Java SDK, XmlRpcClientException: Failed to parse server's response: Duplicate name: restrict_vtpm

Serwetka

Hi!

The issue concerns working with the XenServer SDK in Java, problem arose upon starting work with the latest version XCP 8.3, and error occurred:

Caused by: org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcClientException: Failed to parse server's response: Duplicate name: restrict_vtpm
	at org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcStreamTransport.readResponse(XmlRpcStreamTransport.java:188) ~[engine.jar:?]
	at org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcStreamTransport.sendRequest(XmlRpcStreamTransport.java:156) ~[engine.jar:?]
	at org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcHttpTransport.sendRequest(XmlRpcHttpTransport.java:143) ~[engine.jar:?]
	at org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcSunHttpTransport.sendRequest(XmlRpcSunHttpTransport.java:69) ~[engine.jar:?]
	at org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcClientWorker.execute(XmlRpcClientWorker.java:56) ~[engine.jar:?]
	at org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcClient.execute(XmlRpcClient.java:167) ~[engine.jar:?]
	at org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcClient.execute(XmlRpcClient.java:137) ~[engine.jar:?]
	at org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcClient.execute(XmlRpcClient.java:126) ~[engine.jar:?]
	at com.xensource.xenapi.Connection.dispatch(Connection.java:216) ~[engine.jar:?]
	at com.xensource.xenapi.Host.getAllRecords(Host.java:3831) ~[engine.jar:?]

The API sends this value twice in the method:

Host.getAllRecords(connector)
(package com.xensource.xenapi;)

Everything else happens under the hood of the library, and I don't have access there, but when debugging, I did indeed discover that the second restrict_vtpm field is being returned.

I found the MapParser (package org.apache.xmlrpc.parser;) addResult method doesn't allow working with two identical fields:

protected void addResult(Object pResult) throws SAXException {
	    if (inName) {
	        nameObject = pResult;
        } else {
            if (nameObject == null) {
    			throw new SAXParseException("Invalid state: Expected name",
    										getDocumentLocator());
    		} else {
    			if (map.containsKey(nameObject)) {
    				throw new SAXParseException("Duplicate name: " + nameObject,
    											getDocumentLocator());
    			} else {
    				map.put(nameObject, pResult);
    			}
    		}
        }
	}

So, the Java libraries don't allow this behavior.

I started looking for this setting in XCP UI and CLI but couldn't find any specific restriction related to vTPM. My searches also didn't yield any results.

Thus, I have no access to the internals of the library, nor do I have control over this setting. Could you suggest please what could be done in this case? Could this issue be related to my use of an old version of your SDK (xenserver-7.6.0)?

If so, is there any way I can fix it without updating the library? (I have too many dependencies tied to it already.)

Thanks in advance and have a nice day!

Danp

Hi @Serwetka

I'm not sure that I understand your situation, so you may want to clarify your operating environment and what you are wanting to accomplish. Are you using the Xenserver SDK to communicate with XCP-ng?

Regards,

Dan

Serwetka

@Danp
I'm using XCP-ng 8.3 Latest on VmWare, I'm trying to get all host on my environment. Yes, I'm using the Xenserver SDK to get all hosts, and for such purposes this method used to work great:

public static Map<Host, Record> getAllRecords(Connection var0) throws Types.BadServerResponse, Types.XenAPIException, XmlRpcException {
        String var1 = "host.get_all_records";
        String var2 = var0.getSessionReference();
        Object[] var3 = new Object[]{Marshalling.toXMLRPC(var2)};
        Map var4 = var0.dispatch(var1, var3);
        Object var5 = var4.get("Value");
        return Types.toMapOfHostHostRecord(var5);
    }

From Host class from Xenserver SDK, but with 8.3 it doesn't work.

Danp

@Serwetka It isn't realistic IMO to expect the SDK from XS 7.6 to work in this scenario. Do you know if this works with XS 8.3 or newer?Have you tried using an updated version of the Xenserver SDK to see if the issue is still present?

FWIW, we have REST APIs that you can use -- https://xen-orchestra.com/docs/restapi.html