A virtual machine fails to power on with the error: DVS cannot be found

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

A virtual machine fails to power on with the error: DVS cannot be found 

Example

DVS 0c 0c 29 50 36 ef c0 af-64 b8 38 91 c0 eb c0 35 cannot be found

DVS 65 e4 15 50 15 12 fc e2-66 b0 0a 53 91 f6 5b 1a cannot be found

DVS 9d c8 00 50 d8 9a fd b9-30 c1 76 88 7f a9 06 5a cannot be found

DVS 2b 10 3b 50 79 2a 87 fe-b1 fd 81 6a 84 70 2f 57 cannot be found

Environment

A virtual machine was moved from an existing vCenter with a distributed switch to a new vCenter, where the distributed switch no longer exists. 

Problem can be found in multiple versions of vCenter

Cause

The virtual port ID associated with the virtual machine no longer exists. 

Resolution

Please ensure the virtual machine is configured to use an existing network label:

1. Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
2. Select the network adapter and choose an existing network label.

For more information, please see the following documents.

Port Group Configuration for Virtual Machines

Connect an Individual Virtual Machine to a Distributed Port Group