Network portgroup selection shows empty result while performing RDU upgrade through vCenter Server UI
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Article ID: 311964
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VMware vCenter Server 8.0
Issue/Introduction
Network Portgroup selection dropdown shows an empty list while performing the RDU (reduced downtime upgrade) upgrade of the VC to the versions prior to vCenter Server 8.0 U2b.
The issue happens when there is no network named "VM Network" in the inventory.
VLCM Service crash at same time with below errors in the log file /var/log/vmware/vlcm/vlcm.log :
/var/log/vmware/vlcm/vlcm.log:
<date & time> info vlcm [client/vc.go:39] [opID=<opid UUID>] No connection provided, connecting to the local VC <date & time> info vlcm [client/vc.go:73] [opID=<opid UUID>] Connection to the container is successful <date & time> info vlcm [draft/draft.go:931] [opID=<opid UUID>] GetNetwork: VC workflow <date & time> error vlcm [cmd/main.go:147] panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference