This resource provides a guide to identify symptoms and align them with solutions to resolve the failure of recovering a virtual machine via vSphere Replication
Symptoms:
2021-12-15 16:18:07.799 ERROR hms.recovery [hms-incoming-eventhandler-thread-3384] (..hms.recovery.RecoverJob) [operationID=########-####-####-####-########f9a2-HMS-16284] | Failed to reconfigure recovered VM: java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
ethernet1.addressType = "vpx"
ethernet1.generatedAddress = "##:##:##:##:##:e8"
ethernet1.pciSlotNumber = "256"
ethernet1.present = "TRUE"
ethernet1.shares = "normal"
ethernet1.uptCompatibility = "TRUE"
ethernet1.virtualDev = "vmxnet3"
Ethernet1.opaqueNetwork.id = "########-####-####-####-########4130"
Ethernet1.opaqueNetwork.type = "nsx.LogicalSwitch"
Ethernet1.externalId = "########-####-####-####-########96f4:4001"
2022-05-21T21:26:39.042Z verbose hbrsrv[01085] [Originator@6876 sub=Image opID=########-####-####-####-########93d6-HMS-5216:hs-88d0:hs-c694] Flush: Adding key 'Ethernet0.startConnected' for vmx file 'hbrcfg.GID-########-####-####-####-########0ac0.415683.vmx.10898'.
2022-05-21T21:26:39.042Z verbose hbrsrv[01085] [Originator@6876 sub=Image opID=########-####-####-####-########93d6-HMS-5216:hs-88d0:hs-c694] Flush: Adding key 'ethernet0.startConnected' for vmx file 'hbrcfg.GID-########-####-####-####-########0ac0.415683.vmx.10898'
HBR does not support same ethernet card with upper and lower case entries in the VMX file
This issue is resolved in vSphere Replication 8.5.0.4.
There is no workaround for this issue. We recommend upgrading to vSphere Replication 8.5.0.4.
Please refer the release notes of 8.5.0.4:
The issue effects vSphere Replication 8.5.x