Process is getting stuck while updating on primary node

Products

• VMware Cloud Director

Issue/Introduction

• When upgrading a VMware Cloud Director cell, vamicli update --install latest keeps running indefinitely.
• /opt/vmware/var/log/vami/updatecli.log last entry shows... "Updating repmgr DB schema; invoking: /opt/vmware/appliance/bin/update-repmgr-db.sh".

Environment

• 9.7
• 10.x

Cause

This can occur if the standby cells are upgraded prior to the primary cell. 

Resolution

Please see the following documentation for reference. 

Upgrade Your VMware Cloud Director Appliance by Using the VMware Update Repository

1. On the Primary Cell, run the vamicli update --install command.
2. Continue to upgrade the Standby Cells.