Problem
The JetStream DR UI may indicate the warning “Subscription status unknown. Please check the management server’s external connectivity.”
On the Configurations screen the Subscription ID will be reported with a yellow icon.
Mousing over the icon will report the status “Unknown”
Troubleshooting
Validate the connection from the MSA to the MMS server (40.112.243.46).
The following error may be reported if the connection fails:
[root@fs087-msa ~]# curl -v https://40.112.243.46:443
About to connect() to 40.112.243.46 port 443 (#0)
Trying 40.112.243.46... Connection refused
couldn't connect to host
Closing connection #0
curl: (7) couldn't connect to host
From the MSA, navigate to /var/lib/vme2/logs/ > jss.log and review the file.
If there is a communication between the MSA and MMS servers an MMS connection timeout error may be reported:
2023-12-08 14:44:18,912 ERROR [Thread-8] (ReplicationSiteHelper.java:490) MMS status check failed.
at com.jetstream.jss.task.systemtask.MmsCommunicationTask.updateStatus(MmsCommunicationTask.java:152)
Check if a firewall is blocking the MMS server (jsdr-mms.azurewebsites.net/40.112.243.46) on port 443.
Resolution
Open port 443 on the MMS server and verify connectivity to it from the MSA using the curl command:
curl -v https://jsdr-mms.azurewebsites.net:443
If the connection appears valid, wait a period of time to see if the warning goes away automatically.
If the warning persists, restart the vme2 service on the MSA with the command:
#service vme2 restart
If this issue persists resulting in the MSA being unable to validate the Subscription ID, it can result in suspension of VM protection.