VCF 9.1 Installation - lifecycle component issue

[Giovanni Dominoni]

Hello to all,

I'm trying to install on a nested set of esxi hosts VCF 9.1, seems going smoothly until this point:

 Could not deploy SDDC lifecycle component due to: java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not complete VSP task with Id: 7wgdytpjhnbyvkewrwkgn5vnoa, description: Installing VSP component of type: vcf-sddc-lcm and version: 9.1.0.0.25371107, due to: Reference Token: GFNOAK

 Could not deploy SDDC lifecycle component due to: java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not complete VSP task with Id: 7wgdytpjhnbyvkewrwkgn5vnoa, description: Installing VSP component of type: vcf-sddc-lcm and version: 9.1.0.0.25371107, due to: Reference Token: GFNOAK

 Failed to delete component with id f6533615-00d8-4cac-94b3-36ae14aa6f8b, type vcf-sddc-lcm, version 9.1.0.0.25371107 Remediation: Check the component and manually delete it if necessary Reference Token: 65OT3F
 Failed to deploy LCM components Reference Token: OOVIML

Did someone had similiar issue or know how I can understan what was wrong and how to fix it?

[AbbedSedkaoui]

Hi,

This is known issue of lcm service getting stuck,
restarting it fix the issue,
there is a KB with shell script for you that:

- will look for the stuck in progress tasks of lcm installations of components and
- restart the corresponding lcm services
https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/435569/fleet-manager-lcm-or-sddc-manager-lcm-ta.html

If you would like to understand by diving into the lifecycle pods and restart it from inside VSP Cluster, I have documented the steps in this blog post:
https://strivevirtually.net/post/automated-vmware-cloud-foundation-lab-vcf-9.1-fleet-deployment-vlan-fork-branch/#2-deployment-stuck-for-more-than-an-hour-in-last-stage

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Abbed Sedkaoui
vExpert VCF 2026
https://vexpert.vmware.com/directory/10999
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[Allan Solomon Mejia]

Hi Giovanni,

In addition to restarting the LCM services, I'd also recommend checking the VSP/LCM logs to determine why the component installation became stuck in the first place. The "java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not complete VSP task" is typically a symptom rather than the root cause.

 

A few things to verify:

• Ensure all prerequisite services in the VCF management domain are healthy before retrying the deployment.
• Verify DNS (forward/reverse), NTP synchronization, and connectivity between SDDC Manager, vCenter, NSX, and the Kubernetes-based VSP services.
• Check whether the failed component still exists in the LCM inventory before attempting manual deletion, as removing it without confirming its state can lead to orphaned records.
• Collect the SDDC Manager support bundle if the issue persists, as the Reference Tokens (GFNOAK / 65OT3F / OOVIML) will help correlate the failure in the logs.

 

If this is a nested lab, also verify that the underlying ESXi hosts aren't experiencing resource contention (CPU ready, memory overcommit, or storage latency), as these can cause VSP deployments to hang or time out during initialization.

[DAVID CARTWRIGHT]

Having a similar issue with VCF Fleet Management Backup & Restore to SFTP servers - stuck tasks for life.