Symptoms:
- Download or Deploy plug-in task fails at 0% with error "Plug-in configuration with Reverse Proxy failed"
- Under Client Plugins status shows as "Failed"
- Removing Plug-in from vcenter server mob page and re-starting vsphere-ui does not help.
- vsphere_client_virgo.log located in /var/log/vmware/vsphere-ui/logs/vsphere_client_virgo.log contains the following error messages:
[2024-02-15T09:48:54.752-06:00] [ERROR] sdk-plugin-deployer-196 c.v.v.p.p.JsonFileBasedRemotePluginReverseProxyConfigurer Cannot add proxy rules for {packageRef = com.vmware.vlcm.client:8.0.2.22617221, manifestUrl = https://vctest.lab.local:9087/vci/downloads/vlcm-ui/plugin.zip=[url = https://vctest.lab.local:9087/vum-fileupload/,type = HTTP_FILE_UPLOAD,sslPeerAuthenticationData = SslPeerCertificateThumbprintData{thumbprint=37:00:7E:03:C6:9A:75:97:CD:11:11:87:DD:83:72:87:35:C5:45:3C}, url = https://vctest.lab.local:443,type = cis.common.skipreg,sslPeerAuthenticationData = SslPeerCertificateThumbprintData{thumbprint=37:00:7E:03:C6:9A:75:97:CD:11:11:87:DD:83:72:87:35:C5:45:3C}, url = https://vctest.lab.local:9087/vci/downloads/vlcm-ui/plugin.zip,type = MANIFEST_SERVER,sslPeerAuthenticationData = SslPeerCertificateThumbprintData{thumbprint=37:00:7E:03:C6:9A:75:97:CD:11:11:87:DD:83:72:87:35:C5:45:3C}]}. Plugin service initial configuration is not ready/was not successful.
[2024-02-15T09:48:54.753-06:00] [INFO ] sdk-plugin-deployer-196 com.vmware.vise.plugin.extension.VcExtensionManager Cleaning up extension: com.vmware.vlcm.client:8.0.2.22617221
[2024-02-15T09:48:54.754-06:00] [INFO ] sdk-plugin-deployer-196 c.vmware.vise.extensionfw.impl.plugin.PluginExtensionManagerImpl Extensions for plugin com.vmware.vlcm.client:8.0.2.22617221 were removed from the cache.
[2024-02-15T09:48:54.789-06:00] [ERROR] sdk-plugin-deployer-195 com.vmware.vise.plugin.status.RemotePluginStatusServiceImpl DEPLOYMENT_FAILED: Error deploying plugin package com.vmware.vsan.client:8.0.202.10000. Reason: Plugin configuration with Reverse Proxy failed.
- rhttpproxy-xx.log located in /var/log/vmware/rhttpproxy/rhttpproxy-xx.log contains the following error message:
2024-02-26T10:18:55.094-06:00 error rhttpproxy[2501235] [Originator@6876 sub=RhttpProxy] [Rhttpproxy JWT] Missing privilege! Global.Proxy is required. 2024-02-26T10:18:55.094-06:00 error rhttpproxy[2501235] [Originator@6876 sub=RhttpProxy] [Rhttpproxy REST PUT Handler] JWT verification failed