Replication service pugin fails

[mpac]

I checked the compatibility matrix and the combination should work but  loading the  plugin VMware Site Recovery 9.0.1.24035640 Failed 

VMware vCenter Server 7.0.3.02000

upgraded Replication Service 9.01

Error deploying plug-in. org.apache.felix.resolver.reason.ReasonException: Unable to resolve /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/work/tmp/6865215075327317210com.vmware.vrUi-9.0.1.24035640.esa/server-9.0.1.jar: missing requirement org.apache.aries.subsystem.core.archive.ImportPackageRequirement: namespace=osgi.wiring.package, attributes={}, directives={filter=(&(osgi.wiring.package=com.vmware.draasclientplugin.vmomi)(version>=0.0.0)), resolution=mandatory}, resource=/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/work/tmp/6865215075327317210com.vmware.vrUi-9.0.1.24035640.esa/server-9.0.1.jar org.apache.felix.resolver.Candidates$MissingRequirementError.toException(Candidates.java:1340) org.apache.felix.resolver.ResolverImpl.doResolve(ResolverImpl.java:433) org.apache.felix.resolver.ResolverImpl.resolve(ResolverImpl.java:420) org.apache.felix.resolver.ResolverImpl.resolve(ResolverImpl.java:413) org.apache.aries.subsystem.core.internal.SubsystemResource.computeDependencies(SubsystemResource.java:393) 

Did anybody experience this error too?

[Ivan Jordanov]

Hi

I can try to stop the vsphere-ui service, clean-up the UI client /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/work/ and temp folders, start again the vsphere-ui service and try again. 

How to stop the vsphere-ui client - see https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/344633/stopping-starting-or-restarting-vmware-v.html#:~:text=vSphere%20Web%20Client%3A-,Log%20in%20to%20the%20vSphere%20Web%20Client%20with%20a%20vCenter,to%20restart%20and%20select%20Restart.

If the issue persists, I would recommend to file an SR

Best Regards

Ivan

[jammin2]

This is an issue under vCenter 7.x.

I opened a ticket about this and was told that this would be resolved in vSphere replication 9.0.2.

Other options where to upgrade to vCenter 8.x and esxi 8.x.

You should be able to open the replication appliance @ http[s]://<IP_ADDRESS> /dr/

Hope this helps.

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Michael Jung
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[mpac]

I can reach the appliance and I am able to reconfigure or configure. In the appliance are no errors reported.

Next step I will upgrade the VCSA to version 8U3.

[Michal Marienka]

Same error on our latest version of the vCenter 7. Also tested on another fresh installation of the latest vCenter 7. Error deploying vSphere Replication 9.01 plug-in. Yes, as per compatibility matrix the combination should work. Please fix!

[mpac]

Update:

I got it working.

First  I made the upgrade to VCSA8 Build. 24091160 but a new error remained: Error downloading plug-in. URL is unreachable. status code: 503, reason phrase: Service Unavailable 

I checked the url https://appliance-ip:443/drplugin/plugin.json.zip and the download worked.

When I checked the plugins list there were 2 different SRM plugins listet. I decided to remove all because I did not know which is the correct one.

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/312655/how-to-clean-the-web-client-cache-and-re.html

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/344648/cannot-remove-or-disable-unwanted-plugin.html

After an additional restart of the sphere-ui service some plugins inclusive the correct  com.vmware.drui.plugin were loaded again.