VCSA 6.7.0 - can't get updates of any kind to go...

[bapplegate]

Hello,

I have VCSA 6.7.0.  I see there is 6.7.0a - so I downloaded the ISO for this (VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.7.0.11000-8546234-patch-FP.iso).  I connect this to the cdrom, and I try via command line:

Command> software-packages stage --iso
 [2018-06-28T17:54:56.179] : ISO mounted successfully
 [2018-06-28T17:54:56.179] : ISO unmounted successfully
 [2018-06-28T17:54:56.179] : Target patch version is not supported.

I've also noticed that in Updates (i.e. VUM) - I have no icon for Updates.  All other functions (Administration, Policies, etc.) have a small icon.  Updates is blank (but I can click on it).

Once I'm in updates, the only "available" updates are from 2015 and version 6.0.0 ?!  I choose Download, and the task fires that claims it's downloading updates.  Nothing changes though.

One other data point - I initially installed this on eval licenses, and I just today bough Essentials and applied the licenses.  I rebooted VCSA clean after applying the licenses.  No change.

TL;DR: VCSA with updates completely stuck.

[bapplegate]

Update: So the URL for updates repo is:

https://vapp-updates.vmware.com/vai-catalog/valm/vmw/8d167796-34d5-4899-be0a-6daade4005a3/6.7.0.1100...

I get 404 all day long on this.  It appears to be served from Akamai CDN.  Can anyone else try this - and see if you also get 404s ?

$ curl https://vapp-updates.vmware.com/vai-catalog/valm/vmw/8d167796-34d5-4899-be0a-6daade4005a3/6.7.0.1100... 
File not found." 
$ curl -I https://vapp-updates.vmware.com/vai-catalog/valm/vmw/8d167796-34d5-4899-be0a-6daade4005a3/6.7.0.1100... 
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Server: Apache
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:43:56 GMT
Content-Length: 16
Connection: keep-alive

[bapplegate]

I made some progress.  The browser I was using was in "private mode" - and Updates wouldn't work so good.

I can see updates in VAMI now at least.

[swhitakerDC]

i too get the 404 error when going to the website that it says it checks. I can't get updates on my new 6.7 vcsa as well. Did you find a fix for this before i go to support?

[swhitakerDC]

never mind, i just found this post and it looks like the repo location was wrong. pasted this into the custom url

https://vapp-updates.vmware.com/vai-catalog/valm/vmw/8d167796-34d5-4899-be0a-6daade4005a3/6.7.0.1000...

Anyone else, please look at this post about it.

http://davidstamen.com/2018/05/23/patching-your-vcenter-server-appliance-from-6.7-to-6.7a/

[mdinisoae]

The new repository link: for vCenter Appliance 6.7 U1b:

https://vapp-updates.vmware.com/vai-catalog/valm/vmw/8d167796-34d5-4899-be0a-6daade4005a3/6.7.0.2100...

[Luis_Feigenblat]

Hello, is there a new link? I'm getting the file not found" page