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How to Update the vSAN HCL all.json File in SDDC Manager

Updating the vSAN Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) is a critical task for ensuring that your VMware Cloud Foundation environment remains compliant with supported hardware. The all.json file in SDDC Manager contains the necessary HCL information that vSAN uses to validate hardware components. This blog will guide you through the process of updating the all.json file in SDDC Manager.


Also during prechecks we have seen this error pop up vSAN HCL DB out-of-date error. We did try Manually updated the vSAN HCL on the vCenter post that still the error is seen. The error says to check on SDDC Manager.



Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

  • Administrator access to SDDC Manager.

  • The latest all.json file downloaded from the VMware Compatibility Guide.(If we have internet access from SDDC we can download the all.json using bundle tranfer utilitly command )

  • SSH access to the SDDC Manager appliance.


Step 1: Download & Upload the Latest all.json File

  1. Visit the VMware Compatibility Guide.

  2. Search for the latest vSAN all.json file.

  3. Download the file to your local machine

  4. Copy the latest all.json file from your local machine to /home/vcf folder onto your sddc manager via tools like WinSCP

  5. ./lcm-bundle-transfer-util --vsanHclUpload --inputDirectory /home/vcf --sddcMgrFqdn sddc-manager-fqdn --sddcMgrUser user

  6. SDDC Manager user. After this, the tool will prompt for the user password enter the password .



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