lcm-bundle-transfer-util.bat returns “Bundle Transfer Utility Tool failed with error : For input string: "605,6"”

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager
• VMware Cloud Foundation

Issue/Introduction

error “Bundle Transfer Utility Tool failed with error : For input string: "605,6"”

Environment

VCF 5.x

Windows / CMD

Cause

Language encoding / decimal separator 

Resolution

 

Check the current Decimal Separator and Language Settings via Command Prompt:

1. Open Command Prompt and run the following comment to check the Decimal Separator
   

   reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International" /v sDecimal

   The output will display the current Decimal Separator under the sDecimal value.
   
   
2. Open Command Prompt and run the following comment to check the Decimal Separator
   

   Get-WinUILanguageOverride;Get-Culture;Get-WinSystemLocale;Get-WinUILanguageOverride

   The output will display the current Language Settings.
3. Open PowerShell as an administrator.
   
   
4. Run the following command to set the Language Settings and Decimal Separator to a period (.): 
   

   Set-WinUILanguageOverride -Language "en-US"
   Set-Culture -CultureInfo "en-US"
   Set-WinSystemLocale -SystemLocale "en-US"
   Set-WinUILanguageOverride -Language "en-US"

After changing the settings, the lcm-bundle-transfer-util.bat should now run successfully with the new decimal separator.