Unable to add ESXi Host to Brownfield Imported Cluster in SDDC Manager UI "Next" Option is Greyed Out in the Host Selection tab

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager

Issue/Introduction

• The "Next" Option is greyed out/unavailable on the host selection screen.
• The resource summary displays: Selected resources: 0 Cores, 0 GB Memory, 0 GB Storage.
  

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x

Cause

Standard host addition and commissioning workflows are restricted within the SDDC Manager UI for clusters that were integrated via the Brownfield Import process.

The inventory must be updated manually via the VCF Import Tool to reflect changes made at the vCenter layer.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, the host needs to be manually added to the cluster and synchronize the inventory using the vcf_brownfield.py script.

1. Manual vCenter Integration
   • Log in to the vSphere Client for the associated vCenter Server.
   • Manually add the ESXi host to the target cluster.
   • Ensure the host is properly configured (Networking, Storage, and Licensing) to match the existing cluster members.
2. Prepare the VCF Import Tool
   • Refer to the Broadcom drift management documentation and follow through the steps to download VCF Import Tool and copy vcf-brownfield-import-<version>.tar.gz to the SDDC Manager appliance and extract the archive.
3. Synchronize Inventory
   • SSH into the SDDC Manager appliance using the vcf user account and elevate to root
   • Navigate to the directory containing the script.
   • Run the sync command to update the SDDC Manager database with the new vCenter inventory:
     • python3 vcf_brownfield.py sync --domain-name <selected-domain-name>
       Replace <selected-domain-name> with the name of the target Workload Domain.
4. Refresh the SDDC Manager UI. The host should now appear as part of the managed inventory.