Joining ESXi host to Active Directory using vSphere Authentication Proxy fails with the error: The specified vSphere Authentication Proxy Server is not reachable, or has denied access to the service
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Article ID: 340932
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VMware vCenter Server
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
Joining an ESXi host to Active Directory using the vSphere Authentication Proxy service fails with the error:
The specified vSphere Authentication Proxy Server is not reachable, or has denied access to the service.
In the hostd.log file, located at /var/log/, you see entries similar to:
<YYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS>.506Z [34564B90 info 'Vimsvc.TaskManager' opID=########-######B3-a3-fa] Task Created : haTask-ha-hostvim.host.ActiveDirectoryAuthentication.joinDomainWithCAM-305724229 CamHttpQueryDomainInfo: 13 <YYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS>.880Z [34564B90 error 'ActiveDirectoryAuthentication' opID=########-######B3-a3-fa] vmwauth ConnectionRefusedException: Exception 0x000004c9: The remote computer refused the network connection. <YYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS>.880Z [34564B90 info 'Vimsvc.ha-eventmgr' opID=########-######B3-a3-fa] Event 85 : Join domain failed. <YYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS>.881Z [34564B90 info 'Vimsvc.TaskManager' opID=########-######B3-a3-fa] Task Completed : haTask-ha-host-vim.host.ActiveDirectoryAuthentication.joinDomainWithCAM-305724229 Status error <YYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS>.216Z [34440B90 verbose 'SoapAdapter'] Responded to service state request <YYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS>.609Z [FFDC2B90 info 'Solo.Vmomi'] Activation [N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0x5720578] : Invoke done [waitForUpdates] on [vmodl.query.PropertyCollector:ha-property-collector] <YYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS>.609Z [FFDC2B90 verbose 'Solo.Vmomi'] Arg version: "2"
<YYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS>.609Z [FFDC2B90 info 'Solo.Vmomi'] Throw vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled
<YYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS>.609Z [FFDC2B90 info 'Solo.Vmomi'] Result:
(vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
msg = "",
}
In the vpxd.log file, located at C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\Logs\, you see entries similar to: