ESXi Upgrade Pre-Check Error: 'Error on Fetching Device Firmware Data, Device Compatibility Must Be Verified Manually'
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ESXi Upgrade Pre-Check Error: 'Error on Fetching Device Firmware Data, Device Compatibility Must Be Verified Manually'

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Article ID: 388422

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Products

VMware vSAN VMware vCenter Server VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

 

  • Warning Message in the "Updates" Tab of Cluster related to Hardware Compatibility : “Error on fetching device firmware data, Device compatibility must be verified manually”

  • The hardware compatibility for the storage controller indicates an error message 'Device is incompatible with the driver/firmware in cluster's image.' 

 

 

  • Compliance results may be shown as unknown

    • In the /var/log/vmware/vmware-updatemgr/vum-server/vmware-vum-server.log log of the vCenter Server, "Internal Server Error" are observed coming from HSM (Hardware Support Manager)

    [YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] error vmware-vum-server[520353] [Originator@6876 sub=Hsl::Util opID=#########-#######-#####-####-###########] [ErrorUtil 139] Internal Server Error
    [YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] error vmware-vum-server[520353] [Originator@6876 sub=Hsl::ScanManager opID=#########-#######-#####-####-###########] [ScanManager 90] Failed to Initiate HW Scan task on hsm com.dell.plugin.OpenManager_HWSupportManager, Error Type : 8, Error Code : 500
    [YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] error vmware-vum-server[520353] [Originator@6876 sub=Hsl::ScanManager opID=#########-#######-#####-####-###########] [ScanManager 162] Failed to trigger scan on hsm com.dell.plugin.OpenManager_HWSupportManager with Error:
    -->    com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.internal_server_error
    --> No messages!
    --> scan results will be marked as unavailable
    [YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] error vmware-vum-server[520353] [Originator@6876 sub=TelemetryError opID=#########-#######-#####-####-###########] [PManTelemetryEvents 85] Error messages are empty

    • When attempting to retrieve hardware firmware version information, the Hardware Support Manager (HSM) may return an internal error in response to the inventory request. As a result, it fails to retrieve the necessary hardware details, including firmware versions.

    [YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] info vmware-vum-server[12468] [Originator@6876 sub=HCL::HostHclValidate] [HostHclValidate 760] Spec driver version match but Firmware NOT match in Device Constrants.Spec Firmware Version [ 24.15.03.00 ], Device Firmware Version [ 24.15.14.00 ]
    [YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] info vmware-vum-server[521299] [Originator@6876 sub=HCL::HostHclValidate] [HostHclValidate 760] Spec driver version match but Firmware NOT match in Device Constrants.Spec Firmware Version [ 17.15.08.00 ], Device Firmware Version [  ]

    • HSM logs will indicate the following log entries

    Path: /var/log/vmware/vmware-updatemgr/vum-server/hsm-service.log

    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:801 [INFO] Running command from C++: hosts scan
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:754 [INFO] Running command hosts scan
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:248 [INFO] Got operation arguments: _OptArgsHolder(task_id=None, host_id=None, package=None, version=None, release=None)
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:258 [INFO] Initiating executor
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:483 [INFO] Got network location: <HSM IP Address>
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:508 [INFO] Extracted hostname: <HSM IP Address>, port: 443
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:274 [INFO] Successfully initiated executor
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:540 [ERROR] Unexpected error occurred during execution: Unable to get field messages, no field of that name found.
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:547 [INFO] Got http response status code: 500
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:558 [ERROR] Error code: 500
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:561 [ERROR] Transient error: None
    HsmService:YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss,zzz[Dummy-7]hsmService:797 [INFO] Hsm service result: {'output': 'null', 'error': {'errorCode': 500, 'command': ('hosts', 'scan'), 'input': '{"requestContext": null, "requestBody": {"action": "SCAN", "targetHosts": ....... }

Environment

  • VMware vCenter Server 7.x 
    VMware vCenter Server 8.x 
  • VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x 
    VMware vSphere ESXi 8.x 
  • VMware vSAN 7.x
    VMware vSAN 8.x 

Hardware Support Manager Integration such as

  • HPE OneView for VMware vCenter 
  • OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter (OMEVV) 
  • Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter

Cause

Hardware compatibility validation failed when using the hardware vendor's Hardware Support Manager (HSM) plugin with VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM).

Note: The Hardware Support Manager (HSM) is a software solution provided by the hardware vendor, typically delivered as an OVF (Open Virtualization Format) image. Once deployed, the HSM includes a plug-in that registers itself as an extension within the vCenter Server. This integration allows for streamlined hardware management and support, enabling enhanced compatibility checks and firmware updates within the vSphere environment.

 

 

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