The Kubernetes CLI Tools for vSphere download package (vsphere-plugin.zip ) cannot be downloaded from the Web UI

Products

• VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service

Issue/Introduction

The vSphere Supervisor DevOps page is accessible. However, after selecting the operating system and clicking download, the vsphere-plugin.zip file does not download.

In the browser developer mode, the following error is reported,

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'style')
    at updateSelectedOS (script.js:167:42)
    at script.js:201:1

Environment

vSphere Supervisor

vCenter Server 8.0

vCenter 9.0

Resolution

This is a known issue which will fixed in a future release of vCenter Server.

To work around the issue, download the vsphere-client.zip bundle using the command line.

Linux binary:

wget https://<fqdn or ipaddress>/wcp/plugin/linux-amd64/vsphere-plugin.zip --no-check-certificate

For other operating systems, see the documentation here, Install the Kubernetes CLI Tools for vSphere

Additional Information

Install the Kubernetes CLI Tools for vSphere