER, my cluster is a EVC enabled cluster and i could not add the host back into the cluster untill i power off all VMs so if you have space migrate machines off, and put into maintainence mode.

]]> By: Migrate Storage – “Failed to Connect to Host” http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/comment-page-1/#comment-4758 Migrate Storage – “Failed to Connect to Host” Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:10:14 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/#comment-4758 [...] file, etc). No good, so I turned to Google (who wouldn’t) and came across this post written by Duncan Epping @ Yellow-Bricks. While I didn’t use the solution as posted on the site, some of the comments led me in the right [...] [...] file, etc). No good, so I turned to Google (who wouldn’t) and came across this post written by Duncan Epping @ Yellow-Bricks. While I didn’t use the solution as posted on the site, some of the comments led me in the right [...]

]]> By: sst http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/comment-page-1/#comment-3375 sst Tue, 05 May 2009 14:34:46 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/#comment-3375 Cudos to post 5 and 36... To preserve performance data, this method is preferred: Stopping the Virtual Center Service Editing the Virtual Center Database Table to correct the specific "VPX_HOST" IP Address. Restarting the Virtual Center Service. The /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg need not be edited on the host. Once you restart the Virtual Center Service, the vpxa.cfg is updates properly. Cudos to post 5 and 36…

To preserve performance data, this method is preferred:
Stopping the Virtual Center Service
Editing the Virtual Center Database Table to correct the specific “VPX_HOST” IP Address.
Restarting the Virtual Center Service.

The /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg need not be edited on the host.
Once you restart the Virtual Center Service, the vpxa.cfg is updates properly.

]]> By: Luuk G http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/comment-page-1/#comment-2929 Luuk G Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:50:20 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/#comment-2929 3. Romeo said, February 11th, 2008 at 17:07 Had a similliar issue with the same error message when trying storage vmotion. wiping the virtual center was not possible. What I did was the following: - assured the DNS stuff was setup correctly - removed the host fom the vc server - removed the vpxa.cfg on the host (acctually renamed it) - rejoined the host to the vc server (this got me a new vpxa.cfg generated with the correct IP) Above did the job!! Thanks Romeo! Greet Luuk 3. Romeo said, February 11th, 2008 at 17:07 Had a similliar issue with the same error message when trying storage vmotion.
wiping the virtual center was not possible.
What I did was the following:
- assured the DNS stuff was setup correctly
- removed the host fom the vc server
- removed the vpxa.cfg on the host (acctually renamed it)
- rejoined the host to the vc server (this got me a new vpxa.cfg generated with the correct IP)

Above did the job!! Thanks Romeo!

Greet Luuk

]]> By: rexit1982 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/comment-page-1/#comment-2684 rexit1982 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:33:18 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/#comment-2684 I ran into the same issue attempting SVMotion after changing the SC addresses. Stopped the the virtual center service, updated the DB and started it back up. Thanks to post number 5 for the sample, my mssql needed something like UPDATE [VIM_VCDB].[dbo].[VPX_HOST] SET IP_ADDRESS ='' WHERE DNS_NAME = N'' Considering I only have 3 hosts I just opened the table in sql manager and made sure my like statement did not allow for any ambiguity. I ran into the same issue attempting SVMotion after changing the SC addresses.
Stopped the the virtual center service, updated the DB and started it back up.

Thanks to post number 5 for the sample, my mssql needed something like
UPDATE [VIM_VCDB].[dbo].[VPX_HOST]
SET IP_ADDRESS =”
WHERE DNS_NAME = N”

Considering I only have 3 hosts I just opened the table in sql manager and made sure my like statement did not allow for any ambiguity.

]]> By: stoz http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/comment-page-1/#comment-2447 stoz Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:08:24 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/#comment-2447 guys and girls, server one has ip from server to and vice versa in file /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg in my situation remove and rejoin host helps alot :) guys and girls,

server one has ip from server to and vice versa
in file /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg in my situation

remove and rejoin host helps alot :)

]]> By: Dolly http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/comment-page-1/#comment-1819 Dolly Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:24:48 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/#comment-1819 Thanks Eric that helped Thanks Eric that helped

]]> By: Eric http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/comment-page-1/#comment-1816 Eric Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:54:00 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/#comment-1816 Stephane, Try restarting the VMware VirtualCenter service on the VC server, then try adding the host again. Stephane,
Try restarting the VMware VirtualCenter service on the VC server, then try adding the host again.

]]> By: Dolly http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/comment-page-1/#comment-1738 Dolly Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:29:37 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/#comment-1738 Thanks chill..I tried to follow your method to recover my templates.but still i get this error :- "Unable to access virtual machine configuration:- invalid datastore path:'sanfs://uuid:48d3da56-b1e008cc-465c-001a6407a231/xxxx(vmname/xxxx.vmtx.' All my datastores are valid and exists. Any help is appreciated. Thanks chill..I tried to follow your method to recover my templates.but still i get this error :-
“Unable to access virtual machine configuration:- invalid datastore path:’sanfs://uuid:48d3da56-b1e008cc-465c-001a6407a231/xxxx(vmname/xxxx.vmtx.’
All my datastores are valid and exists.
Any help is appreciated.

]]> By: Alec http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/comment-page-1/#comment-1680 Alec Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:21:46 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/24/clone-and-roll-out-template-fail-with-failed-to-connect-to-host/#comment-1680 Hi thanks guys this halped me a lot. I can confirm that removing teh HOSTS from the cluster and re-adding them updated the /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg file with the correct IP address. Cheers! Hi thanks guys this halped me a lot. I can confirm that removing teh HOSTS from the cluster and re-adding them updated the /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg file with the correct IP address.

Cheers!

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