Enabling a VxRail async patch using the Async Patch tool fails with 'Partner bundle metadata does not contain bundle with given version' error.

Products

• VMware Cloud Foundation

Issue/Introduction

/var/log/vmware/vcf/lcm/tools/asyncpatchtool/async_patch_tool.log:

2025-01-09T09:48:24.888+0000 [main] ERROR [com.vmware.evo.sddc.lcm.tools.asyncpatch.AsyncPatchToolMain]
                      PARTNER_BUNDLE_INVALID
-- Error Message: Partner bundle metadata does not contain bundle with given version
-- Remedy: null
-- Error Stacktrace:
com.vmware.evo.sddc.lcm.model.error.LcmException: Partner bundle metadata does not contain bundle with given version
        at com.vmware.evo.sddc.lcm.tools.asyncpatch.VxRailUtils.findAndCopyPBMForVxRailBundle(VxRailUtils.java:119)
        at com.vmware.evo.sddc.lcm.tools.asyncpatch.VxRailUtils.replaceDepotPBMWithAsyncPatchPBM(VxRailUtils.java:54)
        at com.vmware.evo.sddc.lcm.tools.asyncpatch.AsyncPatchToolHelper.constructBundleDownloadSpec(AsyncPatchToolHelper.java:365)
        at com.vmware.evo.sddc.lcm.tools.asyncpatch.EnablePatchSpecHelper.constructInputSpec(EnablePatchSpecHelper.java:58)

 

Patch enablement fails.

 

Environment

VCF 4.5.x

Cause

As per https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/324139/prerequisite-before-enabling-vxrail-asyn.html, in VxRail environments, it is essential that the relevant partnerBundleMetadata.json file is downloaded and moved to the correct location on the SDDC to allow VxRail patch enablement to succeed.

The failure described here can occur in three scenarios:

1. The required json file is not present on the SDDC Manager 
2. The required json file is present on the SDDC Manager but is in the incorrect location
3. The required json file is present on the SDDC Manager and is in the correct location but has been renamed.

 

 

Resolution

As per https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/324139/prerequisite-before-enabling-vxrail-asyn.html:

"Copy the downloaded patch-specific partner bundle metadata file to the AP tool output directory where patch bundles will be downloaded. If you have not specified the --ouputDirectory, the default output directory will be {user.home}/apToolBundles"     

It is also important that the downloaded file NOT be renamed.

For example, if you are trying to enabled the VxRail 7.0.531-28777448 patch, the required download bundle is partnerBundleMetadata_7_0_531_28777448.json.

Make sure when you move the file to the SDDC Manager you preserve the naming convention ( partnerBundleMetadata_7_0_531_28777448.json).

Do not rename it to  'partnerBundleMetadata.json'