Error: "A general system error occurred: Solution being applied does not exist in the desired image." seen on vCenter Server
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Error: "A general system error occurred: Solution being applied does not exist in the desired image." seen on vCenter Server

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Article ID: 396675

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Products

VMware vCenter Server VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

  • ESXi Host shows the following Error in NSX UI under: System > Fabric > Hosts > NSX Configuration:
    Failed to install software on host. Solution being applied does not exist in the desired image. Host '<Host FQDN>' was not processed, the reason: 'Solution being applied does not exist in the desired image.'


  • vCenter Server shows the following error in Cluster: Cluster > Updates > Image
    A general system error occurred: Solution being applied does not exist in the desired image.

Environment

VMware NSX
VMware vCenter Server

Cause

In vCenter Server, the NSX LCP bundle is missing from the vLCM-enabled Cluster image, preventing Host remediation. This issue may happen when the existing NSX cluster has been changed from non vLCM to vLCM enabled cluster. The issue does not happen with new vLCM enabled cluster.

Resolution

In order to resolve the discrepancy of the information about NSX LCP Bundle in Cluster Image, you can follow these steps to remediate the issue:

  1. In vSphere Web Client, find the Moref of the cluster where the impacted host is placed:
    1. Login to vSphere Web Client.
    2. Select the cluster in question.
    3. Inspect the URL, and identify the <domain-c#####> string in the URL.
  2. In NSX Manager Node, find the NSX LCP bundle version:
    1. SSH to NSX Manager node as root.
    2. Navigate to the following directory:
      cd /repository/<your current NSX version>/HostComponents/<your ESXi host version>/
    3. Find the NSX LCP bundle:
      ls | grep nsx-lcp
  3. Open SSH to vCenter and log in using root.
  4. In SSH session, run the following command to inspect current NSX LCP bundle, replacing <domain-c#####> with your actual cluster ID (identified in step 1.):
      >dcli com vmware esx settings clusters software solutions list --cluster <domain-c#####>
    Sample output is missing component: nsx-lcp-bundle
     
    com.vmware.vsphere-ha:
       components:
          - component: vsphere-fdm
       details:
        components:
          - component: vsphere-fdm
            display_version:
            vendor: VMware
           display_name: vSphere FDM
     display_version: 8.0.0-21216066
     display_name: com.vmware.vsphere-ha
    version: 8.0.0-21216066
  5. If NSX LCP bundle is not listed, then run the following command to add it into the Cluster, replacing the domain and version with your actual domain and NSX version (identified in Step 2.):
      >dcli com vmware esx settings clusters software solutions set-task --cluster domain-c##### --solution com.vmware.nsxt --version a.b.c.d.e-xxxxxxxx --components [{\"component\":\"nsx-lcp-bundle\"}]
    Example command:
      >dcli com vmware esx settings clusters software solutions set-task --cluster domain-c1234 --solution com.vmware.nsxt --version 4.2.1.2.0-24476730 --components [{\"component\":\"nsx-lcp-bundle\"}]
  6. Repeat Step 3 to verify that the NSX LCP bundle now appears in the output.
    Expected sample output:
     
    com.vmware.nsxt:
       components:
          - component: nsx-lcp-bundle
       details:
          components:
             - component: nsx-lcp-bundle
               display_version:
               vendor: VMware
               display_name: NSX LCP Bundle
          display_version: 4.2.1.2.0-24476730
          display_name: com.vmware.nsxt
       version: 4.2.1.2.0-24476730

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