Error: Firewall check on all hosts during VMware Identity Manager deployment

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

• Navigating to Aria Suite Lifecycle UI > Create Environment, the precheck fails at the step “Firewall check on all the hosts”, referencing the datacenter and cluster name.
  

Environment

Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.18

VMware Identity Manager 3.3.7

Cause

The deployment failure is due to incomplete network connectivity between the Aria Suite Lifecycle VM and the Hosts in the Cluster highlighted in the component tab.

Resolution

• Ensure the following network requirements are met between the Aria Suite Lifecycle VM and the hosts in the cluster as per VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Product documentation :

  Open 443 port between Aria Suite Lifecycle and ESXi hosts in the Cluster.

• After updating the firewall rules, retry the VIDM installation via Aria Suite Lifecycle UI.