Unable to enable IPFIX for vCenter data source in the VCF Operations for Networks 9.1

Products

• VCF Operations for Networks

Issue/Introduction

• Attempts to enable IPFIX/NetFlow for a vCenter Server data source in the VCF Operations UI fails.
• The NetFlow configuration at the VDS level in vCenter may not have been updated with the collector IP details.
• VMware vCenter Server 8.x is used with Standard or non-VCF Enterprise license editions, but VCF Operations for Networks is version 9.1 and VCF is version 9.1.
• The restapi.log in the platform shows the following errors pertaining to the license.

YYYY-MM-DDT11:15:42.649Z INFO restapilayer 37032 [netw@4413 class="settings.licensing.KeylessLicensingHelper" thread="KeylessLicensingVCFValidityChecker-0" method="isFunctioningVCF9VC" line="573"] VC with dpId: VCENTER_Datasource_FQDN is NOT a functioning VCF v9 VC.
 
YYYY-MM-DDT11:15:42.649Z INFO restapilayer 37032 [netw@4413 class="settings.licensing.KeylessLicensingHelper" thread="KeylessLicensingVCFValidityChecker-0" method="isFunctioningVCF9VCPresent" line="561"] No functioning VCF v9 VC was found.

YYYY-MM-DDT11:15:42.649Z INFO restapilayer 37032 [netw@4413 class="settings.licensing.KeylessLicensingHelper" thread="KeylessLicensingVCFValidityChecker-0" method="isVCDataCollectionAllowed" line="513"] Data collection is NOT allowed for non v9 VCF VCs while in mode: VCF_LICENSED

YYYY-MM-DDT11:15:42.664Z INFO restapilayer 37032 [netw@4413 class="settings.licensing.KeylessLicensingHelper" thread="KeylessLicensingVCFValidityChecker-0" method="updateVCDataCollectionStatus" line="701"] Stopping DS with dpId: VCENTER_Datasource_FQDN for cid: ####

Environment

• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1
• VCF Operations for Networks 9.1

Cause

VCF Operations for Networks is licensed as VCF_LICENSED via VCF Operations. vCenter data collection is not enabled here, as Operations for Networks requires a v9 VCF vCenter with an Operations for Networks entitlement.

Resolution

• For VCenter versions 8.0 or earlier within a VCF-licensed  VCF Operations for Networks 9.1 environment, data collection is supported only if an additional v9 VCF vCenter is added to VCF Operations for Networks.

• Alternatively, you upgrade the affected vCenter to version 9.1 and enable the IPFIX from the VCF Operations Console.