NSX LCP Bundle Missing or Cluster Preparation Failure in vLCM

Products

• VMware vCenter Server 8.0

Issue/Introduction

• When enabling VMware NSX on a vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) enabled cluster or during a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) update at the "NSX Transport Node Upgrade Stage," the process fails.

  • The NSX LCP (Life Cycle Plugin) bundle is missing or displays as "None" in vLCM Image settings.
  • Hosts report as "Out of Compliance" in the vSphere Client.
  • NSX Manager UI reports: 26198: Error occurred during operation on cluster: [Cluster-ID]. Error: NSX cannot be enabled on vLCM enabled cluster as required configurations are not created on Compute Manager.
  • The environment may be air-gapped, preventing automatic bundle downloads.

Environment

• VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x
• VMware NSX 4.x
• VMware vCenter Server 8.x
• vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM)

Cause

Trust and service account desynchronization between the NSX Manager and the vCenter Compute Manager prevents the NSX Manager from pushing Host Local Control Plane (LCP) upgrade bundles to the vCenter depot.

Resolution

Fixed in release 4.2.0 and higher. See Download Broadcom products and software for steps to download this release.

If the issue persists in a supported version, follow these steps to force a trust resynchronization:

Step 1: Refresh Compute Manager Trust

1. Log in to the NSX Manager UI.
2. Navigate to System > Fabric > Compute Managers.
3. Select the vCenter Server and click Edit.
4. Re-enter the service account credentials.
5. Toggle Enable Trust and Create Service Account to OFF, click Save, then edit again and toggle them ON.
6. Verify the status shows as Registered.

Step 2: Validate Connectivity (Air-Gapped Environments) Verify the NSX Manager can reach the vCenter file upload service on port 9087:

bash

curl -v https://<vCenter-IP>:9087/vum-fileupload/login

Step 3: Force Bundle Push

1. In NSX Manager, navigate to System > Fabric > Nodes > Host Transport Nodes.
2. Select the failed cluster and click Resolve.
3. In the vSphere Client, navigate to the cluster Updates tab and click Check Compliance.
4. If the NSX LCP Bundle is still missing, go to System > Fabric > Compute Managers in NSX and click Refresh for the vCenter.

Additional Information

• Prepare an NSX Cluster with vSphere Lifecycle Manager
• To speak with a customer representative or a Support Engineer, see Contact Support.