StarWindX throw exception on server connect

[Sekkmer]

On server connect I got the following error:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0> $server = New-SWServer -host 127.0.0.1 -port 3261 -user root -password starwind
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0> $server.Connect()
External component has thrown an exception.
At line:1 char:1
+ $server.Connect()
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (:) [], SEHException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.SEHException

I tried to reinstall StarWind but it did not help, it is the newest build 12767, in server log, there is only one error that the 'NVMfTarget' was not found but noting else.

4/16 17:48:22.194756 d7c conf: TelnetListener::listenConnections: Accepted control connection from 127.0.0.1:55132.
4/16 17:49:32.743318 2d04 conf: *** ControlConnection::doControl: Plugin 'NVMfTarget' not found!

[Boris (staff)]

You can disregard the NVMf related messages for now.
Can you tell more details about the environment when you got this error? Are you able to connect to the same service using the management console?

[Sekkmer]

It is a Windows 10 so not a server but it hasn't had a problem like this or the reinstall solved it, I use this install for tests only.

I can connect with the GUI but its a free license after the 30 days so I can't do much which wouldn't be a problem if I could connect with StarWindX.

For me it seems its a StarWindX issue and not a serverside issue, it also happens from C#.

[Boris (staff)]

You can update to the latest build. With it, you will have StarWind Management Console in read-only mode infinitely. So, you will be able to monitor your setup.

[Sekkmer]

Well yes, I can monitor it from the Management Console and it is the latest build.

Could you provide me some help for how to get a better or more detailed exception or log from StarWindX, until than I try a rollback to build 12658 and see what happens.

As I mentioned I just reinstalled the whole StarWind before testing the error again and I made sure that delete any remaining file before install.

This may help this exception is from C# it has an added HResult value:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.SEHException
HResult=0x80004005
Message=External component has thrown an exception.
Source=<Cannot evaluate the exception source>
StackTrace:
<Cannot evaluate the exception stack trace>

[Boris (staff)]

Try enabling StarWindX logging.

Code: Select all

Enable-SWXLog -level SW_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG -path path_to_logfile

and let me know what you get as output.

[Sekkmer]

I tested multiple times but I don't see any error in the log file only INFO and DEBUG.

It just lists the targets then the devices, I didn't copy the whole device response from the log.


17-04 19:17:48 INFO : STARWINDX LOG STARTED!
17-04 19:17:48 INFO : Version 1.0.0.436

17-04 19:18:01 INFO : Refresh service data

17-04 19:18:01 INFO : Refresh targets
17-04 19:18:01 DEBUG : Send to host 127.0.0.13261:
list -what:"targets" -mode:0

17-04 19:18:01 DEBUG : Response from host 127.0.0.13261:
200 Completed.

Nothing found.

17-04 19:18:01 INFO : Refresh devices
17-04 19:18:01 DEBUG : Send to host 127.0.0.13261:
list -what:"devices"

17-04 19:18:01 DEBUG : Response from host 127.0.0.13261:
200 Completed.

{SPTI Devices data...}

Last 3 lines:
ScsiBus="0"
ScsiTarget="3"
ScsiLun="0"

Nothing afeter this.

[Boris (staff)]

I do not see that error thrown in this log entry though.

[Sekkmer]

So this exception is not logged this way, or it fails before it can log anything.
I don't know what comes next after getting the devices but the problem should be in the next part may be in the serialization or what comes after that.

[Boris (staff)]

After you tested multiple times with nothing weird logged, are you still able to reproduce the issue the way you did in the original post?

[Sekkmer]

Yes, the error always happens no matter what, but it has never shown in the log only in the console as I mentioned previously.

[Sekkmer]

Well, I don't know what changed but after the last restart, the error just magically disappeared.

Unfortunately, I have no idea what was the problem but if I encounter this error again I will update you.

[Boris (staff)]

It's a kind of magic
Let us know if that reappears. Most likely it will not, as it looks like that was a glitch.