Aria Suite LCM shows error Code LCMVSPHERECONFIG100001 when performing inventory sync

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

When attempting to manage environments, deploy components, or run validation tasks in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18, the operation fails and the following error is displayed in the UI or logs:

• Error Code: LCMVSPHERECONFIG100001

• Error Message: "Invalid vCenter credentials. Provide correct credentials and retry." or "Invalid Credentials for vCenter. Check vCenter username and password."

Cause

The LCMVSPHERECONFIG portion of the error indicates a failure during the vSphere Configuration phase, and 100001 represents a core validation exception (meaning an API request to vCenter failed).

While the error explicitly states "Invalid vCenter credentials," this can be a generic exception thrown when Aria Suite LCM's cached inventory and authentication state for the target vCenter Server become stale or desynchronized. If the credentials are confirmed to be correct, the issue is typically caused by LCM attempting to use an outdated token or cached metadata to query the infrastructure.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, you must force Aria Suite LCM to refresh its cached inventory and authentication state with the target vCenter Server.

Follow these steps to perform a Datacenter Inventory Sync:

1. Log in to the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle user interface with appropriate administrator privileges.

2. Navigate to Lifecycle Operations from the main dashboard.

3. In the left-hand navigation pane, select Datacenters.

4. Locate the Datacenter/vCenter Server associated with the failed task.

5. Click the horizontal ellipsis (three dots) next to the target Datacenter and select Data Collection (or Sync).

6. Wait for the data collection task to complete successfully. You can monitor the progress in the Requests tab.

7. Once the inventory sync is finished, navigate back to your Environments. You should now see the populated metadata for the environments being managed.

8. Retry the original deployment or management task.

Additional Information

Understanding the Error Code Structure:

• LCM: Refers to the core Lifecycle Manager application.

• VSPHERECONFIG: Points to the subsystem; the failure occurred during a vSphere configuration or validation phase.

• 100001: The sequence code for a generic/core validation exception. It indicates Aria Suite LCM attempted to query or validate infrastructure components against vCenter, but the request was rejected or returned invalid data.