Hi,
We download the ESX Server 3.0.2 one month evaluation including a license tu test it before maybe buy it, but we're not able to do anything since we installed it. In fact, I installed it for the third time yesterday, hoping that I made a mistake in the previous installation. Oviously, i got the same result, Web service unavailable.
Before I make the decision to post a thread, I made so much search on google about my problems, most of the time i've been foward to this vmware forum. And to be honest, I'm a bit disappointed of the product i evaluate. At the first install, i follow exactly the procedure about install and configuration. Technically, when i saw this message on my server i was sure i could began manage it..
To manage this ESX server, use any browser to open the URL :
root@ESX-SERVER root# netstat -l --numeric-ports
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 *:5988 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:5989 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:8005 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:902 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:8009 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:32810 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:8080 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:22 : LISTEN
udp 0 0 *:427 :
Is someone see something about port 80 ? nah !!!!! i can get a page from this link that is very different than what it should be, but I'm unable to log to web access (Web service unavailable.) that is up and running. Before that i needed to allow incomming and outgoing connection on the vmware firewall. What the other option to manage my server... using the virtual infrastructure client that is supposed to use port 902 that is listening. No more success, it says CONNECTION FAILED. Lets see which services are running... thats the default.
root@ESX-SERVER root# service --status-all
crond (pid 912) is running...
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 7314 packets, 1156K bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
Chain FORWARD (policy DROP 0 packets, 0 bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 742 packets, 399K bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
Neither incoming nor outgoing blocked by default
Enabled services: CIMSLP CIMHttpsServer vpxHeartbeats AAMClient LicenseClient sshServer CIMHttpServer
Opened ports:
gpm (pid 877) is running...
ipmi_msghandler module not loaded.
ipmi_si_drv module not loaded.
ipmi_devintf module not loaded.
/dev/ipmi0 does not exist.
Table: filter
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
Chain FORWARD (policy DROP)
target prot opt source destination
Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
irqbalance is stopped
iSCSI driver is not loaded
vmware-hostd is stopped
/etc/init.d/microcode_ctl: reading microcode status is not yet supported
Usage: /etc/init.d/mptctlnode {start|stop|restart}
Configured devices:
lo vswif0
Currently active devices:
lo vmnic0 vswif0
rpc.mountd is stopped
nfsd is stopped
rpc.statd is stopped
nscd is stopped
ntpd is stopped
cimserver (pid 1335) is running...
portmap is stopped
Ramchecker is not running
The random data source exists
rdisc is stopped
saslauthd is stopped
smartd is stopped
snmpd is stopped
snmptrapd is stopped
sshd (pid 8950 8630 8626) is running...
syslogd (pid 748) is running...
klogd (pid 752) is running...
Usage: (halt|reboot|start)
The vmnixmod kernel module is loaded.
The VMkernel is loaded.
Usage: vmware-autostart {start|stop|restart}
none
VMware VMkernel authorization daemon is running (pid 923).
webAccess (pid 903) is running...
winbindd is stopped
xinetd (pid 868) is running...
ypbind is stopped
Nightly yum update is disabled.
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When i tray connecting with VI client, the server establish the connection.. i saw it via netstat - n, but always connection failed.
And what about the license they gave me... what I'm supposed to do with it.
So i wish someone could help me get throught this damn web access.
Thanks in advance
You are right the netstat output is very strange here is what I have from the service console....
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 *:5988 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:5989 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:8005 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:vmware-authd : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:smux : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:8009 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:32811 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:http : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:webcache : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:8085 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:ssh : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:8087 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:9080 : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:https : LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:1311 : LISTEN
udp 0 0 *:32768 :
udp 0 0 server.:32773 :
udp 0 0 *:snmp :
udp 0 0 *:svrloc :
udp 0 0 server:ntp :
udp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:ntp :
udp 0 0 *:ntp :
There is no port 8080 listening and the port 80 can be easily seen as http....
Are you sure this is version 3.0.2? What instructions did you follow for the install? It is a very cut and dry process and functionality shoudl be there just from besically accepting all defaults for the instalaltion.
Check out this guide it has license information at page 40 and is the defacto guide for installation.....
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_installation_guide.pdf
You may not beable to do anything without getting the correct ports open and listening.
Help me help you by scoring points.
Thanks to trying to help me.
In fact, i just followed the same procedure that there is inthe the pdf you posted for the installation. I put the licence(.lic) at the /etc/vmware/vmware.lic, reboot the server with the same result...
uanble to connect to web access neither to virtual client.
and yes im sure i got the 3.0.2
I noticed above that the vmware-hostd service is stopped. You need this service running to access the server through the VIclient. Run
service mgmt-vmware restart
be sure that the vmware-hostd service starts. Then give it a try.
Cause I didnt understand what was happening with my installation on
the old IBM server, i decide to try to installed it on a desktop pc, a
compaq evo. Obviously, the workstation dont have SCSI disk, but at
least, i wanted know if i will be able to manage the server.
THIS ANSWER WAS YES !!!!!!!!!! Everything was fonctionning correctly, except the storage with IDE and this is not a big deal.
Now i still needed to find whats wrong with this Netfinity5000. I'll keep you post on that.
And thanks BryanMcc for the post of your netstat output, itconfirmed me that http service was supposed to run by default.