Troubleshoot PCCE Unable To Connect To SideA Or SideB Vmware ESXi Host

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Updated:May 8, 2019
Document ID:214389

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    Introduction

    This document describes procedure to troubleshoot when Packaged Contact Center Enterprise PCCE fails to connect to Vmware ESXi host(s).

    Contributed by Mayur Vyas , Cisco TAC Engineer.

    Requirements

    Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:

    • PCCE
    • Vmware ESXi

    Components Used

    The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:

    • PCCE 11.6

    The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

    Background Information

    During the deployment initialization phase, PCCE needs Vmware ESXi username and password to query ESXi and compare the configuration against current hardware configuration. If the hardware configuration is valid, the pcceinventory, MachineHost, MachineAddress and Machine Service tables are updated with local machine information.

    Problem

    PCCE while in section "Configure your deployment" is unable to connect to sideA or SideB ESXi host(s) as shown in the image.

    Solution

    Step 1.

    CCBU logs in PCCE show

    0000302041: 10.66.95.203: Nov 26 2018 12:25:04.980 +1100: %CCBU_http-bio-127.0.0.1-8080-exec-4-3-REST_API_EXCEPTION: %[exception=com.cisco.ccbu.api.jaxb.error.ApiException: deploymentType: Unable to connect to host(s): [[Id: sideA Host: x.x.x.x], [Id: sideB Host: y.y.y.y]] [hosts=[[Id: sideA Host: x.x.x.x], [Id: sideB Host: y.y.y.y]]]][message_string=uncaught exception thrown by the api]: The REST API has caught an exception

    Step 2.

    • Ensure that port 443 is open. From the Primary Administration and Database Server (ADS) machine:
    telnet <IP address of ESXi host(s)> 443
    • If port is not open, check for firewall between ADS server and ESXi host(s).
    • Ensure that ESXi version is same on both the ESXi host(s).
    SSH to ESXi host then type: vmware -lv

    Note: The restart of sfcbd service requires due deligence and Vmware team's review.Please engage Vmware expert for additional details .

    TAC Authored

    Contributed by Cisco Engineers

    • Mayur Vyas
      Cisco TAC Engineer

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