This issue is resolved in VMware vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1d , available at
VMware Downloads for these upgrade paths:
- vSphere 6.0 to 6.5 U1d
- vSphere 5.5 to 6.5 U1d
Note: This issue might occur with the following upgrade paths:
- vSphere 6.0 to 6.5 to 6.5 U1d
- vSphere 5.5 to 6.5 to 6.5 U1d
- vSphere 6.0 to 6.7 U2
Workaround:
To work around this issue, remove the stale serviceID:
vSphere 6.5 U1d
- From a Web browser, connect to the vCenter Server Managed Object Browser (MOB) at:
https://vcenter_FQDN.com/cm/mob
- Login as the [email protected] user.
- Click Search.
- Edit the Value column to only have these lines:
<searchCriteria></searchCriteria>
- Click Invoke Method.
- Press Ctrl+F and search for cis.vws.servicename.
- Copy the serviceID string directly above cis.vws.servicename.
- Exit this window.
- Click UnregisterService.
- Under the Value column, enter the string copied in step 7.
- Click Invoke Method.
vSphere 6.7 U2
- From a Web browser, connect to the vCenter Server Managed Object Browser (MOB) at:
https://vcenter_fqdn.com/lookupservice/mob/ - Login as the [email protected] user.
- Click RetrieveServiceContent.
- Click Invoke Method.
- Click on ServiceRegistration.
- Click List
- Edit the Value column to only have these lines:
<filterCriteria>
<serviceType>
<product>com.vmware.vws</product>
<type>vws.health</type>
</serviceType>
</filterCriteria>
- Click Invoke Method.
- Press Ctrl+F and search for cis.vws.servicename.
- Copy the serviceID string directly above cis.vws.servicename.
- Exit this window.
- Traverse till ServiceRegistration and click Delete.
- Under the Value column, enter the string copied in step 10.
- Click Invoke Method.