Invalid value for option '--component': error message when specifying NSX_ALB as a download for the VCF Download Tool version 9.1.0

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager / VCF Installer

Issue/Introduction

Unable to specify the AVI Load Balancer (NSX_ALB) as a specified component to download using the VCF Download Tool even though it is listed as available in the package list.

Environment

VCF 9.1

Resolution

This is a known issue that Broadcom Engineering is working on. In the interim, specify the NSX_ALB component via ID.

Example:

/opt/vcf-offline-depot/bin/vcf-download-tool binaries download --depot-store=/opt/vcf-offline-depot/offline-depot/aio --depot-download-activation-code-file=/opt/vcf-offline-depot/vcfactivationkey --id f262ef73-23fb-5620-b0ff-f1195e081c40