Cannot remove orphaned portgroup from vCenter Server after Cisco Nexus 1000V is removed
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Article ID: 324557
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Products
VMware vCenter ServerVMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
After removing a Nexus 1000V Virtual Distributed Switch (VDS), a portgroup created by the Cisco VDS is still present in vCenter Server and cannot be removed.
When you attempt to remove the orphaned portgroup, you receive an error stating that the portgroup is still in use.
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0 VMware vCenter Server 5.1.x VMware vCenter Server 5.5.x VMware vCenter Server 5.0.x VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
Resolution
To resolve this issue, manually remove the database entries for this portgroup from the vCenter Server database.