vSphere Cluster Image compliance check fails during "Apply Solution" phase

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• Configured vSphere replication
  
  
• Error when checking the compliance of a cluster or host against an image
  
  
  • A general system error occurred: Solution specification in the image are incompatible with hosts 'esxihostname' 

 

Environment

vCenter Server

vSphere ESX

Cause

Compliance check fails because the ESX host has a mismatched vSphere Replication vmware-hbr-agent vib. The ESX host is also unable to download and update the mismatched ESX host vSphere Replication vib.

Resolution

• Correct the network connectivity issues between the ESX host and vSphere Replication appliance
  
  or
  
  
• Manually install the vSphere Replication vib on the host
  
  
  • Query the currently installed vib on the ESX host:
    
    esx# esxcli software vib list | grep -i hbr
    
    vmware-hbr-agent               8.0.2-0.0.22517424                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2024-03-21 
    
    
  • Remove the vmware-hbr-agent vib from the ESX host:
    
    esx# esxcli software vib remove -n vmware-hbr-agent
    
    
  • Find the vmware-hbr-agent-8.0.3* vib on the vSphere Replication appliance:
    
    vsra# ls -lah /opt/vmware/hbr/vib/vmware-hbr-agent-8.0.3*.vib
    
    
  • Copy (winscp) the vmware-hbr-agent-8.0.3* vib from the vSphere Replication appliance to the ESXi Host:
  • Install the vSphere Replication vib on the ESX host
    
    vsra# esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/vmware-hbr-agent-8.0.3*.vib

Repeat the workflow to Check the Compliance of a Cluster Against a vSphere Lifecycle Manager Image.

Additional Information

A host is non-compliant if the image on the host does not match the image that you set for the cluster or host. A compliant host becomes non-compliant when you set a new image for the cluster or host or manually add or remove components on the host. You remediate non-compliant hosts to make them compliant.

An error occurred during host configuration - Host fails to download vmware-hbr-agent VIB (Temporary failure in name resolution).