VMware vSphere integration pack integration pack for VMware vSphere is an add-on for System Center – Orchestrator, it assists you in automating actions in VMware vSphere, enabling full management of your virtualized computing infrastructure.
After following the article https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/orchestrator/vsphere-integration-pack?view=sc-orch-2019 to integrate the VMWare with SCORCH had an issue while trying to use the “Get VM List” properties and got the below error.
Exception: IntegrationPackException
I had tried to capture the traces but didn’t find anything.
So, tried to check the connection outside Orchestrator application using the Connect-VIServer cmdlet but it immediately fails with:
PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI> Connect-VIServer vCenter.lab.com
Connect-VIServer : 02/08/2020 11:41:37 AM Connect-VIServer The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error
occurred on a send.
At line:1 char:1
+ Connect-VIServer vCenter.domain.com
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-VIServer], ViError
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_ConnectivityServiceImpl_Reconnect_WebException,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdl
ets.Commands.ConnectVIServer
PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI>
Cause:
It was failing due to TLS error. From Vcenter, it was TLS 1.2 only enabled while TLS 1.0 and 1.1 is disabled by default.
Resolution:
Create the following registry key by following these steps:
- Start Registry Editor. To do this, right-click Start, type regedit in the Runbox, and then select OK.
- Locate the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\ [.NET_version]
- Create the following DWORD value under this key:
SchUseStrongCrypto [Value = 1]
- Locate the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\ [.NET_version]
- Create the following DWORD value under this key:
SchUseStrongCrypto [Value = 1]
Additional Links:
https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/VMware.PowerCLI/11.1.0.11289667