Cannot add or connect an ESXi 4.1 host to vCenter Server 5.x
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Article ID: 342995
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VMware vCenter ServerVMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
Cannot connect a disconnected ESXi 4.1 host or add a new ESXi 4.1 host to vCenter Server 5.x
You see an error indicating a failed vCenter Server agent upgrade
If you manually install the vCenter Server agent on the host, the connection still fails and reports an error that there are no licenses available
In the vpxd.log file, you see entries similar to:
[04712 info 'Libs' opID=9733331D-0000414A] CnxAuthdConnect: Returning false because SSL verification requested and target authd does not support SSL [04712 info 'Libs' opID=9733331D-0000414A] CnxConnectAuthd: Returning false because CnxAuthdConnect failed [04712 info 'Libs' opID=9733331D-0000414A] Cnx_Connect: Returning false because CnxConnectAuthd failed [04712 info 'Libs' opID=9733331D-0000414A] Cnx_Connect: Error message: SSL required [04712 error 'Default' opID=9733331D-0000414A] [VpxNfcClient] Unable to connect to NFC server: SSL required [04712 error 'Default' opID=9733331D-0000414A] [LicMgr] DownloadDlfs got an exception: vim.fault.HostConnectFault [04712 info 'vmomi.soapStub[172]' opID=9733331D-0000414A] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:1.1.1.1:XXX : Closed [04712 error 'Default' opID=9733331D-0000414A] [HostInvtOps::AddStandaloneHost] Failed to add host as connected, cleaning up [03164 error 'Default'] SSLStreamImpl::DoClientHandshake (0000000000000000) SSL_connect failed. Dumping SSL error queue: [03164 error 'Default'] [0] error:14090086:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed [03164 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error SSL Exception: The remote host certificate has these problems: --> --> * unable to get local issuer certificate --> --> * Host name does not match the subject name(s) in certificate. [04712 error 'Default' opID=9733331D-0000414A] [VpxdInvtHost::HandlePreRemovalCleanup] Failed to reconnect to cleanup before host removal : class Vim::Fault::SSLVerifyFault::Exception(vim.fault.SSLVerifyFault)