VxRail: During a VxRail Deployment Validation: "Please wait for the previous instance to complete"

Summary: Deployment is unable to validate due to a previous attempt that failed.

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Symptoms

During Validation, VxRail Manager presents error "Please wait for the previous instance to complete."

Screenshot of deployment error 

Cause

If the VxRail validation has not been completed successfully the first time, this error will display on any next attempts.
 

Resolution

  1. Log in to the iDRAC console of the host VxRail Manager is running on and log in using the root user.
  2. Power off the VxRail Manager.
    Prior to version 8: 
    vxrail-primary --stop
    8.0.0 and above: 
    python /opt/vxutils/data/vxrail-primary --stop
  3. Destroy VxRail Manager using ESXi DCUI command.
    Prior to version 8: 
    vxrail-primary --destroy
    8.0.0 and above: 
    python /opt/vxutils/data/vxrail-primary --destroy
  4. Reboot the ESXi Host.  
  5. Set up VxRail Manager again using command:
    Prior to version 8: 
    vxrail-primary --setup
    8.0.0 and above: 
    python /opt/vxutils/data/vxrail-primary --setup
  6. Continue with the Solve steps: Set VxRM IP again to get into the Deployment Wizard and perform deployment steps.
    If the issue persists, run the VxRail Manager on another node; this should resolve the issue.

Affected Products

VxRail
Article Properties
Article Number: 000191418
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 08 Jul 2026
Version:  4
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