vRealize Log Insight defaults to the Suse Enterprise Linux boot option after upgrading to 8.1.1
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vRealize Log Insight defaults to the Suse Enterprise Linux boot option after upgrading to 8.1.1

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Article ID: 340233

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Products

VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
  • Following an upgrade of vRealize Log Insight from 4.8 to 8.1.1, the appliance defaults to the Suse Enterprise Linux Server (SLES) boot option rather than Photon OS
  • Manually selecting the boot option as Photon OS from a vSphere Console to vRealize Log Insight does not persist reboots


Environment

VMware vRealize Log Insight 8.x
VMware vRealize Log Insight 8.1.x

Resolution

This is a known issue affecting vRealize Log Insight 8.1.1.  This issue has been resolved in vRealize Log Insight 8.2, available at VMware Downloads.


Workaround:
To workaround this issue:
  1. Open a console or SSH session to the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance and login as root.
  2. Using a text editor, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst.
  3. Remove any line containing savedefault.
  4. Save and close the file.
  5. Using a text editor, edit /boot/grub/default.
  6. Replace the existing number with 4.
  7. Save and close the file.
Note: This will set the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance to default to Photon OS for all subsequent reboots
  1. Repeat steps 1-7 on all vRealize Log Insight nodes in the cluster, if applicable


Additional Information

If you are experiencing a similar issue on vRealize Log Insight 8.2, see vRealize Log Insight defaults to the 8.1.1 boot option after upgrading to 8.2 (82540).


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