OVM Utility Fails with Error Connection Failed to 'tcps://localhost:54322' (Doc ID 2260776.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 13, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

OVM utility scripts fail with error '"Connection failed to 'tcps://localhost:54322'".

For example:

• Pinning vcpus to a guest, and it returned following error:

# ./ovm_vmcontrol -u admin -p <PASSWORD> -h localhost -v <VM_NAME> -c vcpuget
Oracle VM VM Control utility 2.0.1.
Connecting with a secure connection.
Connection failed to 'tcps://localhost:54322'.

• Cannot connect to the port using nc command either:

# nc -v -z localhost 54322
nc: connect to localhost port 54322 (tcp) failed: Connection refused

Cause

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