Troubleshooting and Limitations – VMware vCenter Connection by VIM Job
Troubleshooting
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Problem. The following error message is displayed when an operation cannot be performed due to lack of permissions:
User does not have required '<permission>' permission
Solution. Check that the user has permissions for all entities being discovered: In the VMware Infrastructure Client, access the Permissions tab of each entity (host, cluster, VM, and so on). Verify that the user has been assigned at least a Read-Only role.
Note You can view necessary permissions in the Discovery Job Details pane (Universal Discovery > Discovery Modules/Jobs tab > select <job> > Details tab).
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Problem. The following error message is displayed when credentials are not correct:
Invalid user name or password
Problem. The VMware vCenter Connection by VIM job fails to connect to remote process and the job cannot run in FIPS mode or in non-FIPS mode.
Solution.
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If you re-installed the probe, then no further manual modification is required.
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If you upgraded the probe from an older version (for example, from 10.20 to 10.21), then you need to add the following values into the basic_discovery_minimal_classpath setting in the DataFlowProbe.properties file:
../lib/cryptojce.jar;../lib/cryptojcommon.jar;../lib/jcmFIPS.jar;