No destination VDCs are listed when creating a new replication in Cloud Director Availability 4.x

Products

• VMware Cloud Director

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• When configuring a new replication, no Organization VDCs are listed in the Destination VDC and Storage policy step of the new replication workflow.
• When you are logged in via the Cloud Director Availability plug-in for Cloud Director, you also see a message similar to:

No destination vDCs are available.

Environment

VMware Cloud Director Availability 4.x

Cause

This issue occurs when the Organization VDCs that are visible to the user are created from a Provider VDC that Cloud Director Availability does not have access to for configuring and managing replications.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, ensure that Cloud Director Availability has access to the Provider VDCs whose Organization VDCs are being used as either source or destination virtual data centers for replications.

1. Log into the Cloud Director Availability Provider Portal.
2. In the left pane under Configuration, click Settings.
3. Under Site settings next to Accessible Provider VDCs, click Edit.
4. In the Accessible Provider VDCs window, enable the required Provider VDCs and click Apply.