/var/log/vmkernel.log
file, you see the entries similar to:esxupdate: downloader: DEBUG: Downloading from https://10.xx.xxx.xx:8043/vib/vr2c-firewall.vib...
esxupdate: Transaction: INFO: Skipping installed VIBs VMware_bootbank_vr2c-firewall_5.8.0.1-2170514
esxupdate: Transaction: INFO: Final list of VIBs being installed:
vr2c-firewall.vib
package on the host. The package contains custom firewall rules that are required for replications to cloud. /var/log/esxupdate.log
file, you see the entries similar to:esxupdate: esxupdate: ERROR: VibDownloadError: ('https://vr_appliance_address:8043/vib/vr2c-firewall.vib', None, "('https://vr_appliance_address:8043/vib/vr2c-firewall.vib', '', '[Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>')").
Note: The preceding log excerpts are only examples. Date, time, and environmental variables may vary depending on your environment.
VMware vSphere Replication 8.2.1
This is a known issue affecting VMware vSphere Replication until version 8.2.1 | OCT 29 2020 | Build 17079075. The vr2c-firewall VIB was required for clients that were using DR to Cloud functionality that was provided by vCloud Availability for vCloud Director. This VIB was deprecated from VMware vSphere Replication 8.2.1 | OCT 29 2020 | Build 17079075 release & is no longer available in higher versions of the appliance.
scp /opt/vmware/hms/vib/vr2c-firewall.vib user@ESXi_host:/tmp
esxcli network firewall get
Default Action: DROP
Enabled: false
Loaded: true
esxcli network firewall set --enabled false
esxcli network firewall set --enabled true
(Set it back to true after downloading the file)https://vrappliance_address:8043/vib/vr2c-firewall.vib.
esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/vr2c-firewall.vib
Alternatively, disable the automatic installation of the firewall VIB.
/opt/vmware/hms/bin/hms-configtool -cmd reconfig -property hms-auto-install-vr2c-vib=false
- Use this command for 8.2 and below. /opt/vmware/hms/bin/hms-configtool -cmd reconfig -property hms-auto-install-hbragent-vib=false
- Use this command for 8.3 and above. root@vrappliance
[ /] # cd /opt/vmware/hms/conf/
hms-configuration.xml
' using vi and update the following entry from true to false.<hms-auto-install-hbragent-vib>true</hms-auto-install-hbragent-vib>
hms-auto-install-hbragent-vib
to false can prevent installing it again. But we need to uninstall or stop it in ESX side.systemctl restart hms
esxcli software vib
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