Benign "vim.fault.InvalidName" and "config.vcls.clusters" log entries every 30 seconds in vpxd.log

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Administrators may notice recurring error messages in the vCenter Server vpxd.log file occurring every 30 seconds. These entries typically reference a vim.fault.InvalidName exception and the configuration key config.vcls.clusters..

YYYY-mm-ddTHH:MM:SS.xxxZ error vpxd[#####] [Originator@#### sub=Default opID=wcp-vCLS-##] [VpxLRO] -- ERROR lro-###### -- ########-####-####-####-############(########-####-####-####-############) -- VpxSettings -- vim.option.OptionManager.queryView: :vim.fault.InvalidName
--> Result:
--> (vim.fault.InvalidName) {
-->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->    faultMessage = <unset>,
-->    name = "config.vcls.clusters.",
-->    entity = <unset>
-->    msg = ""
--> }
--> Args:
-->
--> Arg name:
--> "config.vcls.clusters."

Environment

vCenter Server 8.x

Cause

The wcp service periodically queries vCenter Advanced Settings for the cluster Retreat Mode key (config.vcls.clusters.). Because this key does not exist by default, vCenter returns a vim.fault.InvalidName exception. This is expected behavior and handled gracefully by wcp, but the query results in a log entry every 30 seconds.

Resolution

This is an expected behavior and these messages can be safely ignored.

Additional Information

For more information on vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS) and Retreat Mode, please refer to:

Disable vCLS on a Cluster via Retreat Mode