If the VMware Integrated OpenStack vApp does not appear in vSphere, you may need to perform various actions.

Problem

VMware Integrated OpenStack installed successfully, but the vApp is not displayed in vSphere.

Solution

  1. In a browser, open https://mgmt-server-ip:8443/VIO and log in with the administrator credentials for your vCenter Server instance.
  2. If the status indicator is red, perform the following steps:
    1. Click Fix.
    2. Verify the certificate and click OK.
    3. Log out of the vSphere Client and log in again.
  3. If the problem persists, confirm that the OpenStack Management Server can connect to the vCenter Server instance.
  4. Log in to the OpenStack Management Server and check the logs in the /var/log/oms folder to confirm that the OpenStack Management Server service initiated properly.
  5. Restart the OpenStack Management Server service. 
    service oms restart
  6. Log out of the vSphere Client and log in again.
  7. If the problem persists, log in to the vCenter Server virtual machine and restart the vSphere Client service. 
    service-control --stop vsphere-ui
cd /etc/vmware/vsphere-ui/vc-packages/vsphere-client-serenity/
rm -rf *
cd /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/work
rm -rf *
service-control --start vsphere-ui
  8. Log out of the vSphere Client and log back in.