AppSync: While running AppSync CLI in AIX client getting "ERROR: Failed to authenticate AppSync!"
Summary: While running AppSync CLI on AIX client, it will fail with Error Failed to authenticate AppSync.
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Symptoms
AppSync CLI error result:
<Time> [main] INFO c.e.a.qe.common.AppSyncConnector - **** Got response : HTTP/1.1 302 Found ****
<Time> [main] INFO c.e.a.qe.common.AppSyncConnector - **** Try sending another Request with redirect URL ****
<Time> [main] ERROR c.e.a.qe.common.AppSyncConnector - **** Host Connection failure, verify the entered Port number ****
<Time> [main] INFO com.emc.appsync.qe.common.SIAM - **** Instantiate SIAM Start ****
<Time> [main] INFO com.emc.appsync.qe.common.SIAM - **** Instantiate SIAM End ****
ERROR: Failed to authenticate AppSync!
<Time> [main] INFO c.e.a.qe.common.AppSyncConnector - **** Try sending another Request with redirect URL ****
<Time> [main] ERROR c.e.a.qe.common.AppSyncConnector - **** Host Connection failure, verify the entered Port number ****
<Time> [main] INFO com.emc.appsync.qe.common.SIAM - **** Instantiate SIAM Start ****
<Time> [main] INFO com.emc.appsync.qe.common.SIAM - **** Instantiate SIAM End ****
ERROR: Failed to authenticate AppSync!
Cause
New deployment of AppSync CLI on AIX will have the failure.
Resolution
Along with firewall port “8445”, port:8444 also needs to be opened on the client host.
Affected Products
AppSyncProducts
AppSyncArticle Properties
Article Number: 000190186
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 10 Sept 2025
Version: 6
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