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# sk117289 - "Cannot update Virtual System object - the VSX Cluster/Gateway is currently locked by another administrator" message when trying to update VSX object

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk117289 |
| Date Created | 2017-05-10 |
| Last Modified | 2025-06-12 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | SmartConsole |
| Versions | R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Windows |
| Platform | Smart-1 |

## Symptoms

- "`Cannot update Virtual System object - the VSX Cluster/Gateway is currently locked by another administrator`" message in SmartConsole when trying to update VSX object.

## Cause

This VSX object was edited by another administrator, which neither published, nor discarded his changes.  
By design, such object will be locked until the previous changes are either published, or discarded.

## Solution

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