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VMware vCenter Update Manager had an unknown error. Check the Tasks and Events tab and log files for details.

When doing a patch or upgrade that need a reboot via update center on a host, I get the following error:

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VMware vCenter Update Manager had an unknown error. Check the Tasks and Events tab and log files for details.

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The vCenter uses different ports for https and http (4443, 480) than the default (since there is a small test web server on this physical server). Theses ports where added in the firewall config and show in text mode but not in the configuration security profile ?

I have done

esxcfg-firewall -o 4443,tcp,out,UpdateManager

esxcfg-firewall -o 480,tcp,out,UpdateManagerWeb

and the results that I only see at the end of the esxfg-firewall -q and not in the upper section:

...

0 0 log-and-drop tcp -- * * 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 tcp flags:0x05/0x05

Incoming and outgoing ports blocked by default.

Enabled services: CIMSLP ntpClient VCB CIMHttpsServer sshClient vpxHeartbeats updateManager CIMHttpServer esxupdate swISCSIClient sshServer webAccess

Opened ports:

UpdateManager : port 4443 tcp.out

UpdateManagerWeb : port 480 tcp.out

Added Iprules:

The log don't show anything relevant ?

Any clue ?

less esxupdate.log

DEBUG: downloader: Using /var/cache/esxupdate/metadata-6883929067250312423 for zip http://192.168.200.12:9084/vci/hostupdates/hos

tupdate/vmw/metadata/vmw-ESX-4.0.0-metadata.zip

DEBUG: downloader: Downloading http://192.168.200.12:9084/vci/hostupdates/hostupdate/vmw/metadata/vmw-ESX-4.0.0-metadata.zip to /

var/cache/esxupdate/metadata-6883929067250312423/metadata.zip...

INFO: vmware.esx: runcommand called with: args = '['/bin/rpm', '-qa', '--qf', '%\xff%\xff%\xff%\x ff%\xff%\xff%\xff%\xff%\xff%\xfe']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0' . DEBUG: vmware.esx: VIBs loaded: database 226 metadata 242 pkgdb 339 DEBUG: vmware.esx: Final VIB counts: metadata 476 pkgdb 234 DEBUG: vmware.esx: Loading repomd/apt metadata... DEBUG: vmware.esx: Computing rpm/dpkg dependencies... DEBUG: scan: # of elems in reqcache = 747 DEBUG: scan: # of elems in requiredby = 708 DEBUG: vmware.esx: Pruned 49 VIBs from scan results DEBUG: Iface: Skipped 49 unscanned VIBs in scan output INFO: cmdline: Set up symbolic link to cache dir... INFO: esxupdate: All done! DEBUG: lock: Lock file /var/run/esxupdate.pid created with PID 30522 INFO: cos: vsish command /usr/sbin/vsish cannot be found INFO: cos: No hardware vendor/model information obtained INFO: vmware.esx: BIOS reports Vendor , Model INFO: esxupdate: -- Command: scan Args: Options: {'nodeps': None, 'all': None, 'retry': 5, 'force': None, 'vibview': None, 'nocache': None, 'compliant': None, 'loglevel': 'DEBUG', 'cleancache': None, 'bundles': None, 'nosigcheck': None, 'bundlezips': None, 'olderversion': None, 'proxyurl': None, 'meta': ['http://192.168.200.12:9084/vci/hostupda tes/hostupdate/csco/metadata/csco-VEM-4.0.0-metadata.zip', 'http://192.168.200.12:9084/vci/hostupdates/hostupdate/vmw/metadata/vmw-ESX-4.0.0-metadata.zip '], 'timeout': 30.0, 'cachesize': None, 'HA': True, 'maintenancemode': None} DEBUG: downloader: Using /var/cache/esxupdate/metadata-7859173333402937831 for zip http://192.168.200.12:9084/vci/hostupdates/hos tupdate/csco/metadata/csco-VEM-4.0.0-metadata.zip DEBUG: downloader: Downloading http://192.168.200.12:9084/vci/hostupdates/hostupdate/csco/metadata/csco-VEM-4.0.0-metadata.zip to /var/cache/esxupdate/metadata-7859173333402937831/metadata.zip... DEBUG: downloader: Using /var/cache/esxupdate/metadata-6883929067250312423 for zip http://192.168.200.12:9084/vci/hostupdates/hos tupdate/vmw/metadata/vmw-ESX-4.0.0-metadata.zip DEBUG: downloader: Downloading http://192.168.200.12:9084/vci/hostupdates/hostupdate/vmw/metadata/vmw-ESX-4.0.0-metadata.zip to / var/cache/esxupdate/metadata-6883929067250312423/metadata.zip... INFO: vmware.esx: runcommand called with: args = '['/bin/rpm', '-qa', '--qf', '%\xff%\xff%\xff%\x

ff%\xff%\xff%\xff%\xff%\xff%\xfe']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0'

.

DEBUG: vmware.esx: VIBs loaded: database 226 metadata 242 pkgdb 339

DEBUG: vmware.esx: Final VIB counts: metadata 476 pkgdb 234

DEBUG: vmware.esx: Loading repomd/apt metadata...

DEBUG: vmware.esx: Computing rpm/dpkg dependencies...

DEBUG: scan: # of elems in reqcache = 747

DEBUG: scan: # of elems in requiredby = 708

DEBUG: vmware.esx: Pruned 49 VIBs from scan results

DEBUG: Iface: Skipped 49 unscanned VIBs in scan output

INFO: cmdline: Set up symbolic link to cache dir...

INFO: esxupdate: All done!

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Rom3o
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I get the same fault.

how did you fix this?

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idle-jam
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it's being a while and no one has responded. i would advise creating a support request with vmware support if you have.

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zackangelo
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I'm also experiencing this problem.

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paszczus
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hello. I have clean installation of ESX 4.1 done and also got the same error. Looking forward for fix, thanks

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paszczus
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I found the solution for that problem.

If you have any invalid, inaccessible or orphaned VMs (like me) in the inventory, you should unregister those virtual machines and try again with update in Update Manager.

Works for me
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KapowTechnologi
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Perfect! That was the remedy to the problem. I had one orphaned server. I removed it. And the upgrade went right through.

Thanks!

Bjoern Dirchsen

IT Manager

Kapow Software

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