I'm trying to perform this upgrade but for the fourth time it fails on the same error - Failed to configure License Service history Repository.
I've check firstbootstatus.json and it says failed the 10th strep which is license
"stepsCompletedList": "visl-support-firstboot,vmafd-firstboot,vmidentity-firstboot,pod_firstboot,soluser_firstboot,vmon-firstboot,rhttpproxy_firstboot,analytics_firstboot,cmfirstboot,license_firstboot",
"stepsStarted": 10,
"finalStatus": "failure",
"stepsCompleted": 10,
"totalSteps": 40,
"failedSteps": "license_firstboot",
DNS is working fine on the cluster, the host I was deploying to actually did not have NTP setup, which I finally checked before my 4th effort, setup NTP, got date/time correct and still same failure.
license_firstboot.py_9510_stderr.log
has
Failed to execute license config cli: com.vmware.cis.license.embedded.server.common.repository.RepositoryException: Missing name property
So I was reading also that possibly the very latest 6.5 build couldn't update to 6.7 as the patches for 6.5 vs 6.7 would be back in time, but I checked dates and the very latest 6.5 patch date is the same date as the very lates 6.7 (sorry, I haven't got all the build numbers to hand)
also read
Upgrade from 6.5 patches post 6.5 U2, dated November 2018 or after, to 6.7 U1 are unsupported as it is considered back-in time"
I am trying to go from
vCenter Server 6.5 U2g 2019-05-14
to
vCenter Appliance 6.7 Update 2a 2019-05-14
is that allowed or am I flogging a dead horse?
(I wouldn't actually flog any horse, I like horses)
Thanks
Bill