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  • 1.  Error migration vcenter 6.7 to 7.0 - Unable to connect to VMware Lifecycle Manager Database

    Posted Mar 09, 2021 03:29 PM

    Hi everybody!

    I'm trying to migrate our vCenter 6.7.0 build 17137232 to 7.0.1 but, when I ran the migration assistant, I received this error message:

    Error: Unable to connect to VMware Lifecycle Manager Database, Cannot proceed with migration
    Resolution: Please check that VMware Lifecycle Manager Database is reachable before migration and Please make sure Migration Assistant is launched under service account for VMware Lifecycle Manager

    The VMware Service Lifecycle Manager was running under Local Service.  I changed the service account for the vCenter Server service account and the same behavior.  

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    I found nothing on Internet about this specific error.  I checked everywhere about the Lifecyle Manager database but nothing.

    Can you please guide me or give me some advice about that?  I'm really new about VMware, this was my first experience with it in this upgrade process.  

    Thanks for all your help!



  • 2.  RE: Error migration vcenter 6.7 to 7.0 - Unable to connect to VMware Lifecycle Manager Database
    Best Answer

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Mar 09, 2021 05:23 PM

    Thank you for your post on VMware Communities.

    If there are no custom baselines in the Update manager, we can remove the Update manager plugin for the duration of the upgrade. Post upgrade, update manager would be built within the vCenter 7.


    Link to assist with Update manager plugin(com.vmware.vcIntegrity) removal from MOB page:https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1025360?lang=en_US

    Note: Please take vCenter snapshot before making any changes
    Re-try the Migration after removing the plugin and let me know as to how the issue proceeds.

    For step by step instructions on how to migrate Windows vCenter to VCSA 7.0 please follow the below URL:
    https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/vSphere-7-0-Migration-Process-with-Screenshots/ta-p/2816161/jump-to/first-unread-message

    Please let me know how it goes.

     

    Arun Kumar

    Install Upgrade Specialist

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  • 3.  RE: Error migration vcenter 6.7 to 7.0 - Unable to connect to VMware Lifecycle Manager Database

    Posted Mar 09, 2021 05:32 PM

     

    Thanks for the help!! I'm gonna try that and let you know.

    About the snapshot, the current vCenter is a physical server, so what do you recommend instead of the snapshot?

     



  • 4.  RE: Error migration vcenter 6.7 to 7.0 - Unable to connect to VMware Lifecycle Manager Database

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Mar 09, 2021 06:12 PM

    For physical server, it is recommended to take a complete Windows & DB backup to be on the safer side.

     



  • 5.  RE: Error migration vcenter 6.7 to 7.0 - Unable to connect to VMware Lifecycle Manager Database

    Posted Mar 09, 2021 06:13 PM

      thanks again for your help!!!

     



  • 6.  RE: Error migration vcenter 6.7 to 7.0 - Unable to connect to VMware Lifecycle Manager Database

    Posted Mar 09, 2021 11:08 PM

     It worked.  Already migrated vcenter to 7.0.1.

    Thanks again for all your help!