Virtualisation Tips & Tricks

Issue In the NSX UI, an NSX Edge node deployment fails with: Cause The signing certificate used for signing the Edge OVF during the build process expired on January 3rd, 2026. As a result any new Edge install or existing Edge redeploy/resize workflows using the NSX UI/API will fail. Resolution This is a known issue… Read more: OVF certificate validation failed.

Validate and Deploy fails with errors such as: This is also applicable in the scenario where VCF 9.x bring up is failing during validation due to below error: ERROR [vcf_dm,f] [c.v.e.s.o.model.error.ErrorFactory,dm-XX]  [XXXX] COMPATIBILITY_CONTROLLER_EXCEPTION VvsCompatibilityController controller failed with error message : Invalid VMwareProductVersion format: 8.18.6-Ops Fresh Install: 25211474 Ops CP:25211476 Ops Upgrade: 25211477 LCM Application Domain… Read more: VCF 9.0 Bringup Fails – Failed to Retrieve Compatibility Matrix for Component

The VvsCompatibilityController error indicates a parsing failure in SDDC Manager when validating product versions against compatibility data, specifically rejecting the non-standard “VMwareProductVersion” format like “8.18.6-Ops Fresh Install: 25211474” .This typically occurs during upgrades, bundle uploads, or ops/install checks where the system expects a simple semantic version (e.g., “8.18.6”) but encounters extended labels with build IDs… Read more: VvsCompatibilityController controller failed

VCF Installer, and workflow failed at the “Generate NSX Input Data” task with the following error: Workaround #1 This workaround is effective only when applied to the VCF installer prior to initiating a new VCF deployment. If a deployment has already been started, apply Workaround #1 first, then proceed to Workaround #2. Download both fix_manifest.sh and the… Read more: VCF Deployment fails –  NSX image validation failed