Symptoms
Upgrading from vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 Update 2d to 6.7 Update 1, you may experience these symptoms:
External PSC to Embedded PSC convergence failsIn the %temp%\vcsaCliInstaller-<date-time>-<id>\workflow_<id>\converge\converge_mgmt.log file, you see entries similar to:
2018-10-18T16:45:03.92Z INFO converge Store all vecs certificates.2018-10-18T16:45:03.386Z ERROR converge Failed to get vecs users and permissions. Error: { "detail": [ { "translatable": "An error occurred while invoking external command : '%(0)s'", "args": [ "Command: ['/usr/lib/vmware-vmafd/bin/vecs-cli', 'entry', 'getcert', '--store', 'APPLMGMT_PASSWORD', '--alias', 'location_password_default', '--output', '/root/velma/old_certs/APPLMGMT_PASSWORD.crt']\nStderr: Error: No certificates were found for entry [location_password_default] of type [Secret Key].\nvecs-cli failed. Error 87: Operation failed with error ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER (87) \n" ], "localized": "An error occurred while invoking external command : 'Command: ['/usr/lib/vmware-vmafd/bin/vecs-cli', 'entry', 'getcert', '--store', 'APPLMGMT_PASSWORD', '--alias', 'location_password_default', '--output', '/root/velma/old_certs/APPLMGMT_PASSWORD.crt']\nStderr: Error: No certificates were found for entry [location_password_default] of type [Secret Key].\nvecs-cli failed. Error 87: Operation failed with error ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER (87) \n'", "id": "install.ciscommon.command.errinvoke" } ], "componentKey": null, "problemId": null, "resolution": null}
Cause
This issue occurs when a backup schedule is defined.
Resolution
This issue is resolved in vCenter Server 6.7 U2, click here to download.
Workaround
Workaround for this issue:
Log into the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface https://vcenter-fqdn:5480Navigate to the Backup view.Search the Backup Schedule and click Delete to delete the current backup schedule.Attempt the convergence process again.Once the convergence is complete, re-create the backup schedule. For more information on creating a backup schedule, see Schedule a File-Based Backup.
