connect failed, 30007 failed to connect to host or proxy

have the following code:

#!/usr/bin/perl

#

# Copyright 2006.  VMware, Inc.  The use of this code is subject to

# your agreement to the terms of an applicable VMware license.

#

#

# This test opens the host, opens a vm, powers it on, then powers

# it off. 

#

# XXX be sure to modify the connection parameters and VMpath values

#

# for testing w/o installation

use lib qw{ blib/lib blib/auto blib/arch blib/arch/auto/VMware blib/arch/auto };

use strict;

use VMware::Vix::Simple;

# all constants are exported

use VMware::Vix::API::Constants;

my $hostname = "";

my $hostport = 0;

my $username = "";

my $password = "";

my $vmxPathName;

my $connType;

my $powerOptions;

# adjust these as needed

my $useWorkstation = 0;

if ($useWorkstation) {

# for VMware workstation, set the connection type and power option

   $connType = VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION;

   $powerOptions = VIX_VMPOWEROP_LAUNCH_GUI;

   $vmxPathName = "/work/vms/teams/team2/MS-DOS/MS-DOS.vmx";

} else {

# for VMware server, set the connection type, hostname as full URL

# and username/password

   $connType = VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_VI_SERVER;

   $powerOptions = VIX_VMPOWEROP_NORMAL;

   $hostname = "https://192.1.1.101:8333/sdk";

   $username = "adm";

   $password = "";

# VM path needs to use [datastore] style

   $vmxPathName = "[datastore1] itw_clnt/itw_clnt.vmx";

}

my $err;

my $hostHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE;

my $vmHandle;

($err, $hostHandle) = HostConnect(VIX_API_VERSION,

                                  $connType,

                                  $hostname,

                                  $hostport,

                                  $username,

                                  $password,

                                  0,

                                  VIX_INVALID_HANDLE);

die "Connect failed, $err ", GetErrorText($err), "\n" if $err != VIX_OK;

($err, $vmHandle) = VMOpen($hostHandle, $vmxPathName);

die "open of $vmxPathName failed, $err ", GetErrorText($err), "\n" if $err != VIX_OK;

$err = VMPowerOn($vmHandle, $powerOptions, VIX_INVALID_HANDLE);

die "PowerOn of $vmxPathName failed, $err ", GetErrorText($err), "\n" if $err != VIX_OK;

$err = VMPowerOff($vmHandle, 0);

die "PowerOff of $vmxPathName failed, $err ", GetErrorText($err), "\n" if $err != VIX_OK;

ReleaseHandle($vmHandle);

HostDisconnect($hostHandle);

Thanks again for the help