Could not connect to VCSA 7331 vcenter web client console

VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 web client console fails only when using Mac OSX operating system. It will not fail when using any browser on Microsoft Windows.

Error messages:

unable to connect to port 7331

could not connect to server-address:7331

unable to connect to port 7331

Solution:

1. Ssh into the VCSA as root user

2. Edit file /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/wrapper/conf/wrapper.conf
   
   # vim /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/wrapper/conf/wrapper.conf
   
   

   Add the following line under the Environmental Variables section:
   
      set.default.VMWARE_JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jre-vmware
   
   Example:

   #######################
   # Environment Variables
   #######################################################################################################
   # Location of virgo server directory
   set.VIRGO_KERNEL_HOME=/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server
   # Location of NGC instance directory
   set.default.INSTANCE_DIR=/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server
   set.default.CONFIG_DIR=%INSTANCE_DIR%/configuration
   set.default.JMX_PORT=9875
   set.default.LOG_DIR=/var/log/vmware/vsphere-client
   set.default.JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jre-vmware
   set.default.VMWARE_JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jre-vmware

3. Save and exit:
   :x
4. Restart vSphere Web Client
   

   # /etc/init.d/vsphere-client restart