Error: Manager to Policy promotion during VCF 9 upgrade
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Error: Manager to Policy promotion during VCF 9 upgrade

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Article ID: 385606

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Products

VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

  • Upgrade to VCF 9 or NSX 9 prechecks fail.

  • Error: Found data inconsistencies: MP Objects found in DB before promotion for tables : #######

  • Promotion fails with: Resource type: DFW_EXCLUSION_LIST is dependent on resource type: NSGroup with id: ####. Please make sure that the dependent objects are promoted first or are not created by policy.

Environment

  • VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.x

  • VMware NSX 4.2.x, 9.x

Cause

  • MP Logical APIs and the MP2Policy promotion tool are removed in VCF 9.0.

  • Stale objects in the Corfu DB, such as NSGroups referenced in an exclusion list, block the promotion process.

Resolution

Workaround:

  1. Start the migration coordinator service by running the following command on only one node within the NSX Manager cluster, from the Command Line Interface (CLI) while logged in with the admin account:
    start service migration-coordinator
  2. If promotion is blocked by DFW_EXCLUSION_LIST dependencies:

    • Identify the stale NSGroup UUID from the error message.

    • Verify if the object is visible in the Manager UI.

    • If the object is stale (present in DB but not active), contact Broadcom Support for assistance in removing the stale entry from the Corfu DB.

  3. Once the database is cleared, restart the Manager Objects Promotion from System > General Settings. To speak with a customer representative or a Support Engineer see Contact Support. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on your respective region.

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