SOAP request error - possibly a protocol issue (Emergency)

[samsvmware]

Hi All,

         I have a script to collect all vcenter entity info. It works upto 31/Jan/2015 without any issue . From Feb 1st it didn't collect any datas. We are using "Vim::find_entity_views" for all script . Now we executed the script it returns the output (Mentioned below). Someone helps me to fix this issue.

Error Message :-

SOAP request error - possibly a protocol issue: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"

xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"

xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<soapenv:Body>

<RetrievePropertiesResponse xmlns="urn:vim25"><returnval><obj type="ClusterComputeResource">domain-c18744</obj></returnval><returnval><obj type="ClusterComputeResource">domain-c18129</obj></returnval><returnval><obj type="ClusterComputeResource">domain-c20464</obj></returnval><returnval><obj type="ClusterComputeResource">domain-c21343</obj></returnval><returnval><obj type="ClusterComputeResource">domain-c21874</obj></returnval><returnval><obj type="ClusterComputeResource">domain-c22361</obj></returnval><returnval><obj type="ClusterComputeResource">domain-c24448<

Sam

[stumpr]

It's likely one or more of your Perl modules that the VI Perl SDK depends on where updated.  There have been some ongoing problems with the VI Perl SDK, Crypt::SSLeay, and LWP.

The VI Perl SDK uses Crypt::SSLeay (to get non-verify certificate handling in the SSL handshake), so they force it in.  But that lib is only maintained for backwards compatability, and LWP prefers IO::Socket::SSL (which requires you have some certificate handling against MiTM attacks, though you can pass SSL_VERIFY_NONE if you use the some client defaults in the library vs LWPs pass through ssl_opts).

I've also had problems with LWP 6.08? + VI Perl SDK.  Some have had luck with LWP 6.03 (downgrade), others have had success with GAAS/libwww-perl-5.837.tar.gz.  I built a raw, low level Perl lib around the SDK using LWP 6.08 + IO::Socket::SSL, no issues.  So I suspect some of the protocol issues and extremely slow connection initialization issues being seen are from Crypt::SSLeay + newer LWP versions.  Problem is the VI Perl SDK VICommon.pm basically forces the use of Crypt::SSLeay.

What's your version of LWP (libwww) installed?

perl -MLWP -e 'print "$LWP::VERSION\n"';

[samsvmware]

Thanks Dude, My Version is 6.08

[stumpr]

Give 5.83 a shot:

sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell

cpan[1]> install GAAS/libwww-perl-5.837.tar.gz

[MMilligan]

Thanks for posting this. It worked for me after my Linux box updated itself without warning.