Test Recovery fails with error "Invalid configuration for device '0'"

Products

• VMware Live Recovery
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• Test Recovery fails with error  "Invalid configuration for device '0'"

Environment

VMware vSphere Replication 6.x

Cause

• This is due to invalid configuration found in vmx file

ethernet0.uptCompatibility = "TRUE" 

Resolution

Note: Backup the VMX file before making changes  

• Shut down the affected virtual machine 
•  Log in to the ESXi host hosting the Virtual Machine (VM) via SSH and edit the VMX file of the affected VM. Remove or hash (#) the below config from vmx file

 ethernet0.uptCompatibility = "TRUE"

• Reload the virtual machine vmx file
• Obtain the virtual machine ID (Vmid)  using this command:

# vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

• Reload the .vmx file using this command:

# vim-cmd vmsvc/reload Vmid

• Then power on the virtual machine 
• Perform Test Recovery

Additional Information

"Invalid Configuration for Device 0" error powering on / Cloning virtual machine