"Firstboot script execution Error. The supplied System Name is not valid" deploying vCenter Server Appliance 6.0

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• The vCenter Server Appliance deployment fails to complete
• You see the error:
  
  Firstboot script execution Error. The supplied System Name vCenter_Server_FQDN is not valid.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0.x

Cause

This issue occurs if the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is not resolvable during the vCenter Server Appliance's first boot.

Resolution

To resolve this issue:

1. Open the console to the vCenter Server Appliance and press CTRL+ALT+F3 and log in with root credentials.
2. To enable shell, run this command.
   
   shell.set --enabled true
    
3. Enter shell with this command:
   
   shell
    
4. Ping the DNS servers to confirm communication with this command:
   
   ping dns.dns_server.com
    
5. Use nslookup to make sure the vCenter Server Appliance can be resolved:
   
   nslookup vCenter_Server_Appliance_FQDN
    
6. Use the nslookup command to resolve the shortname.
7. After underlying networking issue is resolved, redeploy the vCenter Server Appliance.

For more information on DNS requirements, see the vSphere DNS Requirements section of the vSphere Installation and Setup guide.

Additional Information

vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 が次のエラーでデプロイに失敗する：Firstboot スクリプト実行エラー。指定したシステム名が無効です。
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 部署失败并出现以下错误： 首次引导脚本执行错误。 提供的“系统名称”无效。
Fehlermeldung bei der Bereitstellung von vCenter Server Appliance 6.0: „Fehler beim Ausführen des Skripts zum erstmaligen Laden. Der angegebene Systemname ist ungültig.“