vCenter Upgrade from 7.x to 8.x precheck warning about various extensions/plugins

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Customer sees the following precheck warning before upgrading their vCenter: 

Example with HCX plugins: 

Warning
This vCenter Server has extensions registered that cannot be upgraded to or may not work with the new vCenter Server. Extensions: Remove VCHS Marketing Plugin (by Vmware Inc.) on https://<vcenter_ip>:443, HCX Disaster Recovery Plugin (by Vmware Inc.) on https://<vcenter_ip>:443, HCX Audit Log Plugin (by Vmware Inc.) on https://<vcenter_ip>:443, HCX Update Plugin (by Vmware Inc.) on https://<vcenter_ip>:443, HCX Troubleshooting Plugin (by Vmware Inc.) on https://<vcenter_ip>:443, HCX Mobility Plugin (by Vmware Inc.) on https://<vcenter_ip>:443, HCX interconnect Deployment Plugin for NGC (by Vmware Inc.) on https://<vcenter_ip>:443, HCX Dashboard Plugin (by Vmware Inc.) on https://<vcenter_ip>:443,
Resolution
Please ensure extensions are compatible with the new vCenter Server and re-register extensions with the new vCenter Server after upgrade. Please refer to the vSphere documentation on extensions, and the upgrade and interoperability guides.

 

Environment

vSphere vCenter 7.x 

Resolution

-The precheck essentially is there to ensure that you check your plugins after the upgrade in case they need to be updated or re-registered 

-You will always see this warning if you have any plugins at all 

-The precheck wizard doesn't have any code for validating the versions so it throws this generic error to ensure you check things after upgrading 

You should be able to continue the vCenter upgrade without issue. 

This issue is resolved in vCenter 8.0 Update 3g: Release Notes