general system error occurred: vix error codes = (1, 0)

[EPAZIL]

Hi, whould appriciate your kind help.

I am runnign a power cli script with Invoke-VMScript command. It work fine when the target VM connect to standart switch. When I connect it to DVS I get "A general system error occurred: vix error codes" error. In defrent environemnt with defrent VMs it work fine with DVS. All environemnts are 6.5.1 with PowerCLI 6.5.0.

The script is (the invok part):

Invoke-VMScript "ping $PingTarget" -vm $EDRC -HostUser $HostUser -HostPassword $HostUserAdminPass -GuestUser $EDRCUser -GuestPassword $EDRCPassword -ScriptType "bat"

I also got a screenshot of log from putty attched.

The error:

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Scope    ProxyPolicy     DefaultVIServerMode InvalidCertificateAction  DisplayDeprecationWarnings WebOperationTimeout

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 -                                                                                                   Seconds           

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - -----    -----------     ------------------- ------------------------  -------------------------- -------------------

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Session  NoProxy         Multiple            Ignore                    False                      300               

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - User                                                                                                                

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - AllUsers NoProxy         Multiple            Ignore                    False                                        

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Session  NoProxy         Multiple            Ignore                    False                      300               

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - User                                                                                                                

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - AllUsers NoProxy         Multiple            Ignore                    False                                         

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Session  NoProxy         Multiple            Ignore                    False                      300               

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - User                                                                                                                 

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - AllUsers NoProxy         Multiple            Ignore                    False                                        

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - WARNING:

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - The server certificate is not valid.

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - IsConnected   : True

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Id            : /VIServer=ozar\administrator@vcdc2p:443/

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - ServiceUri    : https://vcdc2p/sdk

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - SessionSecret : "15ff7cef0ad59be1c0cbf0ca9d457b68125b4137"

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Name          : VCDC2P

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Port          : 443

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - SessionId     : "15ff7cef0ad59be1c0cbf0ca9d457b68125b4137"

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - User          : OZAR\Administrator

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Uid           : /VIServer=ozar\administrator@vcdc2p:443/

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Version       : 6.5

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Build         : 5973321

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - ProductLine   : vpx

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - InstanceUuid  : 70ce191f-2d3d-4822-874b-49f379de8366

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - RefCount      : 1

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - ExtensionData : VMware.Vim.ServiceInstance

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Client        : VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.VimClient

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Test target WINDOWS using EDRC - prn2t

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Copy-VMGuestFile : 12/28/2017 6:51:49 PM Copy-VMGuestFile                          A general system error occurred: vix error codes = (1, 0).

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - At C:\Users\administrator.OZAR\AppData\Local\Temp\1\EDR\demiForScreenShot.PS1:23 char:2

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - +     Copy-VMGuestFile -Source $TMPdir\ExecPars.exe -Destination c:\EDR ...

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - +     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 -     + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Copy-VMGuestFile], SystemError

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 -     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_VmGuestServiceImpl_DirectoryExistsInGuest_ViError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.C

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 -    mdlets.Commands.CopyVMGuestFile

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - Invoke-VMScript : 12/28/2017 6:51:51 PM     Invoke-VMScript                              A general system error occurred: vix error codes = (1, 0).

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - At C:\Users\administrator.OZAR\AppData\Local\Temp\1\EDR\demiForScreenShot.PS1:47 char:17

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - + ...             Invoke-VMScript "ping $PingTarget" -vm $EDRC -HostUser $H ...

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 - +                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 -     + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Invoke-VMScript], SystemError

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 -     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_VmGuestServiceImpl_RunScriptInGuest_ViError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets

Thu 28/12/2017 18:52:47 -    .Commands.InvokeVmScript

 

Thanks

[LucD]

Can you check if there is any additional information in the vmware.log file?

That's normally in the folder where the VMX file of the VM is located.

[EPAZIL]

In the image attched you can see the part of the log related  from the VMX folder.

[LucD]

Sorry, missed that.

Looks like there might be an issue with the VMware Tools.

Did you try rebooting the guest OS?

Does it keep giving those same errors after a reboot?

Perhaps try a uninstall/install of VMware Tools.

[EPAZIL]

Hi,

I get same result with any VM. I rebooted the servers many times any replace the VM tools to the latest.

The strange thing is, when i connect the target VM to a local VM switch it work fine. When i connec the target VM to a DVS I get this issue.

What can we do to troubleshoot this?

Thanks

[LucD]

We had a similar error some time ago, there it was the credentials.
See invoke-vmscript system error occurred: vix error codes = (1, 0)

[EPAZIL]

I am pretty sure it is not credentials since it work with same user and password for a VM connected to a simple VM Switch. When connecting same VM to DVS I get this error... This is why it is so strange. I created a clean install lab with same setting and there it work fine for simpla VM switch and for DVS. Any IDEA waht to look for?

Thanks

[LucD]

Not really I'm afraid.

There are a few you things you might check/try (but these are guesses, so not sure if they will help).

- is there any network filtering active to/from the VDS (could also be in the guest OS FW)

- could be that the VSS and VDS have different subnets. Did you try with a VDS portgroup and the VSS subnet?

- is IPv6 active for the VDS connection?

- is there a VMKernel defined on the VDS? Can you try if that makes a difference?

- is there anything in the vpxd logs?

I would also try to find out why those RPC errors are in the log.

There could be a general RPC issue