VMware Aria Automation upgrade might fail with Error Code LCMVRAVACONFIG90030 from Aria Lifecycle Manager

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

• Attempting to upgrade VMware Aria Automation from version 8.12.2 to 8.16.2 in a clustered environment via VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle (LCM) results in failure during Stage-2 with the following error: LCMVRAVACONFIG90030
• The upgrade process stops at the "vRealize Automation upgrade status check" stage, and the environment remains in a failed state

• Detailed Error Logs:
  • From LCM UI:
    • Error Code: LCMVRAVACONFIG90030
    • VMware Aria Automation VA Upgrade Status Check failed.
    • Upgrade on vRealize Automation VA xxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.com failed with state 'fatal'. ... Upgrade on VMware Aria Automation VA xxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.com failed with state TIMEOUT. ...

 

• • From /var/log/vmware/prelude/upgrade-2024-07-05-05-41-54.log:
    • [INFO][2024-07-05 05:58:27][xxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.com] VAMI upgrade completed with error.
      [ERROR][2024-07-05 05:58:27][xxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.com] VAMI overall upgrade has failed. ...
      [ERROR][2024-07-05 05:59:02][xxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.com] Remote command failed: mkdir -p /var/vmware/prelude/upgrade at host: xxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.com

 

• • From /opt/vmware/var/log/vami/updatecli.log:
    • 05/07/2024 05:54:56 [INFO] Update status: Running installation tests
    • 05/07/2024 05:54:56 [INFO] Running /opt/vmware/var/lib/vami/update/data/job/10/test_command
    • warning: /opt/vmware/var/lib/vami/update/data/package-pool/package-pool/VMware-Log-Insight-Agent-8.16.0-23229978.noarch.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA512 Signature, key ID fdf4dc95: NOKEY
      error: Failed dependencies:
    • libcrypto.so.1.0.0()(64bit) is needed by (installed) net-snmp-5.8-11.ph3.x86_64
    • librpm.so.8()(64bit) is needed by (installed) net-snmp-5.8-11.ph3.x86_64
    • librpmio.so.8()(64bit) is needed by (installed) net-snmp-5.8-11.ph3.x86_64
    • 05/07/2024 05:54:57 [ERROR] Failed with exit code 65024
    • 05/07/2024 05:54:57 [INFO] Update status: Running post-install scripts

Environment

• VMware Aria Automation 8.x
• VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.x

Cause

• The upgrade failure is attributed to an unsupported package installed on the VMware Aria Automation appliance: net-snmp-5.8-11.ph3.x86_64
• The VAMI (vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface) update fails during RPM installation tests due to missing dependencies for the net-snmp package

Resolution

Remove Unsupported Package:

Uninstall the net-snmp-5.8-11.ph3.x86_64 package and any other manually installed additional RPMs that may cause conflicts

1. Revert the environment to pre upgrade snapshot.
2. Find this package: 

    yum list installed | grep <Packagename>

3. Remove the package:

    yum remove <packagename-from-step2>

   

 

Additional Information

• This issue highlights the importance of avoiding unauthorized package installations on Aria Automation appliances
• Consider maintaining a clean system with only officially supported packages to ensure smooth upgrades and avoid compatibility issues