[root@esx03:~] vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/restore_config force /tmp/configBundle.t
gz
(vmodl.fault.SystemError) {
faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
reason = "Internal error",
msg = "Received SOAP response fault from [<cs p:1f2b1ff0, TCP:localhost:80>]: restoreConfiguration
A general system error occurred: Internal error"
}
[root@esx03:~] ls -l /tmp/
total 292
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23850 Feb 15 08:26 configBundle.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 15 07:31 mili2d.log
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 512 Feb 15 07:31 nfsgssd_krb5cc
-rw------- 1 root root 40 Feb 15 08:30 probe.session
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 262144 Feb 15 07:33 qlnative_shared.dat
drwx------ 1 root root 512 Feb 15 07:32 vmware-root
restoring backup from esxi 5.5 to esxi 6.0 failed even with force
I also tried using vsphere cli 6.0 but also failed
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin>vicfg-cfgbackup.pl --server=10.1.1.3 --username=root -l c:\Users\administrator\Downloads\configBundle-ESX0
3.tgz -f
Enter password:
The restore operation will reboot the host.
Type 'yes' to continue:
yes
Uploading config bundle to configBundle.tgz ...
Performing restore ...
Restore failed: A general system error occurred: Internal error
Exiting maintenance mode ...
Any idea where else to check?