VMware 6.5 U2
Trying to update my VCSA 6.5.0.12000 Build Number 7119157
When I click on install updates the bar displays then goes to 100% given this message
vCenter HA should be in the maintenance mode to apply an update.
I went to my vCenter configuration vcenter HA selected Edit and placed it into maintenance mode
tried install updates again and get the same message.
update is 6.5.0.30000 Build Number 14020092
any ideas?
Thank you
Tom
Hi,
I waited a while to answer because I checked everything again.
The log file has password and certificate errors. This can happen during updates.
The first may be the consequence of the second error.
We begin to reset the password with this procedure:
before proceeding with the password reset, go to this verification:
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Reset password
Resolution
For vCenter Server Appliance
Login to vCenter Server via SSH as the root user
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OR this procedure:
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Related Information
For vCenter Server Appliance
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The DB has no duplication. Disk space is not 100%....we have excluded these possibilities.
Alessandro Romeo
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Please refer the below DOC. You need to follow the patch sequence as per the mentioned in DOC.
Patch a vCenter High Availability Environment
HI,
HA cannot be put into maintenance mode...it can be enabled or disabled. Only Esxi hosts enter maintenance mode.
The message returns to you because you have to deactivate HA.
Best regards,
Alessandro Romeo
Guys
I tried both method
1. first I am unable to ssh into the witness but I logged onto the console
ran software-packages -install --url
it failed
software-packages -install --iso
that failed also no cd roms to not have a valid patch iso
I took the Ha out of maint mode and disabled the vcenter HA still get same message Ha needs to be in maint mode
My options and status
Any ideas?
HI,
Patch a vCenter High Availability Environment
https://nolabnoparty.com/patching-vcenter-server-ha-cluster/
Alessandro Romeo
Hello
Thank you for the link only problem it is in Spanish and I need English version.
From what I can see from the images I need to mount the iso on the cd
but I do not know where that is kept on the system.
All my VM's including the VSCA primary peer and witness run on a NFS shared storage device,
Any ideas?
I was able to download the patch from my vmware site.
Created a patches folder and mount fhe ISO on the CD Rom of the witness VCSA
From the console I ran this
The iso in patches
Any ideas
Thank you
Hi,
Do you have a VCSA on Windows or VCSA appliance? Because from the name of the ISO file you have downloaded the update for VCSA on Windows.
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch#search
If you have a VCSA Appliance you must download:
Alessandro Romeo
I downloaded the wrong file
I was successful updating the witness
got this error on the peer
Any ideas?
Hi,
Well!
This error seems to be a problem of steps. Make sure you have done exactly the steps in the attached document:
Make sure that the commands you run are exactly the ones in the document.
Alessandro Romeo
I had to initialize failover per instructions.
Then I was able to update the peer VCHA
Now all three Passive Peer and Witness are at the same patch level.
Problem now is I can not access my vcenter at all
I can access each ESXI host all VMs are running including the VCHA VMs.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Hi,
This error probably comes because the space occupied is 100%.
Follow the instructions in these links:
Lorenzo Moglie - Notes: VCSA: 503 Service Unavailable Error Fixed
Alessandro Romeo
I ran DF -h on all three machines
Last thing I did was start failover and then updated the peer server.
Also the HA is in maint mode still
Should I restart them all? if so which order? passive peer witness???
Hi,
If you have to shut down and reboot all nodes in the cluster, you must follow a specific shutdown order to prevent the Passive node from assuming the role of Active node.
Alesandro Romeo
If vCenter does not come back up how can I verify that.
I just shutdown all the HA Nodes
Started the passive node first
Peer node was the active node prior to the failure.
Is there powershell commands to check this?
I hope the vcenter comes backup after restarting these
Hi,
To view the current status of the vCenter Server Appliance services, type the command:
service-control --status
https://www.vladan.fr/vmware-vcsa-check-running-services/
Alessandro Romeo
After restarting all the nodes.
Still get the same error unable to open vcenter at all
This is very frustrating at a dead in the water place now
Any ideas?
Restart vpxd
service-control --stop --all
service-control --start --all
try to connect to the vcenter with FQDN and then with the IP, tell me if the result does not change.
you can send me the log file
/var/log/vmware/vpxd/vpxd.log
Passive
Peer
Witness
Going to stop and start all services next will post results
stopped all services then started all services NO CHANGE
I always use FQDN
I used ip address and got same results
The vpxd.log is too large to attach to the message can I email it to you?
vcenter is still down.