VxRail: Update Failed to Scan Components

Summary: VxRail vLCM update from version 8.0.330 to 8.0.380 failed during the “Scan Components” stage.

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Symptoms

The update process failed during Scan Components with error:

Recommended Action:Failed to scan components.

Screenshot of error

Cause

The issue occurs because the Hardware State Manager (HSM) microservice becomes unresponsive or stuck during the update process.

Resolution

Restart the Hardware State Manager (HSM) microservice to recover the stuck service and allow the vLCM workflow to proceed.

  1. Access the VxRail Manager by SSH.
  2. Verify the HSM pod status:
kubectl get pods | grep hsm
  1. Restart the HSM microservice by deleting the pod:
kubectl delete pod hsm-cc76b8d86-h2rmt
  1. Confirm that the new HSM pod is running:
kubectl get pods | grep hsm
  1. Retry the VxRail upgrade process from the VxRail Manager Plug-in.

Affected Products

VxRail, VxRail Appliance Series, VxRail Software
Article Properties
Article Number: 000479336
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 08 تموز 2026
Version:  1
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