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  • 1.  CIP proxy fails to start

    Posted Dec 13, 2017 07:01 PM

    Hi all,

    Running the latest vCenter 6.5u1, installed Enhanced Authentication plugin 6.5, CIP proxy service fails to start:

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [UNKN] VMware CIP Message Proxy Version: 6.5.0, Build # 7192315

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Log Level: info

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Command Line: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Plug-in Service\vmware-cip-msg-proxy.exe

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] App Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Plug-in Service\vmware-cip-msg-proxy.exe

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Service Dir: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Plug-in Service

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Process [EM1C-3Iq2-U3Zv-OEx9]: Starting [async] "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Plug-in Service\vmware-cip-init.exe"

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Process [EM1C-3Iq2-U3Zv-OEx9]: Process created: "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Plug-in Service\vmware-cip-init.exe" --dh2048

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Process [EM1C-3Iq2-U3Zv-OEx9]: Waiting for process to exit...

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Process [EM1C-3Iq2-U3Zv-OEx9]: Thread has been terminated.

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Process [EM1C-3Iq2-U3Zv-OEx9]: Process has exited.

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Proxy server start requested...

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Proxy server thread started.

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Main Web Socket [8094]: run() called.

    [2017-12-13 11:56:42] [INFO] Main Web Socket [8094]: Starting...

    [2017-12-13 11:56:45] [ERRO] Main Web Socket [8094]: Start Accept Failed With Exception: resolve: No such host is known

    [2017-12-13 11:56:45] [INFO] Main Web Socket [8094]: run() exited, will run on background thread.

    [2017-12-13 11:56:45] [INFO] Main Web Socket [8094]: Thread Started.

    [2017-12-13 11:56:45] [INFO] Main Web Socket [8094]: Thread Stopped.

    [2017-12-13 11:56:45] [ERRO] SessionManager web socket crashed after 0 seconds.

    [2017-12-13 11:56:45] [ERRO] SessionManager web socket crashed again, and is not recoverable, exiting.

    [2017-12-13 11:56:45] [ERRO] Proxy server crashed.

    Any ideas?



  • 2.  RE: CIP proxy fails to start

    Posted Mar 05, 2018 03:13 PM

    On my system

    This was missing from c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

         127.0.0.1 vmware-plugin



  • 3.  RE: CIP proxy fails to start

    Posted Aug 20, 2019 09:01 AM

    :smileycheck:



  • 4.  RE: CIP proxy fails to start

    Posted Oct 05, 2020 04:29 PM

    I set my VMware Cip Message Proxy.... service to Automatic (Delayed Start) and that seems to have worked.