Connect-VIServer The SSL connection could not be established

[mahmn]

I have installed PowerCLI 12.3 on Powershell 7.1 on Ubuntu 20.04 as can be seen below

PS /home/mahmood> Get-Module -ListAvailable

Directory: /home/mahmood/.local/share/powershell/Modules

ModuleType Version PreRelease Name PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- ------- ---------- ---- --------- ----------------
Script 12.2.0.17… VMware.CloudServices Desk {Connect-Vcs, Disconnect-Vcs, Ge…
Script 7.0.2.178… VMware.DeployAutomation Desk {Add-CustomCertificate, Add-Depl…
Script 7.0.2.178… VMware.ImageBuilder Desk {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSo…
Manifest 12.3.0.17… VMware.PowerCLI Desk
Script 7.0.2.178… VMware.Vim Desk
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core Desk {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-C…
Script 12.0.0.15… VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud Desk {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServ…
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Common Desk {Get-PowerCLIContext, Get-Task, …
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Core Desk {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-Virt…
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx Desk {Connect-HCXServer, Disconnect-H…
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView Desk {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HV…
Script 12.0.0.15… VMware.VimAutomation.License Desk Get-LicenseDataManager
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt Desk {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-…
Script 12.2.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk Desk {Get-ErrorReport, EnableParamete…
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Security Desk {Add-AttestationServiceInfo, Add…
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Srm Desk {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-S…
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Storage Desk {Add-EntityDefaultKeyProvider, A…
Script 1.6.0.0 VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility Desk Update-VmfsDatastore
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Vds Desk {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdap…
Script 12.2.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc Desk {Add-VmcSddcHost, Connect-Vmc, D…
Script 12.2.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.vROps Desk {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OM…
Script 12.3.0.17… VMware.VimAutomation.WorkloadManag… Desk {Disable-WMCluster, Enable-WMClu…
Script 12.1.0.16… VMware.VumAutomation Desk {Add-EntityBaseline, Copy-Patch,…

Directory: /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/Modules

ModuleType Version PreRelease Name PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- ------- ---------- ---- --------- ----------------
Manifest 1.2.5 Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive Desk {Compress-Archive, Expand-Archiv…
Manifest 7.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Host Core {Start-Transcript, Stop-Transcri…
Manifest 7.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Core {Add-Content, Clear-Content, Cle…
Manifest 7.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Security Core {Get-Credential, Get-ExecutionPo…
Manifest 7.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Core {Export-Alias, Get-Alias, Import…
Script 1.4.7 PackageManagement Desk {Find-Package, Get-Package, Get-…
Script 2.2.5 PowerShellGet Desk {Find-Command, Find-DSCResource,…
Script 2.0.5 PSDesiredStateConfiguration Core {Configuration, New-DscChecksum,…
Script 2.1.0 PSReadLine Desk {Get-PSReadLineKeyHandler, Set-P…
Binary 2.0.3 ThreadJob Desk Start-ThreadJob

Problem is that the following command fails with an error

Connect-VIServer -Server "10.1.1.2" -User "[e-mail]" -Password "PASS"

Connect-VIServer: /home/mahmood/get_ip_list.ps1:6
Line |
6 | Connect-VIServer -Server "10.1.1.2" -User "[e-mail] …
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| 5/10/2021 7:05:05 PM Connect-VIServer The SSL connection could not be established, see inner
| exception.

 

However, I am able to ssh to that vcenter like below

$ ssh root@10.1.1.2
VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.7.0.40000

Type: vCenter Server with an embedded Platform Services Controller

root@10.1.1.2's password:
Connected to service

* List APIs: "help api list"
* List Plugins: "help pi list"
* Launch BASH: "shell"

Command>

Any idea to solve the error?

[LucD]

Did you check the InvalidCertificateAction setting with Get-PowerCLIConfiguration?
Try changing it to Ignore with the Set-PowerCLIConfiguration cmdlet.

[mahmn]

OK I fixed that.

 

PS /home/mahmood> Get-PowerCLIConfiguration

Scope ProxyPolicy DefaultVIServerMode InvalidCertificateAction DisplayDeprecationWarnings WebOperationTi
meoutSeconds
----- ----------- ------------------- ------------------------ -------------------------- --------------
Session UseSystemProxy Multiple Unset True 300
User
AllUsers

PS /home/mahmood> Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore

Perform operation?
Performing operation 'Update PowerCLI configuration.'?
[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): y

Scope ProxyPolicy DefaultVIServerMode InvalidCertificateAction DisplayDeprecationWarnings WebOperationTi
meoutSeconds
----- ----------- ------------------- ------------------------ -------------------------- --------------
Session UseSystemProxy Multiple Ignore True 300
User Ignore
AllUsers

 

Thanks