LCMVSPHERECONFIG1000016 - Aria Operations for Networks 6.x Upgrade Fails on Stage 6 "Deploy Ovf"

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

• When installing or upgrading Aria Operation for Networks 6.x on a vSphere version 8.0U2x, the installation fails on Stage 6 with:
  Error Code: LCMVSPHERECONFlG1000016
  IO Exception occurred while performing the operation.
  Check the logs for more information.

 

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Environment

• Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12+
• Aria Operations for Networks 6.x
• VMware vCenter Server 8.0U2x

Cause

• Known issue with Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12+ release.

Resolution

1. Open a vSphere Client connection to the vCenter Server.
2. Click Home > Administration > Roles
3. Find the Role "vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to vSphere Integration"  (Validate that your Aria Suite Lifecycle Service Account which runs operations on vCenter is assigned this role).
4. Edit the Role and add the following privileges for the role:
   1. Select "Storage Views" then tick the box for "View".
   2. Select "VM storage policies" then tick the box for  "View VM storage policies”.
   3. 
5. Once saved, start the installation process again.

Additional Information

Aria Suite Lifecycle release notes for reference:
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Suite-Lifecycle/8.18/rn/vmware-aria-suite-lifecycle-818-release-notes/index.html