Deploying vSphere Integrated Container fails with (3016, 0) error codes

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• When trying to deploy a vSphere Integrated Container's Virtual Container host, you see the error:
  
  Could not run VCH vSphere API target check due to ServerFaultCode: A general system error occurred: vix error codes = (3016, 0).
  
• This is followed by a I/O timeout.

Environment

VMware vSphere Integrated Containers 1.0.x

Cause

This issue occurs because the container machine is unable to communicate with vCenter.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, specify the dns-address with "--dns-server" parameter:

vic-machine-os create --target "Vcentername" --image-store "image store name" --bridge-network "bridge network name" --public-network "public network name" --public-network-ip "public network address " --public-network-gateway "gateway address" --name "Name of the virtual container host" --dns-server dns server "address"

Additional Information

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