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Table 31. Common Connection Errors
Error Possible Cause Possible Solution
The Application Services virtual appliance
does not have a working IP address or
network.
The following problems might cause a
networking error:
n
Organizational vDC network is not
configured properly.
n
Network settings not specified in the
Configure Virtual Machines wizard.
n
IP address is not specified for IP
Assignment setting in the Configure
Virtual Machines wizard.
n
Static IP address is not available.
n
DHCP server is not available.
You must resolve the networking issue.
The Application Services virtual appliance
temporarily fails to retrieve a working IP
address during start up, or the IP address
changes after start up.
The following problems might cause a
networking error:
n
A problem was encountered with the
network.
n
Static IP address is not available.
n
DHCP server is not available.
n
The IP address was explicitly
modified.
Run the following command in the
appliance virtual machine with root
privileges:
/home/darwin/tools/darwin_util.s
h -a AUTO
The vFabric tc Server service encounters
an error in the Application Services virtual
appliance.
The virtual appliance was not shut down
properly and restarted.
The tc Server service was incorrectly
started or restarted.
Navigate to the log file
at /home/darwin/tcserver/darwin/log
s/catalina.out for error details and
contact VMware technical support if
needed.
Unlock Your darwin_user Account
If you do not provide the correct password after three attempts when you use the SSH client to log in with
your darwin_user account, you are locked out of the darwin_user account.
Prerequisites
n
Verify that you are logged in to the VMRC console of the Application Services appliance.
SSH is disabled for the root account.
n
Verify that you have root privileges.
Procedure
1 In the VMRC console, log in as the root user.
2 Check the number of failed login attempts from the shell prompt.
faillog -u darwin_user
3 Unlock the failed account.
faillog -u darwin_user -r
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