Errors found during Hypervisor Configuration

[Nuno Marques]

Hi, 

trying to deploy HX and getting the following error:

Configuring static ip on the specified ESXi servers

Server sys/rack-unit-2 config failed

Reason: Unexpected prompt got through SoL for esxi

Server sys/rack-unit-3 config failed

Server sys/rack-unit-1 config failed

Error occurred while configuring UCS

Reason: Server ESXi static ip configuration failure. Success count: 0. Failure count: 3

CONFIGURATION FAILED

Login to UCS API

Logout from UCS API

The CIMCs are reachable and in the same network that UCSM..

Followed the complete procedure..no luck..

any clue?

[Kirk J]

Greetings.

Please confirm you already have an appropriate HX customized version of ESXi installed on the servers before running the HX installer.

What version are you running for:

• UCSM/blades
• ESXi version (HX customized ISO version)
• HX installer VM

Thanks,

Kirk...

[Nuno Marques]

Hi Kirk,

running the pre-installed esxi version that came out of the box from cisco.

Regarding the other components:

• UCSM/blades - UCSM 3.2(3c)/C240-M5 Rack mounts -3.2(3d)C
• ESXi version (HX customized ISO version) 6.0.0
• HX installer VM - 3.0(1c)

Double checked the compatibility matrix all good..no alarms on FIs/Servers..all good in the installer validation..until the hypervisor configuration..

No problems with KVM access...tested SOL ssh with success..

Saw a couple of bugs but don't think its the same..

Thanks in advance.

[Kirk J]

What are your boot drives comprised of ?

SAS SSD, M.2, etc

You might want to fire up the KVM on one of the Rack servers while It's re-attempting to push the install, and see if it's hanging at the UEFI shell.

Thanks,

Kirk...

[Nuno Marques]

Hi Kirk,

all the disks running same package (Picture in attach)

Regarding the KVM i did made several tests without any problem, access from UCSM, https to CIMC IP, SSH to CIMC SOL..no problem...

Thanks.

[Kirk J]

My reference to the vKVM, was not so much that the vKVM was working, but to see what the ESXi boot process was showing on the console, errors/alerts if any, etc.

Thanks,

Kirk...

[Nuno Marques]

Hi Kirk,

the esxi boot process is visible in the KVM without any errors..it seem to be very straight forward and successful..

[bezeddin]

I've got similar issue

Looks like ESXi already assigned by static IP or DHCP 

In my case it solve by reinstalling ESXi custom ISO and retry Hypervisor configuration from HX installer

[sbhadrav@cisco.com]

Retry upgrade fails at validation on vMotion compatibility.
This is due to a sync issue between vCenter and ESXi.

Rescan the storage system on the ESX host using a vCenter client.

See VMware article, Perform Storage Rescan in the vSphere Client, at

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vsphere.hostclient.doc/GUID-FA49E8EF-A3DC-46B8-AA5B-051C80762642.html
Manually power on the VM
Step 1  
From ESX command line, power on the VM.
Step 2  
Using controller VM command line, run command
# stcli cleaner start
If, during an upgrade, two nodes fail, the upgrade fails because controller VMs do not power on.
Action: Restart EAM Service
Procedure
Step 1  
Restart the vCenter EAM service.

From the ESX command line:

# /etc/init.d/vmware-eam restart

Step 2  
Proceed with the upgrade.

[sdouilliet]

Hi,

I have this problem too.

Do you have solved the problem please ?

Thanks. 

[bezeddin]

@sdouilliet

In my case it solved by reinstall ESXi HX custom iso and redeploy HX installer 

[sdouilliet]

Thanks,

It works !!!

Regards

[mahmoudomara5101]

sorrym but by what step did it work

[m111]

Do anyone know how to fix the issue below. 

Configuring static ip on the specified ESXi servers

Error occurred while configuring UCS

Reason: Server ESXi static ip configuration failure. Success count: 0. Failure count: 3

Configuration Failed

[Filipe.Nascimento]

Had the same problem, 

Going into the server, right-click and recover server prompt:

Reset CIMC (Server Controller), and it worked!

I got connection to the CIMC.