Aria Operations cluster fails to go online - "Cluster initialization is in progress"

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

When attempting to bring the Aria Operations cluster online, the cluster seems to get stuck in a going online state with no change for 30 minutes or longer.

The message "Cluster initialization is in progress" is displayed underneath the button which is used to bring cluster online.

Environment

VMware Aria Operations 8.x
VMware vRealize Operations 8.x
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 7.x
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x

Resolution

Contact Broadcom Support and provide them with a link to this KB article.