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Issue/Introduction
To provide the steps to verify if the virtual machine DRS or HA overrides are preventing Hybrid Migration with vMotion.
Symptoms:
Attempting to migrate a virtual machine from the On-Premise vCenter to the VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC on AWS) vCenter after configuring Hybrid Linked Mode (HLM) fails with: "Permission to perform this operation is denied"
Cause
The hybrid migration of virtual machines with DRS or HA overrides is not supported.
Resolution
Verify if the on-premise virtual machines have any DRS or HA overrides enabled.
To review the individual virtual machine customization, follow this process:
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.avail.doc/GUID-CFD74742-26EA-4BED-A4FC-4E8F50A46C83.htmlIf any DRS or HA overrides are added, these will need to be removed before Hybrid Migration with vMotion will be successful.
Additional Information
Hybrid Migration with vMotion Checklist:
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-on-AWS/services/com.vmware.vmc-aws-operations/GUID-1A175E91-2317-4261-A63E-B398D92ECE8D.htmlImpact/Risks:
The steps to resolve this issue require removing On-Premise vCenter virtual machines overrides.