After upgrading a Standalone Orchestrator to 8.18.1, Git Integration and .zip Import Option Under Script Tab on Actions is Missing

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

After upgrading a Standalone VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator instance to version 8.18.1, you may observe that the Git Integration feature and the .zip Import option under the script tab for created actions are missing. This indicates a loss of advanced feature functionality.

When attempting to run an Action, the system may generate an error in the vco-app-server.log that includes:
Wrapped java.lang.IllegalStateException: Polyglot scripting is not supported with the current license.

Additionally, logs may also show that the manual license record is corrupted or missing:
com.vmware.o11n.license.retrievers.ManualLicenseRetriever - Manual license record is corrupted. It is configured as non manual license provider MANUAL.

Environment

Standalone Orchestrator Appliance 8.18.x

Cause

The advanced features of the Standalone Orchestrator, such as Git integration, multi-language support (Polyglot scripting), and the ability to import a .zip file for an action, require a valid manual license to be present. Navigating to the licensing portion reveals that no manual license is present. After the upgrade, if the system is unable to locate or properly read a license, these features are disabled.

Resolution

A valid license must be manually obtained from the Broadcom support portal and applied to the upgraded Standalone Orchestrator environment.

 

1. Obtain the valid license key from the Broadcom support portal.

•Go to support.broadcom.com.

•Navigate to My Entitlements > License Info.

•Find and retrieve the specific license needed, which is the license for your VMware Aria Suite.

 

2. Manually set the license information to the upgraded 8.18.1 Standalone Orchestrator environment.

 

3. After applying the license manually, log out and then log back in to the Orchestrator UI.

 

After this you should see your Git Repositories and Git history options under the Administration tab on the lefthand side of your Orchestrator UI.

Additional Information

The Standalone Orchestrator relies on a direct, correctly formatted license for advanced features. Manually setting the license correctly registers the necessary entitlements within the upgraded 8.18.1 environment, immediately enabling the previously missing features, including Git Integration and Polyglot scripting support

See the following document for more details about Orchestrator feature enablement:
Automation Orchestrator feature enablement with licenses
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria/aria-automation/8-18/vco-installing-and-configuring-8-18/initial-configuration/vrealize-orchestrator-feature-enablement-with-licenses.html