Adding multiple nodes to an existing cluster in parallel hangs at "Waiting to finish cluster expansion. Starting the cluster for initial installation" in vRealize Operations Manager
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Article ID: 344292
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Products
VMware Aria Suite
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
Two or more nodes are added to an existing vRealize Operations Manager cluster in parallel.
The status of the cluster does not change from:
Waiting to finish cluster expansion. Starting the cluster for initial installation
Rebooting the nodes or restarting the services has no effect.
Environment
VMware Aria Operations 8.12x and later
Cause
Adding multiple nodes to an existing vRealize Operations Manager cluster in parallel is not supported. Cluster expansion must be completed one node at a time.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, you must manually remove the recently added nodes. For more information: