Symptoms:
- Cannot connect to the AutoDeploy server
- Connecting to the AutoDeploy server using PowerCLI fails irrespective of whether the server is local or remote (to the vi-server)
- The connection to the vi-server fails
- The AutoDeploy feature does not work
- Cannot connect to the vi-server using PowerCLI
- You see the error:
PowerCLI D:\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI> Connect-VIServer VI.SERVER.NAME
Connect-VIServer : 11/22/2011 7:35:37 AM Connect-VIServer Could not connect using the requested protocol.
At line:1 char:17
+ Connect-VIServer <<<< VI.SERVER.NAME
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Connect-VIServer], ViServerConnectionException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_ConnectivityServiceImpl_Reconnect_ProtocolError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.ConnectVIServer