Following errors on Guest will be observed while trying to deploy Cloud Proxy either through Aria Operations or direct OVA deployment over ESXi -
Failed to decode OTK: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x9e in position 0: invalid start byte. CPRC will not be properly configured.
VMware Aria Operations Cloud ApplianceNO NETWORK DETECTED. CPRC FIRSTBOOT IS FAILED. PLEASE CHECK THE NETWORK CONFIGURATION.For More details, log in and examine the following log:/opt/vMware/var/log/vrops_network_Manager. logVMware Aria Operations 8.18.x
VCF Operations
Multiple causes for this issue -
Check DNS settings and change IP if required and then re-deploy Cloud Proxy VM using steps from the following article-
Configuring Cloud Proxies in VMware Aria Operations