Hi, I have the following configuration. I have a windows server 2016 with AD and DNS, IP 192.168.30.10. First I imported vCSA ova file into workstation with the following configuration Address Family : ipv4 Mode : static IP Address : 192.168.30.11 Prefix : 24 Gateway : 192.168.30.1 DNS Server : 192.168.30.10 Host Identity : vCsa.vdns.local (A and PTR record created in windows server DNS Server). Once the ova file is imported in workstation I am asked to access the URL <vcsa.vdns.local:5480> When I try to access the address via chrome/edge I get 192.168.30.11 refused to connect, which means Stage 2 doesn't start at all as I have seen in many videos. So I enable SSH through vCSA and access it, I find that the services vxpd and vsphere-ui are not running, I use the command service-control --status I get the following response : Command> helpservice-control --status Stopped: applmgmt lwsmd pschealth vmafdd vmcad vmcam vmdird vmdnsd vmonapi vmware-analytics vmware-cis-license vmware-cm vmware-content-library vmware-eam vmware-imagebuilder vmware-mbcs vmware-netdumper vmware-perfcharts vmware-postgres-archiver vmware-rbd-watchdog vmware-rhttpproxy vmware-sca vmware-sps vmware-statsmonitor vmware-sts-idmd vmware-stsd vmware-updatemgr vmware-vapi-endpoint vmware-vcha vmware-vmon vmware-vpostgres vmware-vpxd vmware-vpxd-svcs vmware-vsan-health vmware-vsm vsan-dps vsphere-client vsphere-ui Then I run the following command service-control --start --all I receive the following errors : Command> service-control --start --all Operation not cancellable. Please wait for it to finish... Performing start operation on service lwsmd... 2019-02-08T14:25:24.580Z Failure setting accounting for lwsmd. Err Failed to set unit properties on lwsmd.service: Unit lwsmd.service is not loaded. Successfully started service lwsmd Performing start operation on service vmafdd... 2019-02-08T14:25:25.083Z Failure setting accounting for vmafdd. Err Failed to set unit properties on vmafdd.service: Unit vmafdd.service is not loaded. Successfully started service vmafdd Performing start operation on service vmdird... 2019-02-08T14:25:28.180Z Failure setting accounting for vmdird. Err Failed to set unit properties on vmdird.service: Unit vmdird.service is not loaded. 2019-02-08T14:25:28.180Z Failure setting accounting for vmdird. Err Failed to set unit properties on vmdird.service: Unit vmdird.service is not loaded. Successfully started service vmdird Successfully started service vmdird Performing start operation on service vmcad... 2019-02-08T14:25:32.415Z Failure setting accounting for vmcad. Err Failed to set unit properties on vmcad.service: Unit vmcad.service is not loaded. Successfully started service vmcad Successfully started service vmcad Performing start operation on service vmware-sts-idmd... 2019-02-08T14:25:33.942Z Failure setting accounting for vmware-sts-idmd. Err Failed to set unit properties on vmware-sts-idmd.service: Unit vmware-sts-idmd.service is not loaded. Successfully started service vmware-sts-idmd Performing start operation on service vmware-stsd... 2019-02-08T14:25:46.581Z Failure setting accounting for vmware-stsd. Err Failed to set unit properties on vmware-stsd.service: Unit vmware-stsd.service is not loaded. 2019-02-08T14:26:01.076Z RC = 1 Stdout = Stderr = Job for vmware-stsd.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status vmware-stsd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. 2019-02-08T14:26:01.077Z { "problemId": null, "resolution": null, "detail": [ { "translatable": "An error occurred while invoking external command : '%(0)s'", "id": "install.ciscommon.command.errinvoke", "args": [ "Stderr: Job for vmware-stsd.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See \"systemctl status vmware-stsd.service\" and \"journalctl -xe\" for details.\n" ], "localized": "An error occurred while invoking external command : 'Stderr: Job for vmware-stsd.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See \"systemctl status vmware-stsd.service\" and \"journalctl -xe\" for details.\n'" } ], "componentKey": null } Error executing start on service vmware-stsd. Details { "problemId": null, "resolution": null, "detail": [ { "translatable": "An error occurred while starting service '%(0)s'", "id": "install.ciscommon.service.failstart", "args": [ "vmware-stsd" ], "localized": "An error occurred while starting service 'vmware-stsd'" } ], "componentKey": null } Service-control failed. Error: { "problemId": null, "resolution": null, "detail": [ { "translatable": "An error occurred while starting service '%(0)s'", "id": "install.ciscommon.service.failstart", "args": [ "vmware-stsd" ], "localized": "An error occurred while starting service 'vmware-stsd'" } ], "componentKey": null The logs show nothing I got to the logs, while the vsphere-client-update.log and vpshere-ui.update.log has no data in it. The fie cloudvm.log has the following log which frankly I did not find anything that could point any error, although some components have been skipped and vsphere client and vsphere ui are installed. wrapping usermod with python script 2019-02-08T14:15:04.623Z: Fix for systemd-journald SIGABRT core during heavy I/O 2019-02-08T14:15:04.637Z: Restarting systemd-journald service 2019-02-08T14:16:00.653Z: Updating configuration state based on install params disabling ssh passwd: password expiry information changed. setting shell to appliancesh shell .DEFAULT shell2 .DEFAULT Allow ssh connections from all hosts Disabling sshd. Note: Forwarding request to 'systemctl disable sshd.service'. Removed symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/sshd.service. 2019-02-08T14:16:03.101Z: Updating network configuration 2019-02-08T14:16:03.467Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.addr.family 2019-02-08T14:16:03.468Z ipv4 2019-02-08T14:16:03.468Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.mode 2019-02-08T14:16:03.468Z appliance.net.mode is set to 'static' 2019-02-08T14:16:03.468Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.addr 2019-02-08T14:16:03.468Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.prefix 2019-02-08T14:16:03.468Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.gateway 2019-02-08T14:16:03.468Z appliance.net.addr is set to '192.168.10.12' 2019-02-08T14:16:03.468Z appliance.net.prefix is set to '24' 2019-02-08T14:16:03.468Z appliance.net.gateway is set to '192.168.10.1' 2019-02-08T14:16:03.469Z Executing command: ['/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_set_network', 'eth0', 'STATICV4', '192.168.10.12', '255.255.255.0', '192.168.10.1'] 2019-02-08T14:16:03.469Z Running command: ['/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_set_network', 'eth0', 'STATICV4', '192.168.10.12', '255.255.255.0', '192.168.10.1'] 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z Stdout: net.ipv6.conf.eth0.disable_ipv6 = 1 Network parameters successfully changed to requested values 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.mode 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.addr 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.prefix 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.gateway 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z appliance.net.addr is set to '192.168.10.12' 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z appliance.net.prefix is set to '24' 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z appliance.net.gateway is set to '192.168.10.1' 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z Prefix is not 32, no need to update /etc/systemd/network/10-eth0.network 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.dns.servers 2019-02-08T14:16:09.953Z DNS servers: 192.168.10.10 PNID configuration failure /etc/vmware/systemname_info.json {[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/vmware/systemname_info.json'} PNID configuration failure /etc/vmware/systemname_info.json {[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/vmware/systemname_info.json'} 2019-02-08T14:16:10.360Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.dns.searchlist 2019-02-08T14:16:10.360Z DNS search: 2019-02-08T14:16:10.360Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.mode 2019-02-08T14:16:10.360Z Found static mode. No need to wait for IP. 2019-02-08T14:16:10.360Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.net.pnid 2019-02-08T14:16:10.360Z appliance.net.pnid is set to 'vCSA.vdns.local' 2019-02-08T14:16:10.361Z PNID 'vCSA.vdns.local' appears to be an FQDN; using it for the hostname 2019-02-08T14:16:10.361Z Running command: ['/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_set_hostname', 'vCSA.vdns.local'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.475Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:10.476Z Stdout: == set_ipv4 == DEFULT_INT: eth0 DEFAULT_IPV4: 192.168.10.12 HN: vCSA DN: vdns.local ============== == set_ipv6 == DEFULT_INT: eth0 DEFAULT_IPV6: HN: vCSA DN: vdns.local ============== Host name has been set to vCSA.vdns.local 2019-02-08T14:16:10.476Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.ntp.servers 2019-02-08T14:16:10.476Z Getting value for install-parameter: appliance.time.tools-sync 2019-02-08T14:16:10.476Z Running command: ['/usr/bin/systemctl', 'stop', 'ntpd'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.482Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:10.482Z Running command: ['/usr/bin/systemctl', 'disable', 'ntpd'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.548Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:10.548Z Stderr: Removed symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ntpd.service. 2019-02-08T14:16:10.549Z Running command: ['/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_ip6_addr', 'eth0'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.572Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:10.572Z Running command: ['/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_ip_addr', 'eth0'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.584Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:10.584Z Stdout: 192.168.10.12 2019-02-08T14:16:10.584Z Running command: ['groupadd', '-r', 'dnsmasq'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.669Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:10.669Z Running command: ['useradd', '-r', '-g', 'dnsmasq', 'dnsmasq'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.771Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:10.771Z Running command: ['service', 'dnsmasq', 'stop'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.798Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:10.798Z Running command: ['systemctl', 'enable', 'dnsmasq'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.884Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:10.884Z Stderr: Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/dnsmasq.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/dnsmasq.service. 2019-02-08T14:16:10.902Z Running command: ['service', 'systemd-resolved', 'restart'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.995Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:11.024Z Running command: ['service', 'dnsmasq', 'restart'] 2019-02-08T14:16:11.071Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:11.495Z: Recreate Swap 2019-02-08T14:16:10.902Z Running command: ['service', 'systemd-resolved', 'restart'] 2019-02-08T14:16:10.995Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:11.024Z Running command: ['service', 'dnsmasq', 'restart'] 2019-02-08T14:16:11.071Z Done running command 2019-02-08T14:16:11.495Z: Recreate Swap 2019-02-08T14:16:11.498Z Disk Util: INFO: Recreating swap Physical volume "/dev/sdc" changed 1 physical volume(s) resized / 0 physical volume(s) not resized Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 25 GiB (26835152896 bytes) no label, UUID=54421216-3b67-4891-908b-8c47781f5d59 2019-02-08T14:16:11.809Z Disk Util: INFO: Swap resizing done 2019-02-08T14:16:11.812Z: Initializing storage 2019-02-08T14:16:11.927Z Disk Util: INFO: core_vg on /dev/sdd setup started mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) 2019-02-08T14:16:13.100Z Disk Util: INFO: core_vg on /dev/sdd setup completed 2019-02-08T14:16:13.176Z Disk Util: INFO: log_vg on /dev/sde setup started mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) 2019-02-08T14:16:13.598Z Disk Util: INFO: log_vg on /dev/sde setup completed 2019-02-08T14:16:13.660Z Disk Util: INFO: db_vg on /dev/sdf setup started mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) 2019-02-08T14:16:14.010Z Disk Util: INFO: db_vg on /dev/sdf setup completed 2019-02-08T14:16:14.072Z Disk Util: INFO: dblog_vg on /dev/sdg setup started mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) 2019-02-08T14:16:14.416Z Disk Util: INFO: dblog_vg on /dev/sdg setup completed 2019-02-08T14:16:14.506Z Disk Util: INFO: seat_vg on /dev/sdh setup started mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) 2019-02-08T14:16:14.898Z Disk Util: INFO: seat_vg on /dev/sdh setup completed 2019-02-08T14:16:14.974Z Disk Util: INFO: netdump_vg on /dev/sdi setup started mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) 2019-02-08T14:16:15.108Z Disk Util: INFO: netdump_vg on /dev/sdi setup completed 2019-02-08T14:16:15.186Z Disk Util: INFO: autodeploy_vg on /dev/sdj setup started mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) 2019-02-08T14:16:15.536Z Disk Util: INFO: autodeploy_vg on /dev/sdj setup completed 2019-02-08T14:16:15.630Z Disk Util: INFO: imagebuilder_vg on /dev/sdk setup started mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) 2019-02-08T14:16:16.036Z Disk Util: INFO: imagebuilder_vg on /dev/sdk setup completed 2019-02-08T14:16:16.120Z Disk Util: INFO: updatemgr_vg on /dev/sdl setup started mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) 2019-02-08T14:16:16.561Z Disk Util: INFO: updatemgr_vg on /dev/sdl setup completed 2019-02-08T14:16:16.665Z Disk Util: INFO: archive_vg on /dev/sdm setup started mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) 2019-02-08T14:16:17.082Z Disk Util: INFO: archive_vg on /dev/sdm setup completed 2019-02-08T14:16:17.093Z Disk Util: INFO: All filesystems created. Mounting all 2019-02-08T14:16:17.487Z: Setting up log, core symlinks 2019-02-08T14:16:17.628Z: Doing initial package configuration ... 2019-02-08T14:16:18.420Z: Deployment type is embedded Installing : VMware-TlsReconfigurator-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : cis-upgrade-runner-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-TlsReconfigurator-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : cis-upgrade-runner-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-jmemtool-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-commonjars-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Skip Installing : VMware-vc-support-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-pyvmomi-6.7.0-0.0.11727104.noarch.rpm Skip Installing : applmgmt-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-snmp-1.2.6.rpm Installing : rvc_1.6.0-8979020_x86_64.rpm Skip Installing : vc-deploy-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-unixODBC-2.3.2.vmw.2-6.7.0.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-lwis-6.2.0-9958279.x86_64.rpm Skip Installing : VMware-visl-integration-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-afd-6.7.0.4549-11338770.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-directory-client-6.7.0.3781-11338774.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-directory-6.7.0.3781-11338774.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-ic-deploy-6.7.0.3090-11338776.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-certificate-client-6.7.0.4582-11338783.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-certificate-server-6.7.0.4582-11338783.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-identity-sts-6.7.0.4892-11338777.noarch.rpm Installing : VMware-pod-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-dns-client-1.0.0-11338780.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-dns-server-1.0.0-11338780.x86_64.rpm Installing : dbcc-1.0.0-1.noarch.rpm Skip Installing : VMware-Log-Insight-Agent-4.5.0-5626690.noarch.rpm Installing : VMware-vmon-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-rhttpproxy-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-analytics-6.7.0-9393109.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-cm-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-cis-license-6.7.0-9193020.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-psc-health-6.7.0.1529-11338778.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-sca-6.7.0.656-11338765.noarch.rpm Installing : vmware-esx-netdumper-6.7.0-0.0.11726888.i386.rpm Installing : VMware-applmon-cloudvm-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : applmgmt-cloudvm-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Skip Installing : VMware-vapi-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-osslibs-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-osslibs-server-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-libs-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-server-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-pg_rewind-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-extras-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-cis-visl-scripts-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-pg_top-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-odbc-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-contrib-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-client-jdbc-9.6.9.0-8615968.noarch.rpm Installing : VMware-dbconfig-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-Postgres-pg_archiver-9.6.9.0-8615968.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-vpxd-svcs-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Skip Installing : VMware-certificatemanagement-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Skip Installing : VMware-hvc-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Skip Installing : VMware-trustmanagement-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-vpxd-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-vpxd-agents-eesx-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-virgo-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-cloudvm-vimtop-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-content-library-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-eam-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-imagebuilder-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-mbcs-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-sps-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : ipxe-1.0.0-1.5578189.vmw.i686.rpm Installing : vmware-autodeploy-6.7.0-0.0.11727104.noarch.rpm Installing : VMware-UpdateManager-6.7.0-10164201.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-vcha-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-cam-6.7.0.614-11338766.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-vsan-dps-6.7.0-0.0.11397883.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-vsan-health-6.7.0-11397901.x86_64.rpm Installing : VMware-vsanmgmt-6.7.0-0.1.11397901.x86_64.rpm Installing : vmware-vsm-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : vsphere-client-6.7.0-11727122.noarch.rpm Installing : VMware-perfcharts-6.7.0-11726888.x86_64.rpm Installing : vsphere-ui-6.7.0.20000-11727124.noarch.rpm 2019-02-08T14:18:49.497Z: Initial RPM install done. 2019-02-08T14:18:49.910Z: Copying files from visl 2019-02-08T14:18:49.962Z: Doing initial configuration ... ** Vpxd VA Post-install script started Setting up log, core symlinks Symlinks already setup. /usr/sbin/usermod.bk -a -G coredump root soft/hard limit for # of processes for postgres user soft/hard limit for # of open files for postgres user Configuring apache Configuring core dumps Configuring semaphores and shared pages Configuring TCP buffer size Turning off memory overcommit. Controlling overcommit using ratio Increase neighbour table size Increase somaxconn Enable gratuitous ARP Decrease netfilter nf_conntrack_tcp_timeout_time_wait Add heartbeat port to reserved net.ipv6.conf.all.dad_transmits = 0 net.ipv6.conf.default.dad_transmits = 0 net.ipv6.conf.all.max_addresses = 1 net.ipv6.conf.default.max_addresses = 1 kernel.core_uses_pid = 0 kernel.core_pattern = /var/core/core.%e.%p kernel.shmmni = 4096 kernel.sem = 800 50000 100 250 net.core.rmem_default = 8388608 net.core.rmem_max = 8388608 net.core.wmem_default = 8388608 net.core.wmem_max = 8388608 vm.overcommit_memory = 2 vm.overcommit_ratio = 99 net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1 = 1024 net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh2 = 8192 net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh3 = 10240 net.ipv6.neigh.default.gc_thresh1 = 1024 net.ipv6.neigh.default.gc_thresh2 = 8192 net.ipv6.neigh.default.gc_thresh3 = 10240 net.core.somaxconn = 2048 net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_notify = 1 net.ipv4.tcp_early_retrans = 0 net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0 net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_tcp_timeout_time_wait = 60 net.ipv4.ip_local_reserved_ports = 902 Enable performance logs Note: Forwarding request to 'systemctl enable sysstat.service'. Failed to execute operation: No such file or directory Executing the runonce scripts Blacklisting vpxd hartbeat port from the ones rpcbind uses Configure ssh /usr/sbin/usermod.bk -a -G shellaccess root Add system logging to /sbin/ifup Setting global java options Fixing likewise configuration SUCCESS SUCCESS Patch slow vami cd mounting patching file vami_ovf_process Hunk #1 succeeded at 308 with fuzz 1 (offset 59 lines). Setting up subsequent boot script 2019-02-08T14:18:51.394Z: Upating deployment node type embedded
This issue was resolved using IP address instead of FQDN when setting up vCSA and adding hosts file entry for the vcsa.