Error "Disk space on / should be at least 12GB for upgrade. Current available space on is ##GB in node #.#.#.#" during upgrade pre-check for Aria Operations for Networks from Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

• Upgrade precheck following Upgrade VMware Aria Operations for Networks from Aria Suite LCM(Lifecycle Manager) fails with following errors:
  
  Disk space on / should be at least 12GB for upgrade. Current available space on / is ##GB in node #.#.#.#
  
  
  
  
  
• Recommendations in Aria Suite LCM suggests to remove unwanted to files from root (/) directory of Aria Operations for Networks node to reclaim space:
  
  
  
  
• Running df -h command on Aria Operations for Networks node reports the free space as 12 GB:
  
  

Environment

Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.18

Cause

This issue arises when the available space in the root partition (/) of Aria Operations for Networks is reclaimed however Aria Suite LCM continues to report free space is less than 12 GB.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, perform the following actions:

1. SSH to Aria Operations for Networks node reported in the error and reclaim space on root directory (/) following KB/314387 .
2. Upgrade pre-check from Aria Suite LCM(Lifecycle Manager) may continue to fail with same error. Once you have confirmed that the free space on root (/) partition of Aria Operations for Networks is 12 GB , we can ignore the error and continue with the upgrade from Aria Suite LCM(Lifecycle Manager).

Additional Information

Similar references:

Aria Operations for Networks upgrade to GA version(s) and patch version(s) fails with Insufficient disk space message displayed in Aria Operations for Networks GUI .
Pre-check for upgrade of Aria Operations for Networks fails in Aria Suite lifecycle with Error: Disk space on / should be at least 12GB for upgrade .