VMware vCenter Server shows a stale vSphere standard port group, which is no longer in use

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• VMware vCenter Server shows a stale vSphere standard port group.
• A standard port, which is deleted from all associated hosts in the vCenter Server, still appears.
• You see the standard port group under Home > Inventory > Networking in the vSphere Client.

Cause

This issue occurs when a snapshot is taken on a virtual machine when the vSphere standard port group existed, is still existing in the virtual machine.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, delete the snapshot which was taken when the vSphere standard port group existed.

To delete the snapshot:

1. Navigate to Home > Inventory > Networking in the vSphere Client.
2. Select the stale standard port group that is deleted and not in use by any virtual machine.
3. Click the Virtual Machines tab, identify the virtual machine that has snapshot and delete the snapshot.
4. After identifying the virtual machines with snapshots and deleting them, the stale entry of standard port group should be cleared.

Additional Information

VMware vCenter Server 上で、現在では既に使用していないはずの vSphere 標準スイッチのポートグループが表示される