[VCDR] Failover and Failback Failing for a Specific VM
Article ID: 323654
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Products
VMware Live Recovery
Issue/Introduction
Provide a know limitation for multiple failover/failbacks on the same VM(s).
Symptoms:
When attempting to failover/failback a VM, it may fail at Step 5 (failback) or Step 2&4 (failover). It may be confirmed the same VM(s) were able to failover/failback previously and no changes have been made in the environment.
Symptoms:
When attempting to failover/failback a VM, it may fail at Step 5 (failback) or Step 2&4 (failover). It may be confirmed the same VM(s) were able to failover/failback previously and no changes have been made in the environment.
Cause
A failover/failback may fail if the same VM has been failed over/back more than 8 times. This limitation is due to a clone depth limit, and it cannot be reduced/increased in the current version.
Resolution
There is no permanent resolution in the current VCDR versions. The teams are working to enhance this issue in a future VCDR release.
Workaround:
To workaround the issue in the current version, please clone the VM and perform the failover/failback on the cloned VM.
Workaround:
To workaround the issue in the current version, please clone the VM and perform the failover/failback on the cloned VM.
Additional Information
Impact/Risks:
A VM failover/failback will continue to fail if it has been executed more than 8 times for the same VM(s).
A VM failover/failback will continue to fail if it has been executed more than 8 times for the same VM(s).
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