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Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

gabriel_gomez — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 08:21:06 GMT

Hello, I am carrying out the Vmware configuration and I get the following error when I perform the connection test-

The validations are:
In the activegate I can view the vcenter from the browser.
The activegate has the Vmware extension enabled.

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

Taylor-Sanchez — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:24:08 GMT

Hi @gabriel_gomez ,

Couple of questions to help troubleshoot this if possible:

1. Do you know if you currently have some sort of a proxy between your vCenters and Dynatrace?

2. With the ActiveGate that you have configured, do you have multiple? If you do, do you know which ActiveGate this specifically is going through?

Reasoning for asking these questions are for troubleshooting purposes. The best case scenario here if you are still encountering this problem would be to narrow down which ActiveGate you are using for these extensions and gather the logs from there to see what behavior this is emulating.

Best Regards,

Taylor Sanchez

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

gabriel_gomez — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:31:04 GMT

1. Do you know if you currently have some sort of a proxy between your vCenters and Dynatrace?

R// We do not have a Proxy

2. With the ActiveGate that you have configured, do you have multiple? If you do, do you know which ActiveGate this specifically is going through?

R// I only have the agents that point to that activegate

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

gabriel_gomez — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:51:33 GMT

Do you have any suggestion?

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

Islam_Zedan — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:25:00 GMT

Hello,

Try to connect with the IP address instead of hostname.

Thanks,

Islam

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

gabriel_gomez — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:15:17 GMT

I have done it both ways and the same error appears.
When I open the browser in the activegate I enter the name and the vcenter opens. When I make the connection through Dynatrace it doesn't work and I get that error

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

Islam_Zedan — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 07:19:07 GMT

can you share a screenshot of the configuration page in Dynatrace

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

gabriel_gomez — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:03:12 GMT

This is with IP

This is with Name

I have to put the https because when I enter the operating system and open the browser to enter the vcenter it asks me to enter the htpp

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

Islam_Zedan — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:31:19 GMT

can you try only bogivcsa01.arp.fs.net without /ui or https://

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

andre_vdveen — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 19:03:31 GMT

Hi @gabriel_gomez, I think what @Taylor-Sanchez is asking is whether you have only one ActiveGate or multiple ActiveGate deployed at the moment. If multiple, you'll have to determine which one is being used for the VMware integration, assuming they're all enabled for VMware integration, which they should be since that's the default.

The documentation is clear on not adding the http:// or https:// prefix, so please take that off as it won't work when the protocol prefix is added.

Unknown host indicates name resolution issues to me, or that the host simply does not exist on the network. To verify hostname resolution is working, run the command below from the ActiveGate, replacing <target_FQDN> with your vCenter or ESXi hostname and <DNS_server_IP> with a valid DNS server IP in your network. If the hostname of the vCEnter/ESXi host resolves, then try the curl test; if it does not resolve, then the ActiveGate from which the connection to vCenter/ESXi host is made, is not working due to e.g., invalid DNS settings.

nslookup <target_FQDN> <DNS_server_IP>

You said the connection from the ActiveGate to vCenter was tested via the browser and it works - have you confirmed there are no proxy settings set in the browser? I'd still do a traceroute or ping test at O/S level, assuming ping is allowed, to confirm that the connection can be established outside of the browser. You could use curl and try it using the hostname, the FQDN, and the IP address:

curl -v https://your_vCenter_or_ESXi_host

Also, test connection from the vCenter to the ActiveGate for completeness sake, since the vCenter must be able to send the data back once the connection is established:

curl -v https://your_AG_IP:9999/communication

PS: I was able to reproduce the problem by configuring a connection to a non-existing host e.g., the IP address I used, does not exist on our network, or is not in use. I also get the Unknown host error, so perhaps triple-check the hostname/FQDN/IP address you used...typos do happen! 😉

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

gabriel_gomez — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:30:14 GMT

@andre_vdveen Hi

I think what @Taylor-Sanchez is asking is whether you have only one ActiveGate or multiple ActiveGate deployed at the moment. If multiple, you'll have to determine which one is being used for the VMware integration, assuming they're all enabled for VMware integration, which they should be since that's the default.

R// I only have 1 active gate operating system is Windows

2. Thedocumentationis clear onnotadding thehttp://orhttps://prefix, so please take that off as it won't work when the protocol prefix is added.

nslookup <target_FQDN> <DNS_server_IP>

curl -v https://your_vCenter_or_ESXi_host

curl -v https://your_AG_IP:9999/communication

Make this change to unsubscribe the proxy in the custom properties
[http.client]
proxy-off = true
and all the communication between the agents and the activegate went away, the activegate stopped working

Also additions this
[vmware_monitoring]
vmware_monitoring_enabled = true

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

radek_jasinski — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:26:09 GMT

Have you written to support in this regard to confirm that the configuration is correct?

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

andre_vdveen — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:46:48 GMT

Based on the outputs of those commands, you seemingly have a network connectivity problem between the vSphere and ActiveGate, which you'll need to resolve.

Re: Vmware Dynatrace Unknown host

gabriel_gomez — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:24:26 GMT

La solucion del caso fue la siguiente.

Genere una regla de proxy interna.

Cree una regla donde el active gate se conecte al cluster de Dynatrace por proxy y el trafico interno que excludio del proxy. esta es la regla que de debe colocar en el custom.properties

[http.client.internal]
proxy-server=127.0.0.1
proxy-port=8080
# basic authentication credentials
proxy-user=username
proxy-password=password