Fixing Aria Suite Lifecycle Import Error LCMVROPSYSTEM25056 & LCMVROPSYSTEM25050

While importing Aria Operations in an existing environment in Aria Suite Lifecycle fails with this error LCMVROPSYSTEM25056. Thankfully, the message was clear that SSH needs to be enabled.

Where to enable it?

Go to https://<vROPs_FQDN>/admin and in System Status tab, look for nodes and toggle SSH status.

You can also enable it from command-line by taking SSH console to a node and run following commands:

systemctl start sshd

systemctl start sshd

Instructions on activating or deactivating Secure Shell (SSH) on a VMware Aria Operations node, detailing steps to access the console and commands needed for SSH management.

Once done, go back to Aria Suite lifecycle and Click Retry on that failed request or trigger a fresh one.

If failing at LCMVROPSYSTEM25050

You may need to add a new password set in Locker for allowing Lifecycle to take SSH of vROPs.

VMware Aria Operations import environment error message showing failed request and SSH authorization issues.

Follow this blog, if you keep getting the error as you may need to reset your root password for Aria Operations nodes. This implies that you either have an incorrect root password or the password is expired.