Precheck error: ESXi upgrade policy validation for cluster xxxxx failed with an internal error. Reason: Upgrade policy is missing in vCenter.

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager

Issue/Introduction

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1

Cause

A known issue, in SDDC Manager, the default upgrade policy applies to all clusters, while in vSphere each cluster has a distinct upgrade policy. This can create a scenario where the ESX upgrade policy configured in vCenter does not match what SDDC Manager expects.

VCF 5.2.1 release notes

Resolution

This issue causes a warning only. You can proceed with the upgrade without remediating the issue.