While running the VMware workbench verify process, it fails with the following error
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:29 : TRANSPORT ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Async command is being monitored by STAF process 159
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:29 : FACTORYIMP] [0] FRAMEWORK: Insert into the container
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:29 : TESTHASH ] [0] INFO: Process VirtualMachine Setup
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:29 : VIRTUALMAC] [0] FRAMEWORK: Setup() method called
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:29 : STAFBASE ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Executing STAF command: staf localhost VTAF_VM connect agent 172.32.16.51 userid root password :9:vmwareesx ssl
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:29 : STAFBASE ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Executing STAF command: staf localhost VTAF_VM getvms anchor 172.32.16.51:root
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:32 : TRANSPORT ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Executing cmd 'vmkfstools -P -h '/vmfs/volumes/ds1vmfs3' | grep 'File system label'' in blocking mode on host '172.32.16.51'...
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:32 : STAFBASE ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Executing STAF command: staf 172.32.16.51 PROCESS START SHELL SAMECONSOLE RETURNSTDOUT RETURNSTDERR WORKDIR / WAIT COMMAND vmkfstools -P -h '/vmfs/volumes/ds1vmfs3' | grep 'File system label'
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:33 : STAFPROCES] [0] FRAMEWORK: Host 172.32.16.51 returned File system label (if any): ds1vmfs3
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:33 : UTILITY ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Mapping datastore UUID ds1vmfs3 to name ds1vmfs3
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:33 : MAIN ] [0] ERROR: Wide character in print at /opt/vmware/VTAF/Framework/Core/Common/Logger.pm line 381.
[Feb 10 2012 20:00:33 : MULTITECH ] [0] FRAMEWORK: invoked VTAF::TestLib::Sphere::Lib::STAFSDK::HostSystem::GetAllVMs (Password='vmwareesx' Username='root' HostName='172.32.16.51' ) returned 'Wide character in print at /opt/vmware/VTAF/Framework/Core/Common/Logger.pm li
ne 381.
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[Feb 10 2012 20:00:33 : TESTHASH ] [0] ERROR: Failed to execute processSetup for the Setup : Failed to execute createHOMObj for the Setup : Wide character in print at /opt/vmware/VTAF/Framework/Core/Common/Logger.pm line 381.
...so it invokes
FRAMEWORK: invoked VTAF::TestLib::Sphere::Lib::STAFSDK::HostSystem::GetAllVMs
...and after that something our of that has a wide character?
Wide character in print at /opt/vmware/VTAF/Framework/Core/Common/Logger.pm line 381.
...looking at such line
print $handle "[$timeStamp: $channel] [" . threads->tid() . "] $type: $string\n";
has anybody run into this?
I can confirm that there are no spaces, dashes, and or, especial characters in the names of the hosts, volumes or vcenter properties.