2:11:15 PM: Install Failed
2:11:14 PM: Start testing update
2:11:14 PM: Complete preparing VCSA for installation
2:11:14 PM: Start preparing VCSA for installation
2:11:14 PM: Complete Staging packages
2:11:05 PM: Start staging packages
2:11:05 PM: Complete validating update packages
2:11:05 PM: Complete validating update
2:11:05 PM: Start validating update
2:11:05 PM: Start validating update packages

La premiere cause de ce probleme peut etre le un mot de passe root expiré:

vSphere 6.5 Patch Update fails and vCenter Services fail to start after the Patch attempt

Une autre raison par une mise a jour non terminé depuis le VAMI.

Dans ce cas le fichier /var/log/vmware/applmgmt/software-packages.log affiche ces erreurs:

2019-01-03T10:43:36.003 [7063]DEBUG:vmware.vherd.base.software_update:Test transaction failed to update package
out=Preparing... error= package vsphere-client-6.5.0-11347054.noarch is already installed
package vmware-vsm-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64 is already installed
package vmware-vmrc-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64 is already installed
package vmware-studio-init-3.0.0.5-181127134710.noarch is already installed
package vmware-studio-appliance-config-3.0.0.5-181127134710.noarch is already installed
package vmware-imagebuilder-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64 is already installed
package vmware-autodeploy-6.5.0-0.0.11347054.noarch is already installed
package vc-deploy-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64 is already installed
package python-rpm-4.13.0.2-1.ph1.x86_64 is already installed
package libxml2-2.9.8-2.ph1.x86_64 is already installed
package applmgmt-cloudvm-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64 is already installed
package VMware-perfcharts-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64 is already installed
package VMware-cloudvm-vimtop-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64 is already installed

2019-01-03T10:43:36.003 [7063]CRITICAL:root:Installation process failed
2019-01-03T10:43:36.003 [7063]DEBUG:root:Test transaction failed to update packages
Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/applmgmt/support/scripts/software-packages.py", line 471, in install
answers=answer)
File "/usr/lib/applmgmt/base/py/vmware/vherd/base/software_update.py", line 1940, in installPackagesEP
_runTestTransaction(pkgType, percent=50)
File "/usr/lib/applmgmt/base/py/vmware/vherd/base/task_manager.py", line 160, in trackedfunc
value = func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/applmgmt/base/py/vmware/vherd/base/software_update.py", line 1071, in _runTestTransaction
raise GenericException("Test transaction failed to update packages")
GenericException: Test transaction failed to update packages

Pour retablir la situation il faut desinstaller les packets mis a jour pour relancer la mise a jour.

Note: Ne pas oublier de faire un Snapshot ou backup de vCenter avant d'executer les commandes.

Exemple:

rpm -evv vsphere-client-6.5.0-11347054.noarch
rpm -evv vmware-vsm-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64
rpm -evv vmware-vmrc-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64
rpm -evv vmware-studio-init-3.0.0.5-181127134710.noarch
rpm -evv vmware-studio-appliance-config-3.0.0.5-181127134710.noarch
rpm -evv vmware-imagebuilder-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64
rpm -evv vmware-autodeploy-6.5.0-0.0.11347054.noarch
rpm -evv vc-deploy-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64
rpm -evv python-rpm-4.13.0.2-1.ph1.x86_64
rpm -evv libxml2-2.9.8-2.ph1.x86_64
rpm -evv applmgmt-cloudvm-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64
rpm -evv VMware-perfcharts-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64
rpm -evv VMware-cloudvm-vimtop-6.5.0-11347054.x86_64

Si il y a un probleme de dependance voici la commande:

rpm -ev --nodeps openssl-1.0.2p-1.ph1.x86_64

Retenté la mise a jour.

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