An error occurred during host configuration - Host fails to download vmware-hbr-agent VIB (After vCenter upgraded from 7.0u3 to 8.0u3)

Products

• VMware Live Recovery

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

Following task with description Apply Solution will show  Running Frequently in the task list of vCenter

vpxa.log : /var/log/vpxa 

yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ info vpxa[2100734] [Originator@6876 sub=Default opID=71ab0cc4-ba6d-4222-a2a8-24c3c9002a57-HMSINT-29-72-65] [VpxLRO] -- ERROR task-41013 -- patchManager -- vim.host.PatchManager.InstallV2: vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault:
--> Result:
--> (vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault) {
-->  faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->  faultMessage = <unset>,
-->  text = "/usr/sbin/esxupdate returned with exit status: 7"
-->  msg = "An error occurred during host configuration."
--> }
--> Args:
-->
--> Arg metaUrls:
--> (string) []
--> Arg bundleUrls:
--> (string) []
--> Arg vibUrls:
--> (string) [
-->  "https://vSphere-replication.###.com:8043/vib/vmware-hbr-agent.vib"
--> ]
--> Arg spec:
--> (vim.host.PatchManager.PatchManagerOperationSpec) {
-->  proxy = "http://vcenter.###.com",
-->  port = 80,
-->  userName = <unset>,
-->  password = <unset>,
-->  cmdOption = <unset>
--> }

esxupdate.log : /var/log/esxupdate.log

yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: downloader: INFO: Proxies configured: {'http': 'http://vcenter_fqdn:80', 'https': 'http://vcenter_fqdn:80', 'ftp': 'http://vcenter_fqdn:80'}
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: Proxy: ERROR: Proxy server cannot connect to the endpoint: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found^M vary: Accept-Encoding^M date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:51:54 GMT^M connection: close^M content-length: 0
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: downloader: WARNING: Download failed: Proxy server vcenter_fqdn:80 returned status 404, 1 retry left...
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: downloader: INFO: Proxies configured: {'http': 'http://vcenter_fqdn:80', 'https': 'http://vcenter_fqdn:80', 'ftp': 'http://vcenter_fqdn:80'}
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: Proxy: ERROR: Proxy server cannot connect to the endpoint: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found^M vary: Accept-Encoding^M date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:51:57 GMT^M connection: close^M content-length: 0
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR: An esxupdate error exception was caught:
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Downloader.py", line 374, in _openfromurl
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     return self._retry(self._open_for_download, self.options['retry'])
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Downloader.py", line 224, in _retry
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     _checkRetry(retry, retries, e)
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Downloader.py", line 208, in _checkRetry
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     raise exception
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Downloader.py", line 214, in _retry
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     return func()
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Downloader.py", line 264, in _open_for_download
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     robj = self._urlopen(self.url)
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Downloader.py", line 198, in _urlopen
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     return opener.open(url, timeout=self.options['timeout'])
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 525, in open
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 542, in _open
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 502, in _call_chain
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Utils/Proxy.py", line 220, in _https_open
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     h.request(req.get_method(), selector, req.data, headers)
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/http/client.py", line 1259, in request
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/http/client.py", line 1305, in _send_request
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/http/client.py", line 1254, in endheaders
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/http/client.py", line 1014, in _send_output
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/http/client.py", line 954, in send
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Utils/Proxy.py", line 147, in connect
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     raise ConnectProxyError('Proxy server %s returned status %u'
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR: vmware.esximage.Utils.Proxy.ConnectProxyError: Proxy server vcenter_fqdn:80 returned status 404
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR: During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Transaction.py", line 882, in _getVibsFromUrls
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     with d.Open() as rObj:
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Downloader.py", line 473, in Open
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     return self._openfromurl()
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Downloader.py", line 376, in _openfromurl
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     raise DownloaderError(self.url, self.local, str(e))
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR: vmware.esximage.Downloader.DownloaderError: ('https://replication_IP:8043/vib/vmware-hbr-agent.vib', '', 'Proxy server vcenter_fqdn:80 returned status 404')
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR: During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/usr/sbin/esxupdate", line 222, in main
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     cmd.Run()
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esx5update/Cmdline.py", line 148, in Run
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Transaction.py", line 2216, in InitVibInstall
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     Transaction.GetVibsAndMetaFromSources(vibUrls, metaUrls, vibSpecs,
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Transaction.py", line 251, in GetVibsAndMetaFromSources
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     vibsToInstall = Transaction._getVibsFromUrls(vibUrls)
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Transaction.py", line 906, in _getVibsFromUrls
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR:     raise Errors.VibDownloadError(url, None, str(e))
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: ERROR: vmware.esximage.Errors.VibDownloadError: ('https://replication_IP:8043/vib/vmware-hbr-agent.vib', None, "('https://replication_IP:8043/vib/vmware-hbr-agent.vib', '', 'Proxy server vcenter_fqdn:80 returned status 404')")
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss esxupdate: 13337913: esxupdate: DEBUG: <<<

vpxd.log : /var/log/vmware/vpxd

yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ info vpxd[07995] [Originator@6876 sub=Default opID=c2fb10d3-695c-466c-ab47-d1f67ae7c8a2-HMSINT-46-18] [VpxLRO] -- ERROR task-23603 -- patchManager-10 -- vim.host.PatchManager.InstallV2: vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault:
--> Result:
--> (vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault) {
-->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->    faultMessage = <unset>,
-->    text = "/usr/sbin/esxupdate returned with exit status: 7"
-->    msg = "An error occurred during host configuration."
--> }
--> Args:
-->
--> Arg metaUrls:
--> (string) []
--> Arg bundleUrls:
--> (string) []
--> Arg vibUrls:
--> (string) [
-->    "https://replication.###.com:8043/vib/vmware-hbr-agent.vib"
--> ]
--> Arg spec:
--> (vim.host.PatchManager.PatchManagerOperationSpec) {
-->    proxy = "http://vCenter.###.com",
-->    port = 80,
-->    userName = <unset>,
-->    password = <unset>,
-->    cmdOption = <unset>
--> }

Environment

vSphere Replication 9.x

Cause

The proxy settings configured in the vCenter Managed Object Browser (MOB) were not applied during the vCenter Server upgrade to version 8.0 Update 3. As a result, the vSphere Replication appliance requires reconfiguration to configure the proxy settings and restore proper connectivity and functionality.

Resolution

Resolution:

Reconfigure vSphere Replication

If you are still getting an error after the reconfigure process finishes, there is a different problem. Check below for testing.

Check if the VIB is installed 

esxcli software vib list |grep -i hbr
vmware-hbr-agent               8.0.3-0.0.24299508                    VMware  VMwareCertified   2025-06-25    host
vmware-hbrsrv                  8.0.3-0.0.24022510                    VMware  VMwareCertified   2024-06-19    host
 

 Remove the VIB from the problematic host 

[root@ESXihost:~] esxcli software vib remove -n vmware-hbr-agent
Removal Result
   Message: Operation finished successfully.
   Reboot Required: false
   VIBs Installed:
   VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_vmware-hbr-agent_8.0.3-0.0.24299508
   VIBs Skipped: 

Try installing the VIB manually and check the output 

Disable the firewall before performing the this step and enable it after its complete. 

esxcli network firewall set --enabled false
esxcli network firewall set --enabled true (Set it back to true after downloading the file) 

 Command to install the VIB manually 

root@esxi2:/tmp] esxcli software vib install  -v https://replication.###.com:443/vib/vmware-hbr-agent.vib
Installation Result
   Message: Operation finished successfully.
   VIBs Installed: VMware_bootbank_vmware-hbr-agent_8.0.3-0.0.24299508
   VIBs Removed:
   VIBs Skipped:
   Reboot Required: false
   DPU Results:


Check to see if the VIB can be downloaded without any errors:
wget --no-check-certificate https://replication.###.com:8043/vib/vmware-hbr-agent.vib

Connecting to xxx.xxx.x.xx:443 (xxx.xxx.x.xx:443)
saving to 'vmware-hbr-agent.vib'
vmware-hbr-agent.vib 100% |***************************************************************************************************| 26.1M  0:00:00 ETA
'vmware-hbr-agent.vib' saved

 

Additional Information

From 9.0.x , the VIB download is from VRMS port 443. For vSphere Replication version earlier (8.x), the port for the vib download is 8043