Upgrade Precheck fails with "Management Node VA file is not present" during VCF Operations Upgrade

Products

• VCF Operations
• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

When you attempt to upgrade to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations 9.0.x using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, the Fleet Management Node Validations Precheck fails.

The Operations-Appliance-9.0.#.#.########.ova file is mapped in the Binary Mapping.

The following error message is displayed in the precheck results:

Failed: Management Node VA file is not present

Environment

• VMware Aria Operations 8.18.5
• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations 9.0.2
• VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18.0 Patch 6 or above

Cause

This issue occurs when you map an incorrect binary file in Aria Suite Lifecycle for the VCF Operations upgrade.

The VCF Operations 9.0.# upgrade workflow introduces a new architecture that requires a specific VCF-OPS-Lifecycle-Manager-Appliance OVA to deploy the Fleet Management node. The precheck specifically looks for this Fleet Management-specific Virtual Appliance (VA) file to satisfy the "Fleet Management Node source mapping check" validation.

Mapping the standard Operations analytics node OVA (e.g., Operations-Appliance-9.0.#.#.########.ova) instead of the required Lifecycle Manager OVA causes this precheck to fail, because the standard Operations appliance does not contain the necessary components for the Fleet Management node.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, you must download the specific VCF Operations Lifecycle Manager Appliance OVA and map it within Aria Suite Lifecycle.

Step 1: Download the correct Fleet Management OVA

1. Navigate to the Broadcom Support Portal (https://support.broadcom.com) and log in with an account entitled to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 downloads.
2. Select My Downloads.
3. In the Search Product Name field, search for VMware Cloud Foundation and click on it.
4. Click on VMware Cloud Foundation 9, and then click the link corresponding to your desired release version (e.g., 9.0.2).
5. Locate the VMware Cloud Foundation Operations fleet management component in the list and click on the associated View Group link.
6. Download the VCF-OPS-Lifecycle-Manager-Appliance-9.0.#.#.########.ova file.

Step 2: Map the binaries and restart the upgrade

1. In VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, navigate to the binary mapping section.
2. Map the newly downloaded VCF-OPS-Lifecycle-Manager-Appliance-9.0.#.#.########.ova.
3. Restart the VCF Operations upgrade process.

After you map this specific OVA, Aria Suite Lifecycle successfully locates the Management Node VA file and passes the precheck validation.

Additional Information

Upgrade VMware Aria Operations to VCF Operations 9.0