ZZ00142: DISABLING VM DISCOVERY, VMWARE DISCOVERY/RESYNC/UPDATE COULD FAIL DUE TO MISSING INFO TO DETERMINE IF IMAGE IS TEMPLATE OR VM

IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator Fix Pack 1 (2.3.0.1) for 2.3

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• PROBLEM DEFINITION: The discovery of all repositories starts and
  crashes with a NullPointerException, specifically at line:
  
  final boolean isTemplate = (Boolean)
  content.get(VMwarePropertyConstants.CONFIG__TEMPLATE);
  
  This happens due to missing info to determine if an image is
  template or VM.
  
  ENVIRONMENT:
  SCO 2.2 FP1
  - Environment setup details:
      How many regions?  3
      Which hypervisor for each region (e.g KVM, VMware)?  all
  VMWware
  - Is this a new, existing, or recently upgraded system?
  existing
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of SmartCloud Orchestrator 2.2 and
  * 2.3
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If template/VM flag is missing in
  * vcenter, discovery could fail in VIL
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Check the image/VM that is failing discovery
  in vCenter to confirm that image is correct marked as template
  or not.
  * CONCLUSION: The fix for this APAR will be contained in the
  following maintenance packages:
  | fix pack | 2.3.0.1-xxx-xxxx-FP0001
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R230 PSY

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