Converge VCSA from external PSC to embedded fails because VCSA was deployed with IP instead of FQDN

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• Converge VCSA from external PSC to embedded fails
• VCSA was deployed with IP instead of FQDN
• following logs are seen:

 

• /var/log/vmware/converge/converge.log:

[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] ERROR converge Failed to run white listed firstboot scripts. Error: {
"problemId": null,
"componentKey": null,
"detail": [

"args":
"Command: ['run-firstboot-scripts', ' -- action', 'firstboot', ' -- subaction', 'firstboot', ' -- fbWhiteList', 'vm
identity-firstboot']\nStderr:'

'translatable": "An error occurred while invoking external command : '%(0)s'",
'localized": "An error occurred while invoking external command : 'Command: ['run-firstboot-scripts', ' -- action', 'firstboot', ' -- subaction', 'firstboot', ' -- fbWhiteList', 'vmidentity-firstboot' ]\nStderr: '",
"id": "install.ciscommon.command.errinvoke"

"resolution": null

}

•  /var/log/firstboot/vmafd-firstboot.py_***_stdout.log:

[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] Running command: ['/opt/likewise/bin/lwregshell', 'set_value', ' [HKEY_THIS_MACHINE\\Services\ \vmca]', 'Autostart', '1']
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] Running command: ['/opt/likewise/bin/lwsm', 'refresh']
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] Post-init Done VMCA
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] Getting value for install-parameter: system.hostname
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] Getting value for install-parameter: deployment.node.type
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] Running command: ['/opt/likewise/bin/lwregshell', 'list_values', '[HKEY_THIS_MACHINE\\Services\\vmafd\\Parameters]']
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] Running command: ['/opt/likewise/bin/lwregshell', 'list_values', '[HKEY_THIS_MACHINE\\Services\\vmafd\\Parameters\\Domains\\xxxX-xxxX-xxxx-xxxX-xxxx]']
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] Affinitized DC value set to 10.30.X.X
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] VMAFD Boot Succeeded

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 6.x with external PSC

Cause

• This issue is expected as the firstboot script looks for a Fully Qualified Domain Name inside the vmafd parameters and install-defaults

 

Resolution

• Follow the process to rename the VCSA as per documentation inside 'Additional Information'
• Open a support request with VMware Support if the resolution does not fix your issue

OR

• Deploy a new appliance with embedded PSC.

Additional Information

• Converge process can be see here
• Process to rename the VCSA when it was deployed with IP instead of FQDN can be see here