Examples of connectivity related vMotion errors;
Failed to start migration pre-copy. Error: Connection reset by peer.
VMotion [-1062693184:1279397837393509] failed to send init message to remote host <##.###.##.##.###>
VMotion [-1062693184:1279397837393509] (0-71480066970184) failed to receive 68/68 bytes from remote host <##.###.##.##.###>: Connection reset by peer
Migration transfer failed during receive operation to socket 71471309916928: received 0/68 bytes: Connection reset by peer
Failed to start migration pre-copy. Error: Connection closed by remote host, possibly due to timeout.
VMotion [167772162:1280090451957875] failed to send init message to remote host <##.###.##.##.###>
VMotion [167772162:1280090451957875] (0-71485435682904) failed to receive 68/68 bytes from remote host <##.###.##.##.###>: Connection closed by remote host, possibly due to timeout
Failed waiting for data. Error 195887137. Timeout. 2025-04-07T13:06:50.910276Z The migration transfer failed during the receive operation to socket 73803569338080: received 0/36 bytes: Connection reset by peer. vMotion migration [-1062716130:7100916802933743411] failed to read stream keepalive: Connection reset by peer Migration to host <192.168.##.##> failed with error Connection reset by peer (195887179). 2025-04-07T13:06:53.796048Z vMotion migration [-1062716130:7100916802933743411] (16-73802816854608) failed to receive 4828/4828 bytes from the remote host <192.168.##.##>: Timeout
Tcpip_Vmk: 97: arp: ##:##:##:##:##:## is using my IP address ##.###.##.##.### on vmk0!
VMware vSphere 6.x
VMware vSphere 7.x
VMware vSphere 8.x
Note: To test connectivity using the vmkping command when Jumbo Frames are configured, run the command with the -s option. For more information on running the vmkping command, see Testing VMkernel network connectivity with the vmkping command (1003728).
For more information on running the vmkping command, see Testing VMkernel network connectivity with the vmkping command.