Downloading RPM vsphere-ui-7.0.3.00300-9405520.noarch.rpm

To check if you need run the KB https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/87274

Open a SSH and run the command

openssl dgst -verify /var/vmware/applmgmt/fileintegrity/pub.key -signature /var/vmware/applmgmt/fileintegrity/fileintegrity_config.sig /etc/vmware/appliance/fileintegrity_config.json

If the result is Verification Failure, Follow the steps:

• Login to VCSA through ssh using putty.
• Download the script generate_signature.py from the attachment section to in the article.
• Upload the script to the VCSA ” root directory” using WINSCP

Note: If you faced an error while trying to login to VCSA through WINSCP , please run the below command on VCSA (SSH):
# chsh -s /bin/bash root

• Run the script using the command:

# python generate_signature.py

• Run the command:

# openssl dgst -verify /var/vmware/applmgmt/fileintegrity/pub.key -signature /var/vmware/applmgmt/fileintegrity/fileintegrity_config.sig /etc/vmware/appliance/fileintegrity_config.json

This should return a “Verified OK” response.

• Run the following commands:

service-control –stop applmgmt
rm -rf /storage/core/software-update/*
rm -rf /storage/db/patching.db
mv /storage/core/software-packages/staged-configuration.json /storage/core
mv /etc/applmgmt/appliance/software_update_state.conf /storage/core
service-control –start applmgmt

• Retry the update.