VAMI login page is redirected to https://VCSA-FQDN:5480/configurev2/#/ after the precheck of VCSA upgrading.

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• After initiating the precheck of the VCSA upgrade stage 2, the source VCSA's VAMI login page is not accessible.
  
  
• When accessing https://VCSA-FQDN:5480:5480 (or https://VCSA-FQDN:5480/#/login), it is re-directed to https://VCSA-FQDN:5480/configurev2/#/
  
  
  
  
  
• When logged in with root credentials, below page is shown and progress bar does not make progress.
  
  
  
  
• This issue occurs only when the source VCSA has been made through upgrading from previous versions. i.e. newly fresh deployed VCSA is not affected.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 7.0.x

Cause

The VCSA made by upgrading from previous version has a dependency on the particular log file to provide VAMI login page accessibility. When initiating the precheck of upgrading to next version, the log file is deleted.

Resolution

• Remove /etc/vmware/install-defaults/upgrade.source.vpxd.ip with below command in the affected source VCSA.

• mv /etc/vmware/install-defaults/upgrade.source.vpxd.ip /etc/vmware/install-defaults/upgrade.source.vpxd.ip.bk

• Then, access https://VCSA-FQDN:5480 (or https://_VCSA_FQDN_OR_IP_:5480/#/login ).
  
  Note:  No service restart or reboot is required of the vCenter.
  
  
• This issue is fixed in the future releases.