Symptoms

The Proxy Deployment Manager (PDM) fails with error: fault.com.emc.avamar.vmware.vcs.deploymanager.register_hostname_invalid.summary, at 50% in the "waiting for networking" phase The /usr/local/avamar/var/log/vcs/deploymanager.log shows the following: DEBUG [pool-5-thread-2][worker.TaskWorker#teTaskDescription]: Updating task description: Registering proxy... INFO [pool-5-thread-2][domain.Proxy#register]: Proxy hostname: localhost.localdom WARN [pool-5-thread-2][worker.DeployWorker#run]: Deploy failed. null DEBUG [pool-5-thread-2][worker.TaskWorker#teTaskDescription]: Updating task description: INFO [pool-5-thread-2][worker.TaskWorker#sendTaskError]: Sending fault com.emc.avamar.vmware.vcs.deploymanager.register_hostname_invalid

Cause

The reverse lookup entry for the proxy is missing from the Domain Name System (DNS) server. This causes the proxy hostname to become "localhost.localdom," which is not recognized by Avamar as a valid hostname.

Resolution

Add a reverse lookup entry for the proxy in the DNS server.

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