To resolve this issue, change the registry setting to allow more local ports.
To change the registry setting to allow more local ports:
- Stop the VMware VirtualCenter Server service.
- Open the vpxd.cfg file using a text editor.
- Add the following <soap> elements within the <vmacore> </vmacore> tags:
<soap>
<sessionTimeout>30</sessionTimeout>
<maxSessionCount>1000</maxSessionCount>
</soap>
- Change the registry setting to allow more local ports.
To modify the registry setting:
Note: This procedure modifies the Windows registry. Before making any registry modifications, ensure that you have a current and valid backup of the registry and the virtual machine. For more information on backing up and restoring the registry, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 136393.
- Click Start > Run, type regedit, and click OK. The Registry Editor window opens.
- Locate this key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
- Right-click Parameters and click New > DWORD Value.
- Type MaxUserPort for Name.
- Right click MaxUserPort and click Modify.
- Type 65534 for Value, select Decimal, and then click OK.
Note: The default value for the MaxUserPort is 5000 (Decimal).
- Close the Registry Editor window.
- Start the VMware VirtualCenter Server service.
Note: A restart of the vCenter Server may be required for the registry changes to be applied.