Comment thread started by ks-2506 on ESXi Compatibility Checker

Hi.

I'm trying to run the tool but I am getting the following error message. Any ideas as to how I can get around this issue?

compchecker.py -s XXXXXXXXXX -u administrator@XXXXXXXXXXX
[ERROR]
Failed to get server certificate information from
[Exception] [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it[WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

Thanks.

Hi,

Could you please verify your host and user? The error usually happens when the script cannot access the specified host & user.
Thanks,
Heejeong

Hi. Thanks for the reply.

Should I be connecting to an individual host or vcenter? I'm using vcenter.

If it's a host, do I need to enable ssh and/or shell?

The compchecker script can connect to either a vCentor or an ESXi host. But the error happens when it fails to connect the specified host with the username. Can you use the "ping" command to check the host is accessible?
Thanks,

I've tried both a host and vcenter but get the same error. Yes, I can ping both and have tried FQDN and IP Address. For vcenter, I'm using the SSO administrator username administrator@<SSO Domain> and for the host, I'm using root.

Can you access the MOB of your host from a web browser? https://<host>/mob

I can for both the host and vcenter however, I do get a certificate error in the broswer. However, when I view the certificate the chain is correct and should be trusted.

if you can access the MOB using the same host & user account, the compcheck script should be able to connect as they are using the same API. I am not sure why but the script cannot connect with the host & user based on the error that you provided.