Error: "NO NETWORKING DETECTED. PLEASE LOGIN AND RUN THE COMMAND /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net TO CONFIGURE THE NETWORK."

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)
• VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) 8.x

Issue/Introduction

• VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator appliance is deployed using OVF tool.
• The specified static IP address does not get assigned to the deployed Virtual Machine.
• We get the following error in the Web Console. 

Environment

8.x

Cause

Deploying an appliance with static IP address using ovftool requires the instance id specified to the network adapter. 

Resolution

1. Identify the instance ID of the OVF using the command ovftool <path_to_ovf_or_ova_file>  
   
   
   Example: ovftool.exe "O11N_VA-8.18.1.36791-24281602_OVF10.ova"
   
   

   Properties:
    

     ClassId:     vami
     Key:         gateway
     InstanceId   VMware_vRealize_Orchestrator_Appliance
     Category:    Networking Properties
     Label:       Default Gateway
     Type:        string
     Description: The default gateway address for this VM. Leave blank if DHCP is
                  desired.

     ClassId:     vami
     Key:         domain
     InstanceId   VMware_vRealize_Orchestrator_Appliance
     Category:    Networking Properties
     Label:       Domain Name
     Type:        string
     Description: The domain name of this VM. Leave blank if DHCP is desired. 
   
   In this case the instance ID is VMware_vRealize_Orchestrator_Appliance 
   
   

2. Use the identified instance ID in to deploy the OVF 
   
   ovftool --acceptAllEulas --name=<vm_name> --network=<network_name> --datastore=<datastore_name> --powerOn --dm=thin --prop:vami.ip0.<instance_id>=<static_IP_address> --prop:vami.netmask0.<instance_id>=<subnet_mask> --prop:vami.gateway.<instance_id>=<gateway_IP> --prop:vami.DNS.<instance_id>=<dns_IP> <path_to_OVA_file> <vcenter_target>
   
   Example: 

    

    ovftool --acceptAllEulas --name=<vm_name> --network=<network_name> --datastore=<datastore_name> --powerOn --dm=thin --prop:vami.ip0.VMware_vRealize_Orchestrator_Appliance=<static_IP_address> --prop:vami.netmask0.VMware_vRealize_Orchestrator_Appliance=<subnet_mask> --prop:vami.gateway.VMware_vRealize_Orchestrator_Appliance=<gateway_IP> --prop:vami.DNS.VMware_vRealize_Orchestrator_Appliance>=<dns_IP> <path_to_OVA_file> <vcenter_target>