Hi folks:
I just upgraded a copy of ESXi 7 to ESXi 8.0U2 and after the upgrade I'm unable to connect it to vCenter Server (I have the essentials package). At first I thought the problem may have been vCenter Server as prior to upgrading the host I upgraded vCenter Server to 8.02a, and I thought perhaps the issue was with the vCenter Server database, so I installed a brand new copy of vCenter Server 8.02a and the problem still happens.
When I add the host to vCenter Server all goes well at first and the host for a brief moment appears in the inventory, then the host disconnects after vCenter Server puts out a task message saying "Generate a certificate signing request using the specified Distinguished Name". That shows it completes, but immediately after that the host disconnects and won't connect again. I have to remove the host from vCenter, stop service vpxa, and remove user vpxuser, at which point I can try again, but the same thing happens.
The vpaxa log file shows a number of errors while this process is going on, some specifically about fields not being defined properly, and at timestamp 00:45:26.492Z there is a panic error 1089, whatever that means. I'm attaching the log file here, if it will fit. All these messages were from a single attempt to connect the host to vcenter server.
I've had no luck searching on this panic error, so I'm not sure what it's about. I was also discussing this in a thread in the vcenter server section, but after the problem recurrs on a freshly installed copy of vcenter server, I'm beginning to think the problem may be in the host.
