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MSR Not Recognizing Old HASS on New VM

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    Hey Patrick, had to switch over my HA VM from VirtualBox to VMware since VirtualBox stopped playing well. Anyways I updated the IP address to the new VM IP and deleted the Long Lived Access Token and created a new one just in case (copy pasted the new token into the config file). Tried rebooting both the HA machine and the MSR one too and MSR is still not connecting. The only thing I have not tried yet is creating another controller entry, but I am worried it may create all new entities for everything forcing me to redo all my logic. Here are some logs:

    [latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:17:24.749Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:17:24.749Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:17:24.749Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:18:09.753Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:18:24.761Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:18:24.761Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:18:24.761Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:19:01.083Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController#vera 0 dead entities older than 86400000s purged
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:19:14.780Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:19:29.785Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:19:29.785Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:19:29.785Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:20:24.791Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:20:39.813Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:20:39.820Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-20T21:20:39.820Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
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      Check the (Home Assistant) settings for the http component and make sure those make sense for the new IP you are on. Also make sure the websocket_api component is configured. Did you make any other configuration changes? Enable SSL/TLS? If you were using SSL/TLS on the old VM, did you issue a new certificate for new one?

      Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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        I am not sure what to check for the http component in HA, however I confirmed that web socket is still in my configuration file. I have not made any other config changes, basically restored from my backup from the old VM. I wasn't using SSL/TLS on the old VM so I don't think I need to mess with it.

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          #4

          Doing a bit of research on the HA forums and looks like someone has had almost the exact same issue and came to the solution of disabling https. Haven't tried that yet since I am unsure if that would be safe.

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            #5

            Try adding ignore_cert: true in the config section for HassController (after source and same indent level). You may additionally need to change the ws:// in the source to wss://. If that works, SSL/TLS is enabled in Hass and you are on a self-signed or invalid certificate (but no changes to Hass needed).

            Also, if your Hass http component configuration has ssl_certificate then SSL/TLS is enabled. That's another way to tell.

            Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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              Try adding ignore_cert: true in the config section for HassController (after source and same indent level). You may additionally need to change the ws:// in the source to wss://. If that works, SSL/TLS is enabled in Hass and you are on a self-signed or invalid certificate (but no changes to Hass needed).

              Also, if your Hass http component configuration has ssl_certificate then SSL/TLS is enabled. That's another way to tell.

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              @toggledbits tried setting ignore_cert: true and this is what came up in the logs tried both ws:// and wss//. I do not have the http component in my HA config file

              [latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:52:29.492Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:52:29.493Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [TypeError]TypeError [ERR_INVALID_PROTOCOL]: Protocol "http:" not supported. Expected "https:"
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:53:29.501Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:53:29.502Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [TypeError]TypeError [ERR_INVALID_PROTOCOL]: Protocol "http:" not supported. Expected "https:"
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:54:29.507Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:54:29.509Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [TypeError]TypeError [ERR_INVALID_PROTOCOL]: Protocol "http:" not supported. Expected "https:"
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:55:29.519Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:55:29.519Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [TypeError]TypeError [ERR_INVALID_PROTOCOL]: Protocol "http:" not supported. Expected "https:"
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:56:21.052Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController#vera 0 dead entities older than 86400000s purged
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:56:29.528Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:56:29.529Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [TypeError]TypeError [ERR_INVALID_PROTOCOL]: Protocol "http:" not supported. Expected "https:"
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:57:29.530Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to ws://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:57:29.531Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [TypeError]TypeError [ERR_INVALID_PROTOCOL]: Protocol "http:" not supported. Expected "https:"
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.106Z <Rule:INFO> "10 Min Light Polling" (Rule#rule-grpqldnna5) starting evaluation; because timer-trigger Timer#rule-grpqldnna5
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.107Z <Rule:INFO> "10 Min Light Polling" (Rule#rule-grpqldnna5) evaluated; rule state transition from RESET to SET!
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.124Z <Rule:INFO> "45 Min Light Polling" (Rule#rule-l6whyfqd) starting evaluation; because data-changed Data#states:cs-rule-grpqldnna5
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.124Z <Rule:INFO> "10 Min Light Polling" (Rule#rule-grpqldnna5) evaluation complete
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.125Z <Rule:INFO> "45 Min Light Polling" (Rule#rule-l6whyfqd) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.126Z <Rule:INFO> "45 Min Light Polling" (Rule#rule-l6whyfqd) evaluation complete
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.126Z <Engine:INFO> Enqueueing ""10 Min Light Polling<SET>"" (rule-grpqldnna5:S)
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.139Z <Engine:NOTICE> Starting reaction "10 Min Light Polling<SET>" (rule-grpqldnna5:S)
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.140Z <HassController:null> HassController#hass: sending payload for x_hass_system.call_service on System#hass>system action: [Object]{ "type": "call_service", "service_data": { "entity_id": "light.island_lights" }, "domain": "zwave_js", "service": "refresh_value" }
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.141Z <HassController:ERR> HassController#hass request 1663729100140<2022-09-20, 7:58:20 p.m.> (call_service) failed: [Error]Error: WebSocket not connected
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:58:20.143Z <Engine:INFO> Resuming reaction "10 Min Light Polling<SET>" (rule-grpqldnna5:S) from step 1"

              Not sure if this is useful but here are some logs pertaining to web socket from HA Supervisor

              22-09-20 19:39:48 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.api] Updated Home Assistant API token
22-09-20 19:58:33 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.api.proxy] Home Assistant WebSocket API request initialize
22-09-20 19:58:33 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.api.proxy] WebSocket access from a0d7b954_vscode
22-09-20 19:58:33 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.api.proxy] Home Assistant WebSocket API request running
22-09-20 19:58:38 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.api.proxy] Home Assistant WebSocket API connection is closed
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                The log snippet shows the ws:// result but no wss:// result. I'd like to see that, because it's probably a different message and maybe more useful. The messages you are showing clearly indicate it wants you to use wss://.

                Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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                • toggledbitsT toggledbits

                  The log snippet shows the ws:// result but no wss:// result. I'd like to see that, because it's probably a different message and maybe more useful. The messages you are showing clearly indicate it wants you to use wss://.

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                  @toggledbits logs attached using wss://

                  [latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:38:34.723Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:38:34.723Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:38:34.723Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:38:39.737Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:38:54.745Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:38:54.745Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:38:54.746Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:38:59.748Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:14.751Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:14.752Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:14.752Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:19.759Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:28.763Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController#vera 0 dead entities older than 86400000s purged
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:34.765Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:34.765Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:34.765Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:39.771Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:54.776Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:54.777Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:39:54.777Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:40:04.779Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:40:19.786Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:40:19.787Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:40:19.788Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:40:34.791Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:40:49.796Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:40:49.797Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to wss://192.168.8.113:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:40:49.798Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error]Error: Opening handshake has timed out
[latest-22258]2022-09-21T02:41:00.728Z <Rule:INFO> Inside Light Polling (Rule#rule-grpqlebtkk) starting evaluation; because timer-trigger Timer#rule-grpqlebtkk
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                    And that's also with ignore_cert: true, correct?

                    Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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                      And that's also with ignore_cert: true, correct?

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                      @toggledbits correct

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                        OK. All I can suggest at this point is that maybe you have the old IP address of the previous system in Hass' configuration somewhere and it's messing things up. Beyond that, I'm out of ideas. Maybe shut down that VM, create a new one, install Hass fresh and clean without restoring the prior configuration, just use a default configuration, and see if you can connect to it. If you can, it's definitely something in the old config/restored install. If you can't, maybe something in the VM configuration... I don't know. This usually isn't much of a challenge, and HassController isn't doing anything tricky, it uses a standard Websocket library in wide use for its connections, so I'm doubtful there's suddenly some bug or incompatibility there.

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                          OK. All I can suggest at this point is that maybe you have the old IP address of the previous system in Hass' configuration somewhere and it's messing things up. Beyond that, I'm out of ideas. Maybe shut down that VM, create a new one, install Hass fresh and clean without restoring the prior configuration, just use a default configuration, and see if you can connect to it. If you can, it's definitely something in the old config/restored install. If you can't, maybe something in the VM configuration... I don't know. This usually isn't much of a challenge, and HassController isn't doing anything tricky, it uses a standard Websocket library in wide use for its connections, so I'm doubtful there's suddenly some bug or incompatibility there.

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                          @toggledbits Will try creating a new Hass install and see if I can get MSR to work. In terms of the existing config, none of the entities will get auto deleted since the controller is offline right? Also if I clear out he Hass config completely from MSR, restart MSR then reconfigure as if its the first time entering a Hass config in will this overwrite all my existing Hass entities?

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                            Just use a different ID for the new HassController instance... so if you had id: hass in the first config, use hass2 in the second.

                            It probably won't matter anyway, as the IDs should be stable... the new entities would have the same IDs as the old, be of the same type, etc.

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                              Just use a different ID for the new HassController instance... so if you had id: hass in the first config, use hass2 in the second.

                              It probably won't matter anyway, as the IDs should be stable... the new entities would have the same IDs as the old, be of the same type, etc.

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                              @toggledbits Just quickly set up a new Hass VM and am seeing the same errors. Tried with both ignore_cert: true and false no luck. This seems to be a VMware issue, I did do look through settings but couldn't really see anything that would stop MSR from connecting.

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                                To be specific, you need to try ws:// (ignore_cert does not matter for this case), and wss:// with ignore_cert: true. Both cases.

                                Beyond that, I'm at a loss. Are you running Hass in docker? Are you running Reactor in docker? I'd look at all of that, too...

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                                  To be specific, you need to try ws:// (ignore_cert does not matter for this case), and wss:// with ignore_cert: true. Both cases.

                                  Beyond that, I'm at a loss. Are you running Hass in docker? Are you running Reactor in docker? I'd look at all of that, too...

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                                  @toggledbits Neither are running in docker, both run on their own VM on the same host. Just the difference now is Reactor is running on a VirutalBox VM and MSR is on a VMware VM

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                                    @toggledbits Neither are running in docker, both run on their own VM on the same host. Just the difference now is Reactor is running on a VirutalBox VM and MSR is on a VMware VM

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                                    @pabla said in MSR Not Recognizing Old HASS on New VM:

                                    Just the difference now is Reactor is running on a VirutalBox VM and MSR is on a VMware VM

                                    Huh?

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                                      @pabla said in MSR Not Recognizing Old HASS on New VM:

                                      Just the difference now is Reactor is running on a VirutalBox VM and MSR is on a VMware VM

                                      Huh?

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                                      @toggledbit Lol whoops meant to say MSR is running on a VirtualBox VM and Hass is running on a WMware VM

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                                        So did a little research and it looks like Websocket is not supported in VMware workstation 16.. I just bought an ODROID cause I am tired of tinkering with all these issues I have had with VMs

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                                          Just to close this thread up, it was a VMware issue as stated above. Moved over to an ODROID and MSR connected no problem.

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