Error: "A specified parameter was not correct: spec.pool" appears every minute after vMotioning a VM

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• After a vMotion, a reoccurring VM task appears in the UI:
  
  A specified parameter was not correct: spec.pool

Cause

This occurs when there is a conflicting VM/Host affinity rule.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, remove the conflicting VM/Host affinity rule.

1. Log into the vCenter UI
2. Navigate to the cluster where the affected VM resides
3. Click on the Configure tab
4. Navigate to the VM/Host Rules section
5. Identify the offending VM/Host affinity rule and delete it.
   
   Note: After deleting the rule, the VM Task error message will stop.
   
   
6. Recreate the VM/Host affinity rule.