Using the PUT api/v2/vsphere API results in HTTP 500 "Internal error occurred during request processing."

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

Updating the vSphere / vCenter integration using the PUT api/v2/vsphere API call results in a HTTP 500 Internal error occurred during request processing." error.

Reviewing the /storage/core/loginsight/var/runtime.log shows an error like

[2025-01-21 12:52:29.411+0000] ["application-akka.actor.default-dispatcher-48083"/10.1.2.3 ERROR] [globals.GlobalErrorHandler] [Error executing request PUT /api/v2/vsphere/{vcenter_fqdn}]
java.util.concurrent.CompletionException: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.encodeThrowable(Unknown Source) ~[?:?]
...
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at com.vmware.loginsight.api.v2.providers.vSphere.VsphereProvider.addOrUpdateConfigurations(VsphereProvider.java:148) 

Environment

VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.x

Cause

The API call requires a Boolean parameter in the JSON payload called configureEsxiHostsAutomatically.

Resolution

Include a Boolean Parameter in the JSON payload called configureEsxiHostsAutomatically

Example JSON Payload

{
  "acceptCert": true,
  "username": "exampleVCUsername",
  "password": "exampleVCPassword",
  "syslogProtocol": "tcp",
  "vsphereEventsEnabled": true,
  "configureEsxiHostsAutomatically": false,
  "target": "exampleVIP.ip.or.fqdn",
  "userTags": "tag1=value1,tag2=value2"
}