Symptoms:
Upgrade not available
" when upgrading using CDROM (ISO) option/var/log/vmware/capengine/cap-non-lvm-update/workflow.log
file displays Starting task ext-post-install
but not Task ext-post-install completed
.Resolved in 8.12 Patch 2.
See VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Patch 2 Release Notes for additional information.
Note: To avoid encountering this issue when upgrading to 8.14 or higher, it is recommended to first apply 8.12 Patch 2, otherwise, see the Workaround below for additional information.
Workaround:
The available workarounds depend upon whether or not a pre-upgrade snapshot is available.
Note: Snapshots should always be taken before any significant change or upgrade.
touch /var/log/bootstrap/fips_disable
chmod 644 /var/log/bootstrap/fips_disable
Note: You may run these steps before any upgrade attempt to prevent this issue from occurring.
In such cases when after the upgrade the UI shows no details of the upgraded version, these are the steps to fix the appliance.
/etc/bootstrap/postupdate.d/26-cleanup-pspak-db-backups && /etc/bootstrap/postupdate.d/27-fill-cap-product-info && /etc/bootstrap/postupdate.d/60-update-upgrade-status && /etc/bootstrap/postupdate.d/70-blackstone-upgrade.sh && /etc/bootstrap/postupdate.d/80-cleanup-patch-history && /etc/bootstrap/postupdate.d/90-enable-fips-mode && /etc/bootstrap/postupdate.d/91-create-cap-update-settings && /etc/bootstrap/postupdate.d/92-disable-vami-lighttpd
systemctl restart cap-workflow-engine.service
{"state":"UP_TO_DATE","version":"","latest_query_time":"<do-not-change-the-value>","instance_id":"<do-not-change-the-value>","current_workflow":"cap-non-lvm-update","progress":"100%","message":"Completed","status":"Completed"}
Note: The entry should look similar to one of the following:
Upgrade Completed Successfully from 8.2.0.23 to 8.10.0.6 on 1665243746
Upgrade Completed Successfully from 8.10.0.6 to 8.12.0.7 on 1687777307
Upgrade Completed Successfully from to on 1697732933
Upgrade Completed Successfully from 8.12.0.7 to 8.14.0.4 on 1697732933
{ "product_name": "VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Appliance", "version": "8.14.0.4", "build_number": "22630472" }
/etc/bootstrap/postupdate.d/99-reboot-va
Note: For a VCF aware vRSLCM environment, additional steps may be needed to reflect the build number in SDDC Manager database. Please follow SDDC Manager do not show any upgrade bundles for Workload Domain or Bundles are marked as "Future" in SDDC Manager Bundle Management to fix the issue in SDDC Manager inventory.