Logging into the vSphere Web Client using an FQDN containing .swf fails

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• Logging into the vSphere Web Client using an FQDN containing .swf fails.
• Logging into the vSphere Web Client using the shortname succeeds.
• This issue is not seen in the vSphere Client (HTML) in vSphere 6.5.
• You see the error:
  
  Error 2048 : "Unable to connect to vSphere Web Client. Please contact your administrator to fix the issue"
   
• In the vsphere_client_virgo.log file, there are entries similar to:
  
  [YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] [INFO ] http-bio-9090-exec-10 70000478 100002 ###### org.springframework.flex.servlet.MessageBrokerHandlerAdapter Channel endpoint amf received request.
  [YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] [INFO ] http-bio-9090-exec-10 70000478 100002 ###### com.vmware.vise.util.logging.LogServiceImpl [Flex|AppErrorHandler]loaderURL = https://vcenter.domain.local/vsphere-client/UI.swf/[[DYNAMIC]]/39, url = https://vcenter.domain.local/vsphere-client/UI.swf/[[DYNAMIC]]/39, swfVersion = 18</font>
  
  For more information on the location of the vSphere Web Client logs, see the vSphere Web Client Logs section of the vSphere Monitoring and Performance guide.
  
  Note: This log excerpt is an example. Date, time, and environmental variables may vary depending on your environment.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x
VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x

Resolution

This is a known issue affecting vCenter Server and vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.

 

Currently, there is no resolution.

 

To work around this issue, use one of these options:

• Login using the IP address of the vCenter Server.
• Use the vCenter Servers shortname when entering the user information in the vSphere Web Client.
• In vSphere 6.5, use the the HTML client.

Additional Information

.swf を含む FQDN を使用して vSphere Web Client にログインすると失敗する
使用包含 .swf 的 FQDN 登录到 vSphere Web Client 失败