Some ESXi updates failed via SDDC Manager with the error “FAILED_REMEDIATION_SKIPPED_HOSTS”.

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager
• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms : 

• Some ESXi updates failed via SDDC Manager with the error “ FAILED_REMEDIATION_SKIPPED_HOSTS ”.
• DRS override settings are enabled on some VMs within the cluster that plan to updates ESXi.
• The following log appears in the lcm.log in SDDC Manager.

  YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.000+0000 ERROR [vcf_lcm,xxxx,xxxx] [c.v.v.i.b.i.TranslationMessage,http-nio-127.0.0.1-7400-exec-8] Can't find resource for bundle java.util.PropertyResourceBundle, key FAILED_REMEDIATION_SKIPPED_HOSTS
  YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.000+0000 ERROR [vcf_lcm,xxxx,xxxx] [c.v.evo.sddc.lcm.model.task.SubTask,http-nio-127.0.0.1-7400-exec-8] Upgrade error occured: Skipping remediating the following host(s) '< ESXi FQDN >' since no more retry attempts are available, Succeeded Hosts are: host-xx,host-xx Failed Hosts are: host-xx
  Reference token XXXX

• The following log appears in the vmware-vum-server.log in vCenter Server. 

  YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.000+0000 error vmware-vum-server[xxxxx] [Originator@6876 sub=RemediateClusterTask] [Task, 524] Task:com.vmware.vcIntegrity.lifecycle.RemediateClust
  erTask ID:xxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxx. Task Failed. Error: Error:
  -->    com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error
  --> Messages:
  -->    com.vmware.vcIntegrity.lifecycle.RemediateClusterTask.RemediationSkippedNoRetriesLeft<Skipping remediating the following host(s) '< ESXi FQDN >' since no more retry attempts are available>
  -->
  YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.000+0000 warning vmware-vum-server[xxxxx] [Originator@6876 sub=TaskStatsCollector] [taskStatsCollector 190] Task type or creation time not present

Environment

VMware SDDC Manager

VMware vSphere ESXi

VMware vCenter Server

Cause

This is because the DRS override settings configured on the VM prevent ESXi from entering maintenance mode.

Resolution

Disable override settings for VMs and then resume updating ESXi.