Running vCloud Director v5.1.

I keep getting "Invalid User" errors in the vCloud UI when running tasks, especially long running tasks like imports.  The import will execute a copy procedure and then timeout at the end when it gets to the next step of adding it to the vApp.

My session timeout is set to 30m, but I seem to be getting these errors after 15m or so idle.

Log Snippet:

2012-09-20 13:16:49,668 | WARN     | LocalTaskScheduler-Pool-3 | Conversation                   | Session has been opened for too long: LocalTaskScheduler-Pool-3. Opened since: 9/20/12 12:59 PM. | vcd=e9c473e4-cdb3-4f01-8b59-6d61a3af03b6,task=c3d16cb6-fb2a-40a3-810b-1a8342a4c342
2012-09-20 13:16:49,692 | WARN     | LocalTaskScheduler-Pool-3 | Conversation                   | Session has been opened for too long: LocalTaskScheduler-Pool-3. Opened since: 9/20/12 12:59 PM. | vcd=e9c473e4-cdb3-4f01-8b59-6d61a3af03b6,task=c3d16cb6-fb2a-40a3-810b-1a8342a4c342
2012-09-20 13:16:49,695 | ERROR    | LocalTaskScheduler-Pool-3 | TaskServiceImpl                | Unable to execute task IMPORT_INTO_EXISTING_VAPP(com.vmware.vcloud.entity.task:c3d16cb6-fb2a-40a3-810b-1a8342a4c342) | vcd=e9c473e4-cdb3-4f01-8b59-6d61a3af03b6,task=c3d16cb6-fb2a-40a3-810b-1a8342a4c342
com.vmware.ssdc.library.exceptions.ManagedObjectNotFoundException: Managed object of type "ResourcePool" with value "resgroup-11325" does not exist.
vCenter Server task (moref: task-43070) failed in vCenter Server 'vc02.englab.local' (9a78b3e4-c19a-4ebb-afc2-ae9906a87c6e).
        at com.vmware.ssdc.library.vim.LmVim.Convert(LmVim.java:356)
        at com.vmware.ssdc.library.vim.LmVim.Convert(LmVim.java:550)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.val.taskmanagement.TaskWaiterInvRecord.CheckForError(TaskWaiterInvRecord.java:196)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.val.internal.impl.VC20VirtualServer.cloneVm(VC20VirtualServer.java:2611)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.val.internal.impl.VC20VirtualServer.clone(VC20VirtualServer.java:2565)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.fabric.storage.copy.impl.VmCopyServiceImpl.intraVcCopyVm(VmCopyServiceImpl.java:717)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.fabric.storage.copy.impl.VmCopyServiceImpl.copyVm(VmCopyServiceImpl.java:340)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.fabric.storage.copy.impl.VmCopyServiceImpl.copyVms(VmCopyServiceImpl.java:283)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.fabric.storage.copy.impl.VmCopyServiceImpl.copyVm(VmCopyServiceImpl.java:251)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.fabric.storage.storedVm.impl.AbstractCreateStoredVmActivity.copyVmInVc(AbstractCreateStoredVmActivity.java:160)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.fabric.storage.storedVm.impl.CreateFromVCenterVmActivity$FinishImportFromVcPhase.invoke(CreateFromVCenterVmActivity.java:178)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.fabric.foundation.activity.executors.ActivityRunner.run(ActivityRunner.java:123)
        at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
2012-09-20 13:16:49,701 | ERROR    | LocalTaskScheduler-Pool-3 | TaskServiceImpl                | Unable to preprocess task IMPORT_INTO_EXISTING_VAPP(com.vmware.vcloud.entity.task:c3d16cb6-fb2a-40a3-810b-1a8342a4c342) | vcd=e9c473e4-cdb3-4f01-8b59-6d61a3af03b6,task=c3d16cb6-fb2a-40a3-810b-1a8342a4c342
com.vmware.ssdc.library.exceptions.InvalidUserException: Invalid user.
        at com.vmware.ssdc.backend.OrganizationFactory.getOrganizationMember(OrganizationFactory.java:209)
        at com.vmware.ssdc.backend.OrganizationFactory.GetOrgUser(OrganizationFactory.java:237)
        at com.vmware.ssdc.backend.CSecurityManager.buildSecurityContext(CSecurityManager.java:797)
        at com.vmware.ssdc.backend.CSecurityManager.initSecurityContext(CSecurityManager.java:1496)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.TaskServiceImpl$SecurityContextTemplate.executeForOrgAndUser(TaskServiceImpl.java:1607)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.TaskServiceImpl.dispatchByStatus(TaskServiceImpl.java:1169)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.TaskServiceImpl.dispatchTask(TaskServiceImpl.java:1044)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.LocalTask.run(LocalTask.java:88)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
2012-09-20 13:16:49,705 | DEBUG    | LocalTaskScheduler-Pool-3 | CJob                           | updateFailedJob(com.vmware.ssdc.library.exceptions.InvalidUserException) with locale=null | vcd=e9c473e4-cdb3-4f01-8b59-6d61a3af03b6,task=c3d16cb6-fb2a-40a3-810b-1a8342a4c342
com.vmware.ssdc.library.exceptions.InvalidUserException: Invalid user.
        at com.vmware.ssdc.backend.OrganizationFactory.getOrganizationMember(OrganizationFactory.java:209)
        at com.vmware.ssdc.backend.OrganizationFactory.GetOrgUser(OrganizationFactory.java:237)
        at com.vmware.ssdc.backend.CSecurityManager.buildSecurityContext(CSecurityManager.java:797)
        at com.vmware.ssdc.backend.CSecurityManager.initSecurityContext(CSecurityManager.java:1496)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.TaskServiceImpl$SecurityContextTemplate.executeForOrgAndUser(TaskServiceImpl.java:1607)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.TaskServiceImpl.dispatchByStatus(TaskServiceImpl.java:1169)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.TaskServiceImpl.dispatchTask(TaskServiceImpl.java:1044)
        at com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.LocalTask.run(LocalTask.java:88)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

I am having issues getting linked clones to work in vRA 8.1 with a blueprint using the vsphere machine resource. The imageRef property does not validate with an input string of a VM Template with a snapshot. It only seems to validate if I use a VM name with a snapshot for VM that is not marked as a template.

For example, if I have a template VM "vm-template" and a non template VM "myvm" with a snapshot "Snapshot1" on each:

imageRef: 'vm-template/Snapshot1'

- Test of blueprint fails with "Cannot find matching image mappings for image: vm-template/Snapshot1"

imageRef: 'myvm/Snapshot1'

- Test of blueprint succeeds

Does this mean that vRA 8.1 does not support linked clones from a template?

As a workaround I tried to convert my template back into a VM, but when I sync images from the Cloud Account settings, it only seems to pick up new templates added, but not any new VMs. I can see VMs in the inventory that are not templates, so I think they were picked up on the initial creation of the cloud account, but I can't seem to get any new VMs to show up in vRA 8.1.

It would be nice to be able to specify a linked clone from snapshot option on the image mappings, but I don't see an option for this.

Is anyone else experiencing these issues?

Regards,

Darren

Hi Team,

We are observing rending issues for our local plugin with vCenter client 7.0.0.10100 and Google chrome v70.0.3538.77. In order to reproduced i had used vCenter client SDK 7.0 remote plugin  sample as shown in the attached gif. But plugins(local/remote) rendering works fine in later chrome versions say v80, v85 etc and on Mozilla firefox.

As per VMWare official documentation it supposed to work from chrome v50 and above.

Please clarify whether it is bug or any change in recommended minimum chrome browser.

Thanks,

Kumar

Hi Guys,

I get a error message at vCenter 6.7.0U1 on ESXi host after upgrade ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 on HP DL380 Gen10.

VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-9484548-HPE-Gen9plus-670.10.3.5.6-Sep2018.iso

It suspect there have "System Chassis 1 UID" Unknown as below.

I check with HP iLO, can't found any related to system chassis, I all 3 ESXi 6.7 get the same issue after upgrade to ESXi 6.7.

Any idea?

Regards

Thanks...KEN

Hi All,

I am using latest VMware 16 and facing very critical issue related to the webcam, VMware is simply not detecting my Dell Latitude inbuilt webcam in the virtual Windows 10.

It shows this error:

''The connection for the USB device 'Microdia Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_E4HD' was unsuccessful''

I tried following methods to fix it:

1. Used the standard feature to connect USB webcam but got the above described error.

2. Installed VMware tools.

3. Installed latest drivers both in Host & Guest OS.

4. Also updated all the Windows update.

5. Used repair option of VMware in the Host windows 10 OS.

6. Checked ''services.msc'' and found ''VMware USB Arbitration Service'' is already active and set to start automatically.

But still my webcam is not detecting in the virtual machine.

Is there working solution available.

Kindly help as it is important.

Thank you.

Long story short I accidentally/intentionally broke the new vCLS feature with 7.0.1. I had a iSCSI LUN that became corrupt and needed to be recreated entirely. This happened to be the shared datastore that DRS chose to store its vCLS VMs on.

Is there any way that I can force the agent manager to re-create this process entirely?

Hi.

From some days, when I connect to any windows machine histed  on my ESXi 6.5 server and try to instert a password or host name with inside an # (hash) key I can't do in any way and with any keyboard layout.

Any idea?

Thanks in advance

Remote control software user (Citrix WebEx or Zoom) is not able to use their keyboard and mouse under Workstation Pro 15.  Able to view the screen but not able to pass keyboard and mouse control to remote control software user.  Is there a VMware setting that needs to be changed?  Using Windows 10 Pro as OS.

Hi all,

I want to develop my custom vCenter plugin, so I deploy vSphere Client SDK in my development machine, but in the end, I failed to access https://localhost:9443/ui, it shows that "[400] An error occurred while sending an authentication request to the vCenter Single Sign-On server - An error occurred when processing the metadata during vCenter Single Sign-On setup - null."

Help highly appreciated

What I do:

1. my development machine is Windows 10, its environment is:

         --java: 1.8.0_60

         --ant: 1.9.15

    2. I have a VCSA6.7(VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.7.0), and I can access it normally

     3. Download vSphere Client SDK 6.7.0 from https://code.vmware.com/web/sdk/6.7/client

     4. Extract the content of the SDK in a directory, then set the VSPHERE_SDK_HOME and VMWARE_CFG_DIR environment variables:

   5. Register My Local vSphere Client with the vCenter Server Instance

       -- Run the dev-setup.sh on my VCSA

               root@vcsa158 [ ~ ]# sh dev-setup.sh

               Generating store.jks file...

               Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xms32M -Xmx128M

               Importing keystore store.p12 to store.jks...

               Entry for alias vsphere-webclient successfully imported.

               Import command completed:  1 entries successfully imported, 0 entries failed or cancelled

               Warning:

               The JKS keystore uses a proprietary format. It is recommended to migrate to PKCS12 which is an industry standard format using "keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore store.jks                -                      destkeystore store.jks -deststoretype pkcs12".

               Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xms32M -Xmx128M

               Certificate was added to keystore

               Warning:

               The JKS keystore uses a proprietary format. It is recommended to migrate to PKCS12 which is an industry standard format using "keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore store.jks                     destkeystore store.jks -deststoretype pkcs12".

               Generating webclient.properties file...

               Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xms32M -Xmx128M

               Creating ds.properties file...

               Done.

       --Copy the three generated files on my dev machine

          webclient.properties  --    C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\cfg\vsphere-client

          ds.properties  --    C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\cfg\vsphere-client\config

          store.jks    --    C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\cfg

   6. Run the startup script to start the local vSphere Client

7. Failed to access https://localhost:9443/ui

I'm running VMWare on a Debian testing machine. After kernel and VMWare update (kernel 5.8.0-2 and vmware-player-16.0.0) I receive an error that it can't find the gcc to compile the modules. With respect to similar issues found online, it does not even ask the gcc version, (null) is displayed instead.

The full message is "GCC C Compiler (gcc) version (null) was not found. ..." I've tried to use the different gcc versions paths, to change the default version with update-alternatives, but without results.

Hi All,

I was using H710P DELL RAID controller(VSAN disks was in RAID 0) and just replaced the H710P with LSI 9207-8i HBA cards.After replacing the HBA LSI card,automatically all the VSAN disks detected under new "LSI 9207-8i HBA card". We haven't deleted and re-created the disk groups as it was automatically fetched.

Earlier RAID 0 configuration was SSD-->No read ahead,write through,disabled disk write cache.

Pass through will be enabled by default under LSI 9207-8i HBA card ? or do i need to do anything from BIOS setting?

When im trying to see the controller summary using the below storcli command,it shows "no of controllers=0" but the controller is listed in ESXi server/VC.(I see all the current disks under this new LSI HBA cards).

And tried sas3flash utility as well.

My ESXi version is 6.7.0 U1.

Device Name: vmhba1

   Device Display Name: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic LSI2308_2

   Used By VSAN: true

   PCI ID: 1000/0087/1000/3020

   Driver Name: lsi_msgpt2

   Driver Version: 20.00.04.00-5vmw.670.1.28.10302608

   Max Supported Queue Depth: 10104

   Firmware Version: N/A

[root@hv-01:/tmp] esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/VMwareOP_Certified/vmware-storcli.vib --no-sig-check

Installation Result

   Message: Operation finished successfully.

   Reboot Required: false

   VIBs Installed: LSI_bootbank_vmware-storcli_007.0916.0000.0000-01

   VIBs Removed:

   VIBs Skipped:

[root@hv-01:/tmp] cd /opt/lsi/storcli/

[root@g3-sf10-314-hv-01:/opt/lsi/storcli] ./storcli show

CLI Version = 007.0916.0000.0000 Apr 05, 2019

Operating system = VMkernel 6.7.0

Status Code = 0

Status = Success

Description = None

Number of Controllers = 0

Host Name = hv-01

Operating System  = VMkernel 6.7.0

StoreLib IT Version = 07.0906.0200.0000

StoreLib IR3 Version = 16.05-0

Tried with sas3flash as well,

hv-01:/opt/lsi/bin] ./sas3flash -listall

Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility

Version 16.00.00.00 (2017.05.02)

Copyright 2008-2017 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved.

        No Avago SAS adapters found! Limited Command Set Available!

        ERROR: Command Not allowed without an adapter!

        ERROR: Couldn't Create Command -listall

        Exiting Program.

Could you please advice what i need to do here?

Thanks,

Manivel R

i have download the newest version from begin october 2020 and make a bootable cd from the iso-file, the md5 is correct.

The CD will be bootet and during the installation the installation crashed.

Is there a bug in the new build?

Thanks for help or tip

Hi,

can someone confirm that calling "Get-View -ViewType ComputeResource" or "Get-View -ViewType ClusterComputeResource" targeting a VCSA 7.0.1 (Build 16858589) results in an Error?

I have tested from multiple Hosts targeting two different vCenters.

Sample Error Message: ->

Get-View : 10.10.2020 15:45:01  Get-View                Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

At line:1 char:1

+ Get-View -ViewType ClusterComputeResource

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-View], VimException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.DotNetInterop.

   GetVIView

Component Versions ->

Client is Server 2016

Get-Host | select version

Version

-------

5.1.14393.3866

Get-Module vmware* | select name,version

Name                          Version

----                          -------

VMware.Vim                    7.0.0.15939650

VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core 12.0.0.15939657

VMware.VimAutomation.Common   12.0.0.15939652

VMware.VimAutomation.Core     12.0.0.15939655

VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk      12.0.0.15939651

Is this a Bug, or did is miss something with new VCSA-Build and doing wrong?

Thanks

Nico

For prior versions of workstation going to settings / options / advanced and selecting 'none' for 'gather debugging info'

seemed to stop most logging of the guest.

Now in version 16 a new log file appears - mksSandbox.

How do you disable logging for it?

Thank you,

Stan

So whilst writing a script to automate deployment of OVAs to an vCenter and ESXi hosts using `pyvmomi` (Python bindings for the SOAP API), I discovered you can easily make hostd crash!

Environment

I have tested this fails on ESXi 6.5.0u3 through to ESXi 6.7.0u3

Reproduction

1. Call ImportVApp with the Folder argument pointing to the ContentRoot (ha-root-folder).

Expected

SOAP API to return an "Invalid Folder fault" (or similar fault)

Actual

hostd explodes and restarts

Additional Info

The fault backtrace:

2020-10-09T16:49:23.556Z panic hostd[2627307] [Originator@6876 sub=Default opID=a35a85d1 user=root] -->--> Panic: NOT_IMPLEMENTED bora/vim/hostd/solo/inventoryInt.h:181 -->--> Backtrace: --> [backtrace begin] product: VMware ESX, version: 6.7.0, build: build-15160138, tag: hostd, cpu: x86_64, os: esx, buildType: release --> backtrace[00] libvmacore.so[0x00364E5C]: Vmacore::System::Stacktrace::CaptureFullWork(unsigned int) --> backtrace[01] libvmacore.so[0x001BC460]: Vmacore::System::SystemFactory::CreateBacktrace(Vmacore::Ref&) --> backtrace[02] libvmacore.so[0x00362168] --> backtrace[03] libvmacore.so[0x00362222]: Vmacore::PanicExit(char const*) --> backtrace[04] libvmacore.so[0x0018AA8C] --> backtrace[05] libvmacore.so[0x0018AB2A] --> backtrace[06] hostd[0x00663260] --> backtrace[07] hostd[0x00B62F59] --> backtrace[08] hostd[0x00B6A6CC] --> backtrace[09] hostd[0x00BACAB2] --> backtrace[10] hostd[0x00BACD68] --> backtrace[11] hostd[0x00CC6CE0] --> backtrace[12] hostd[0x00C26E36] --> backtrace[13] libvmacore.so[0x0028E5B5] --> backtrace[14] libvmacore.so[0x0028E993] --> backtrace[15] libvmacore.so[0x0036C4AB] --> backtrace[16] libpthread.so.0[0x00007D3B] --> backtrace[17] libc.so.6[0x000E9F7D] --> [backtrace end]

I downloaded the Windows 10 1809 and Server 2019 ISOs the day they became available so I can start working on my templates.

I built the templates with EFI, paravirtual for the C drive and vmxnet3 adapter. I've been using this combo for other versions of windows 10/8/7and windows server 2008r2/2012r2/1016 without issue.

So far Windows 2019 (with desktop experience) seems to be ok at least for a basic vm and guest customization. Haven't tried anything else yet.

Windows 10 1809 on the other hand is very, very slow to reboot after the initial install or even just rebooting after making some changes post install. After installing the OS it took 10-15 minutes for the initial windows setup stuff (user, security settings, etc) to appear . I tried a VM set to BIOS and it seemed faster but was still quite slow. Server 2019 and other versions of windows 10 have no issue.

The hosts are esxi 6.5 and 6.7.

I haven't had a chance to try every combo of BIOS/EFI/vmxnet3/e1000e/paravirtual/lsi sas to see if one is the cause of the issue but was wondering if anyone else had noticed any issues or if it was just me?

Thanks

Greetings,

   I am facing this hanging state in hypervisor. The displayed message is

vSAN Cache 52d1b6d6-61cc-aaec-afc5-16321f89c298: Log Recovery: 282588 of -282532 (99%) blocs. 34s so far, -

It stays in this state for quite a long time. Any help would be appreciated.

I have four monitors that each have a resolution of 2560 x 1440. These monitors were originally arranged in a box layout, two on top and two below. In this configuration, my Ubuntu guest virtual machines were able to use all four monitors. My Ubuntu VMs are configured with 3GB of Graphics Memory and Accelerate 3D graphics is enabled.

On the host machine, I changed the monitor arrangement to have all monitors side by side in one row. When I put my Ubuntu guests in full screen mode and attempt to have them use all monitors, I get an error dialog stating "The virtual machine could not be changed to the selected monitor layout. If you just added a monitor to the host computer, you must power off and power on the virtual machine to use that monitor." If I try to get the Ubuntu guest to only use three monitors, it works. These are the same four monitors that were arranged in the box layout. If I change the monitors back to the box layout, the Ubuntu guests can use all four monitors. When I switch back to the single row configuration, I can only use three. All guests have vm-tools installed. I've tried this on multiples guests, multiple host computers, fresh installs of Ubuntu, and even different flavors of Ubuntu (Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu). All produce the same result.

Does anyone have any idea how I can resolve this so that I can use all 4 monitors when my four 2560 x 1440  monitors are arranged in a single row?

Hello Team,

Is it possible to do V2V conversion from vms present on centos based KVM to ESXi hypervisor using vcenter converter tool?

Please provide possible ways also?

Hi,

I have a installed a VCSA 7.0 U1, it works fine. During the vCenter Server configuration of the network settings I have a probleme with the FQDN for the system name. When I try the IP Address or the FQDN I get the answer  saving of the IP configuration not possible. When I connect over SSH to the server I can check with nslookup the DNS configuration without problem, forward and backword. Now I hang in the configuration with no way out.

How can help me to finish my configuration to work with the VCSA.

Thanks for help

Bernd