Manually installed VIBs are removed after adding new ESXi host in VCF Environment

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware SDDC Manager

Issue/Introduction

• VIBs are removed after adding new ESXi host from SDDC
• The VIBs are installed manually from ESXi directly
• The VIBs are not included in the vLCM image
• SDDC Manager applies the vLCM image after adding new host

/var/log/vmware/vcf/domainmanager/domainmanager.log

DEBUG [vcf_dm,68dde6f9e3cd9984227f8ea0b9e9e3d5,f6e3] [c.v.v.v.v.PersonalityImageManager,dm-exec-3]   Scan completed for cluster domain-cX
DEBUG [vcf_dm,68dde6f9e3cd9984227f8ea0b9e9e3d5,f6e3] [c.v.v.c.c.f.a.impl.ApplyVlcmAction,dm-exec-3]  Cluster compliance status: {"name":"NON_COMPLIANT"}
... ...

INFO  [vcf_dm,68dde6f9e3cd9984227f8ea0b9e9e3d5,f6e3] [c.v.v.v.v.PersonalityImageManager,dm-exec-3]  Applying desired state for cluster: domain-cX
DEBUG [vcf_dm,fbdf891745b349b4,1294] [c.v.e.s.c.c.v.vsphere.VsphereClient,http-nio-127.0.0.1-7200-exec-2]  Destroying 2 open views
DEBUG [vcf_dm,68dde6f9e3cd9984227f8ea0b9e9e3d5,f6e3] [c.v.v.v.v.PersonalityImageManager,dm-exec-3]  Monitoring apply task
INFO  [vcf_dm,68dde6f9e3cd9984227f8ea0b9e9e3d5,f6e3] [c.v.v.v.v.PersonalityImageManager,dm-exec-3]  Monitoring task id : 52a9665d-xxxxx-8eca:com.vmware.esx.settings.clusters.software

• vCenter/vLCM starts to remediate cluster according the current vLCM image 

/var/log/vmware/vmware-updatemgr/vum-server/vmware-vum-server

info vmware-vum-server[27941] [Originator@6876 sub=RemediateClusterTask opID=3475805c-5265-415a-8241-be521c2ab459] [Task, 524] Task:com.vmware.vcIntegrity.lifecycle.RemediateClusterTask ID:52a9665d-xxxx-8eca. Task Created

• The VIBs are removed from ESXi

/var/run/log/lifecycle.log

Db(15) lifecycle[3279825]: HostImage:1317 --- Stage: BootBankInstaller adding [], removing [VIB_name1, VIB_name2]

Environment

VMware SDDC Manager

VMware vSphere ESXi

Cause

The VIBs are not included in the vLCM image

Resolution

To Add the VIBs to Cluster Image and Install VIBs to ESXi Hosts:

 

1: Import the VIBs file to the vLCM

2: Edit Image for the cluster by adding the Add-on/Components 

3: Check compliance and Remediate the ESXi Hosts

 

Additional Information

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/392404/vibplugin-removed-from-esxi-host-after-p.html