SRM - A specified parameter was not correct: spec.deviceChange.device.port.switchUuid

Products

• VMware Live Recovery

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• Test recovery in SRM fails with the error:

A specified parameter was not correct: spec.deviceChange.device.port.switchUuid

• In the dr.log file, you see entries similar to:

--> (vmodl.fault.InvalidArgument) {
--> faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null, 
--> faultMessage = (vmodl.LocalizableMessage) [
--> (vmodl.LocalizableMessage) {
--> key = "com.vmware.vim.vpxd.dvs.nonHostMember.label", 
--> arg = (vmodl.KeyAnyValue) [
--> (vmodl.KeyAnyValue) {
--> key = "host", 
--> value = "10.30.x.x"
--> }, 
--> (vmodl.KeyAnyValue) {
--> key = "dvs", 
--> value = "DVS Test Network"
--> }
--> ], 
--> message = "Host 10.30.x.x is not a member of VDS DVS Test Network"
--> }
--> ], 
--> invalidProperty = "spec.deviceChange.device.port.switchUuid"

Environment

VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 8.x
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 6.5.x
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 6.0.x

Cause

The issue is caused if the host or host cluster listed under SRM resource mapping is not part of DVS

Resolution

To resolve this issue, add the host to VDS in SRM. For more information, see the Add Hosts to a vSphere Distributed Switch section in the vSphere Networking Guide.

NOTE: Ensure network mapping is configured properly and reverse mapping is checked to perform failbacks.