Reconfiguring existing replications to use enhanced replication fails: No connection to VR Server for virtual machine

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Reconfiguring existing replications to use enhanced replication fails: No connection to VR Server for virtual machine

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Article ID: 384217

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VMware Live Recovery

Issue/Introduction

1. Reconfiguring legacy replications to use enhanced replication fails with the error -

A replication error occurred at the vSphere Replication Server for replication 'Repl-Test'. Details: 'No connection to VR Server for virtual machine Repl-Test on host esxi.lab.local in cluster Source Site in cloud: Unknown'.

2. You can create NEW replications to use Enhanced mode.

3. You can also flip from Enhanced replication to Legacy replication mode.

Source ESXi/VMkernel.log:

2024-08-02T09:52:17.749Z Wa(180) vmkwarning: cpu66:4651443)WARNING: Hbr: 788: Failed to receive from 127.0.0.1 (groupID=GID-1583e418-47c2-4391-9edc-5ca523d8b152): Broken pipe
2024-08-02T09:52:17.749Z Wa(180) vmkwarning: cpu66:4651443)WARNING: Hbr: 5362: Failed to establish connection to [127.0.0.1]:32032 (groupID=GID-1583e418-47c2-4391-9edc-5ca523d8b152): Broken pipe
2024-08-02T09:53:47.758Z Wa(180) vmkwarning: cpu66:4651443)WARNING: Hbr: 788: Failed to receive from 127.0.0.1 (groupID=GID-1583e418-47c2-4391-9edc-5ca523d8b152): Broken pipe
2024-08-02T09:53:47.758Z Wa(180) vmkwarning: cpu66:4651443)WARNING: Hbr: 5362: Failed to establish connection to [127.0.0.1]:32032 (groupID=GID-1583e418-47c2-4391-9edc-5ca523d8b152): Broken pipe

Source VRMS/hms.log:

2024-08-02 09:26:00.626 INFO  com.vmware.hms.i18n.class com.vmware.hms.response.filter.I18nActivationResponseFilter [tcweb-4] (..response.filter.I18nActivationResponseFilter) [operationID=########-187c-4ba1-a1f8-############-HMS-1660556,sessionID=8651EF34] | The localized message is: A replication error occurred at the vSphere Replication Server for replication 'Repl-Test'. Details: 'No connection to VR Server for virtual machine Repl-Test on host 192.#.#.# in cluster Source Site: Unknown'.
2024-08-02 09:26:00.626 INFO  com.vmware.hms.i18n.class com.vmware.hms.response.filter.I18nActivationResponseFilter [tcweb-4] (..response.filter.I18nActivationResponseFilter) [operationID=########-187c-4ba1-a1f8-############-HMS-1660556,sessionID=8651EF34] | The localized message is: A replication error occurred at the vSphere Replication Server for replication 'Repl-Test'. Details: 'No connection to VR Server for virtual machine Repl-Test on host 192.#.#.# in cluster Source Site: Unknown'.
      name = Repl-Test,
            path = Repl-Test,
                  path = Repl-Test,
                  fileName = Repl-Test.vmdk
2024-08-02 09:29:32.242 INFO  com.vmware.hms.i18n.class com.vmware.hms.response.filter.I18nActivationResponseFilter [tcweb-2] (..response.filter.I18nActivationResponseFilter) [operationID=33f4d25d-3d73-4e4d-bcbf-############-HMS-1661345,sessionID=3DCB06F9] | The localized message is: A replication error occurred at the vSphere Replication Server for replication 'Repl-Test'. Details: 'No connection to VR Server for virtual machine Repl-Test on host 192.#.#.# in cluster Source Site: Unknown'.

Environment

vSphere Replication 9.x
VMware Live Site Recovery 9.x

Cause

Software code in the replication appliance has a fault that needs to be updated.

Resolution

ALERT: This issue has been fixed in vSphere Replication 9.0.2.1 | 04 DEC 2024 | Build 24404698

Workaround

1. Reconfigure the replication to use Enable network encryption for VR data in Legacy mode

2. Reconfigure the replication to use Enhanced replication mode

NOTE: Reconfiguring replication with these options in one go will fail with the same error.