VCF 9.1 - failed to discover component of type 'vcfa'

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Another quick and dirty blog about an issue that I enountered during the update from VCF 9.0 to VCF 9.1. During the VMware Management System Platform (VMSP) deployment, the task install components: VCF Operations SDDC LCM failed. In the details, you will find subtasks like like Discover VCF Automation information or Import legacy components using SDDC lifecycle service in an error state. The error indication is this message: Failed to discover component of type 'VCFA'.

VCF 9.1 - Platform Health Check Error in VMSP

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This is a quick and dirty rundown on troubleshooting an issue with the fluentd service on the new VMware Management System Platform (VMSP) that comes with the VCF 9.1 release. The issue - fluentd status is failing During the VCF 9.0 to 9.1 update, all tasks issued from VCF Operation and related to the VMSP started to fail. A common determinator was a failed health check that indicated that fluentd was not Ready.

VCF on Why did IT fail

VCF 9.1 - failed to discover component of type 'vcfa'

VCF 9.1 - Platform Health Check Error in VMSP