Problem:
I cannot view the Performance Overview tab when connecting to vCenter Server Appliance using the vSphere Client 5.1 on MS Windows XP / 2003.
Variations of the error message in the Performance Overview tab:
- This program cannot display the webpage - more often seen
- Navigation to the webpage was cancelled - rarely viewed
Resolution:
Method 1
Usually the problem is ciphers attribute in the VCSA Tomcat config file - server.xml
1. Log in to console of VCSA as the root user
2. Locate file under /usr/lib/vmware-vpx/tomcat/conf/
3. Make file backup (for your peace of mind)
4. Edit file - Find and replace "ciphers" attribute in the server.xml with following value:
ciphers="SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5, SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA, TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA, TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA, TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA, SSL_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA, SSL_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA, SSL_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA"
4. Restart the vmware-vpxd service:
via console
vcsa-lab:~# service vmware-vpxd restart
Posted by Milen Lyutskanov
Method 2
For Windows 2003, try to download and install this hotfix
http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Windows%20Server%202003/sp3/Fix192447/3790/free/351403_ENU_x64_zip.exe
on computer that run vSphere client.
Cause:
Windows XP/2003 doesn't supports high cipher strength.
Refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948963/en-us
Modified by Kenji
