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VMware SDDC Manager Workload Domain greyed out

In this VMware SDDC Manager Workload Domain greyed out a quick tip I will explain how to fix this issue.

When you try to do any task in your SDDC Manager, like create a new Workload Domain, or add a Commission Hosts, etc., all the options are greyed out and with the message “Disable due to deployment lock”. This should be a standard message if the SDDC is running a task, but if nothing is running and you wait some time, and the option is not back to enable state, then we have a problem.

There was a task running that left SDDC locked and was never finished or appropriately canceled. In that case, we need to double-check what task is locking the SDDC Manager and delete it.

First, we need to check the SDDC database and the task. To do that, login to your SDDC ssh console with vcf account and just run the following command with the root user: psql –host=localhost -U postgres -d platform -c “select * from lock”

Note: Use the root account to run the command.

As we can see in the above information task, the process was a password change that got stuck and was never appropriately deleted by the SDDC.

So now we need to delete the task using the id shown in the previous command.

After I checked if any process was still locked, the command returned empty.

Back to the SDDC Manager GUI, I checked if all the options were now available, and we see that all are ok.

Important note: If you are performing these tasks in your production environment, first do a backup of your Postgre DB and/or do a snapshot of your SDDC VM and then always double-check if you are deleting the correct process.

This is it. With this simple tip, you can release the lock on your VMware SDDC Manager.

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By | 2022-11-05T06:26:58+01:00 November 5th, 2022|VCF, VMware Posts|0 Comments

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I have over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. I have been working with Virtualization for more than 15 years (mainly VMware). I recently obtained certifications, including VCP DCV 2022, VCAP DCV Design 2023, and VCP Cloud 2023. Additionally, I have VCP6.5-DCV, VMware vSAN Specialist, vExpert vSAN, vExpert NSX, vExpert Cloud Provider for the last two years, and vExpert for the last 7 years and a old MCP. My specialties are Virtualization, Storage, and Virtual Backup. I am a Solutions Architect in the area VMware, Cloud and Backup / Storage. I am employed by ITQ, a VMware partner as a Senior Consultant. I am also a blogger and owner of the blog ProVirtualzone.com

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