Error Patch is already in downloading or downloaded state, fails Patch download in vRSLCM 8.0

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:


In the /var/log/vrlcm/vmware_vrlcm.log, you see message similar to:.

 

 

Environment

VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.x

Cause

This issue is caused:

• When the Root file system Disk is full. Not enough space to complete downloading.
• If the patch download is in progress in request page and server is restarted either due to self patch, pspak,Upgrade or manually. Request would fail with the below error message: 

Patch is already in downloading or downloaded state

Resolution

To resolve this issue:

1. Extend storage from Settings -> System Details page.
2. Once enough space is available.
3. Download the KB_76688_PatchScript.py
4. Trigger the script from LCM console as a root user using command

python KB_76688_PatchScript.py productId productVersion

Example: python KB_76688_PatchScript.py vrni 5.1.0

productVersion = "8.0.0", "8.1.0", "5.2.0", "7.5.0".....etc
productId = "vra", "vrlcm", "vrni", "vrbc", "vrops", "vrli"