Trying to install vCenter 7 from OVA at step2 and configuring network settings you are encountering “Unable to save IP settings” (without DHCP)

As stated in the release log ( https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/rn/vsphere-vcenter-server-701-release-notes.html ) when trying to install vCenter 7 from OVA at step2 and configuring network settings you are encountering “Unable to save IP settings” there is no workaround.

After some struggling i have asked for help for one of my skillfull sysadmin friends and he found the following solution:

  1. Keep the page open at the network configuration (where you had the error)
  2. go to the console, press F2, login, enable local shell then press alt + F1
  3. login as root
  4. type /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net
  5. select 6
  6. select DHCP for IPv4 – no DHCP needed to be enable in the network (better if no dhcp server found)
  7. now press Next at the Network tab in the browser (where you had the error), wait a few seconds and the SSO page should appear.

Congrats, now you found the workaround VMware supposed to give with the courtesy of the sysadmin from www.chroot.ro!

 

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