Unable to Edit SDDC Manager Backup Target Due to Error "disabled due to deployment lock check back in a few minutes"

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager / VCF Installer

Issue/Introduction

When attempting to update the SDDC Manager backup location, the Edit button is grayed out with the pop-up error: "disabled due to deployment lock check back in a few minutes" 

Environment

VMware SDDC Manager

Cause

The SDDC Manager is holding onto a deployment lock in the DB.

 

Resolution

1. Power off the SDDC Manager VM and take a snapshot
2. Power on the SDDC Manager VM 
3. Delete the DB lock entry:
   • psql -h localhost -U postgres -d platform -c "delete from lock where resource_type='deployment';"