VCF bringup failing at validate configuration - ESXi host configuration validation

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager

Issue/Introduction

'Validate Configuration' failing at ESXi host configuration validation with below error:

"esxi esxifqdn.com has physical NIC vmnic0 connected to vSwitch0 which is not listed in the input specification (Expecting only one of [vmnic2, vmnic3])"

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x

VMware Cloud Builder

Cause

Deployment parameter workbook is updated with vnmic2 and vmnic3 for the specific ESXis.

However, ESXis vswitch0 is configured with different NIC i.e. vnmnic0

Resolution

Validate Deployment  Parameter Workbook for the vmnic details.

Add and keep only one of the vnmics which are also updated in Parameter Workbook, on ESXi vSwitch0

Re-run the task.