Issue while changing PNID via VAMI page of vCenter.

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

PNID & Hostname mismatch can cause issues with the upgrade where hostname is FQDN & PNID is a  short name.

When tried to change the PNID to a temporary FQDN after creating DNS entry facing below error:

 

 

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 7.x

VMware vCenter Server 8.x

Cause

SSO user ([email protected]) entry missing in the vmdir.username in vCenter.

Resolution

1. Putty to vCenter.

2. Navigate to path /etc/vmware/install-defaults

3. Edit the file vmdir.username using vi editor.

4. Add the user [email protected]

5. Save the file.