As VMware vSphere 7 version is released recently, I thought of testing and have hands-on on the product, to get further on vCenter server 7.0, ISO file is downloaded from my.vmware.com. Here I am performing vCenter server deployment and installation steps on VMware workstation, OVA file is located under vcsa folder in the ISO file. Deployments of vCenter is as same as previous versions and installation/deployment is identical. You can find the steps in my earlier articles as below.
How to deploy vCenter server appliance on VMware Workstation
Deploy install VCSA (vCenter server appliance 6.5) on esxi and VMWare Workstation
While configuring vCenter 7.0, I saw below error and installation/configuration was stopping abruptly.
A problem occurred while getting the progress status. Check your connectivity, session, and refresh this page.
A problem occurred during setup. Services might not be working as expected at 63%, Retry
When I refreshed browser I was seeing another issue in the logs.
This vCenter Server cannot be used or repaired because a failure was encountered. You need to deploy a new vCenter Serve. Failure details
Error An error occurred while starting service 'content-library'
As a basic troubleshooting I tried nslookup to vcenter server FQDN and IP and both were failing.
To resolved it I added DNS entry (under Forwared lookup zones and Reverse lookup zones) for vCenter server on the Active directory DNS server. Need to add Host (A) and Pointer (PTR) record, This was simple resolution to solve my problem
After DNS entry addition, I tested nslookup and it is successful, Alternatively (not recommended) you can user of hosts to add temporary entries file located on Windows under C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc or for linux /etc.
Next make sure you configure NTP time server properly for time synchronization from proper NTP servers, if there is drift between Time, it will also cause the issue.
I redeployed vCenter 7.0 server again and it was good, as below if you see on the UI screen flash based option (FLEX) is missing and completely deprecated, This is one of the major change.
Earlier version screenshot here.
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PART 1 : BUILDING AND BUYING GUIDE IDEAS FOR VMWARE LAB
PART 2 : BUILDING AND HARDWARE BUYING GUIDE IDEAS FOR VMWARE LAB
PART 3 : MY VSPHERE LAB CONFIGURATION ON VMWARE WORKSTATION
PART 4 : CONFIGURING VMWARE WORKSTATION NETWORKING IN HOME LAB
PART 5 : CONFIGURING STORAGE IN VMWare WORKSTATION FOR OPTIMAL SPEED
PART 6 : CONFIGURE VMWARE WORKSTATION TO SAVE SSD SPACE AND TIME
PART 7 : CREATING NESTED VMWARE ESXI SERVER VM IN HOMELAB ON VMWARE WORKSTATION
PART 8 : CPU COOLING SOLUTION FOR MY HOME LAB ON VMWARE WORKSTATION
