I was just trying to add a new license in to my vRSLCM (vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager) v8.0.1 instance when I hit upon the following error:
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Exception while loading DLF. Check logs for more detail. |
Not the most helpful of messages! Of course, the first rule of technology is “turn it off and on again”. After rebooting the vRSLCM appliance I tried again and it worked without issue.
Having upgraded my vRA instance in my HomeLab to 7.4 not long after it GA’d, I recently decided to create some nice, new templates as well. You know, latest patches, hardware, basic config etc.
I won’t bore you with exactly how I installed Windows, patched it or configured it. The relevant part of the process to this article was the installation of the vRA Guest Agent and subsequent testing of it.
I already had my vRA blueprint configured; just a simple Windows Server 2012 R2 template that has the vRealize LogInsight agent installed and configured on it automatically as part of the provision process:
This is a documented process to install the software agent on a Virtual Machine that is then subsequently turned in to a template. For vRA 7.4, the documentation can be found on VMware’s site:
Install the Guest Agent on a Windows Reference Machine
Prepare a Windows Reference Machine to Support Software
This worked without issue. I shutdown the machine, turned it in to a template and update my blueprint.
This is where I ran in to an issue. Continue Reading