**Steps:**
1. SSH into the VCFA appliance and become root
ssh vmware-system-user@vcfa_fqdn
sudo -i
2. Copy and paste the code below to the console and then execute the command.
base64 -d <<< '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| tar -xJO | bash
It should end with "Suspend has held for 70s".
If it says "REMEDIATION INCOMPLETE" or refuses because the failure doesn't match, stop and investigate before continuing.
3. Go to the Fleet Lifecycle Management UI and retry/re-run the "VCF Automation" component upgrade. Its backup precheck should now pass.
4. Once that finishes, go to the Fleet Lifecycle Management UI and retry the "Migration service engine" upgrade.