Sample log snippets :
1. vpxd.log - Following log entry is recorded when the task of adding host to DVS fails with same error.
2025-02-12T08:00:03.507Z error vpxd[3096284] [Originator@6876 sub=Default opID=m3XXXd7i-42XXXXX-auto-2iqbh-h5:70713845-12] [VpxLRO] -- ERROR task-751006 -- 5
2XXXXXX-eXXX-XXX0-1XXX-d6c93977XXXX(5XXXXXXX-eaac-XXXX-95ce-XXXXXX476b72) -- dvs-14165 -- vim.DistributedVirtualSwitch.reconfigure: :vim.fault.DvsOperationBu
lkFault
--> Result:
--> (vim.fault.DvsOperationBulkFault) {
--> faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
--> faultMessage = <unset>,
--> hostFault = (vim.fault.DvsOperationBulkFault.FaultOnHost) [
--> (vim.fault.DvsOperationBulkFault.FaultOnHost) {
--> host = 'vim.HostSystem:XXXX66bc-XXXX-4XX4-aeXX-3f172XXXXXXX:host-22260',
--> fault = (vmodl.fault.InvalidArgument) {
--> faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
--> faultMessage = (vmodl.LocalizableMessage) [
--> (vmodl.LocalizableMessage) {
--> key = "com.vmware.vim.vpxd.dvs.dvsBulkHostFault.label",
--> arg = (vmodl.KeyAnyValue) [
--> (vmodl.KeyAnyValue) {
--> key = "fault",
--> value = "vmodl.fault.InvalidArgument"
--> },
--> (vmodl.KeyAnyValue) {
--> key = "msg",
--> value = "Received SOAP response fault from [<<io_obj p:0x00007f635801bb88, h:162, <UNIX ''>, <UNIX '/var/run/envoy-hgw/hgw-pipe'>
>, /hgw/host-22260/vpxa>]: invokeHostTransactionCall
--> Received SOAP response fault from [<<io_obj p:0x0000004d27e886a0, h:24, <TCP '127.0.0.1 : 34562'>, <TCP '127.0.0.1 : 8307'>>, /sdk>]: invokeHostTransacti
onCall
--> A specified parameter was not correct: HostInfrastructureTrafficResource.Key"
--> },
--> (vmodl.KeyAnyValue) {
--> key = "host",
--> value = "saesxd1018.hraqa.dtcc.com"
--> }
--> ],
--> message = <unset>
--> }
--> ],
--> invalidProperty = "HostInfrastructureTrafficResource.Key"
--> msg = "Received SOAP response fault from [<<io_obj p:0x00007f635801bb88, h:162, <UNIX ''>, <UNIX '/var/run/envoy-hgw/hgw-pipe'>>, /hgw/host-2
2260/vpxa>]: invokeHostTransactionCall
2. hostd.log - This log reports the entire DVS config collected while adding ESXI host to DVS and the error when the operation fails.
2025-02-12T08:00:03.425Z In(166) Hostd[2099363]: [Originator@6876 sub=Libs opID=m3XXXd7i-42XXXXX-auto-2iqbh-h5:X07XXX5-12-XX-beXX sid=52ade9a9 user=vpxuser:VSPHERE.LOCAL\Administrator] DVPortImpl: There is no vswitch security property installed on dvport
2025-02-12T08:00:03.426Z In(166) Hostd[2099363]: [Originator@6876 sub=Libs opID=m3XXXd7i-42XXXXX-auto-2iqbh-h5:X07XXX5-12-XX-beXX sid=52ade9a9 user=vpxuser:VSPHERE.LOCAL\Administrator] DVPortImpl: There is no vswitch security property installed on dvport
2025-02-12T08:00:03.430Z Wa(164) Hostd[2099363] [Originator@6876 sub=Default opID=m3XXXd7i-42XXXXX-auto-2iqbh-h5:X07XXX5-12-XX-beXX sid=52ade9a9 user=vpxuser:VSPHERE.LOCAL\Administrator] Duplicate resource pool backupNfc on switch 5X x1 0x XX 0X xx XX dX-9x XX xx XX Xa XX xx XX
3. hostd.log - Reviewing this log entry helps identify the duplicate resource pools.
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> (vim.DistributedVirtualSwitch.HostInfrastructureTrafficResource) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> key = "backupNfc",
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> allocationInfo = (vim.DistributedVirtualSwitch.HostInfrastructureTrafficResource.ResourceAllocation) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> limit = -1,
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> shares = (vim.SharesInfo) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> shares = 50,
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> level = "normal"
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> },
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> reservation = 0
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> },
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> },
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> (vim.DistributedVirtualSwitch.HostInfrastructureTrafficResource) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> key = "nvmetcp",
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> allocationInfo = (vim.DistributedVirtualSwitch.HostInfrastructureTrafficResource.ResourceAllocation) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> limit = -1,
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> shares = (vim.SharesInfo) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> shares = 50,
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> level = "normal"
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> },
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> reservation = 0
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> },
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> },
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> (vim.DistributedVirtualSwitch.HostInfrastructureTrafficResource) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> key = "backupNfc",
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> description = "vSphere Backup NFC Traffic Type", --------->>> Original Resource Pool
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> allocationInfo = (vim.DistributedVirtualSwitch.HostInfrastructureTrafficResource.ResourceAllocation) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> limit = -1,
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> shares = (vim.SharesInfo) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> shares = 50,
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> level = "normal"
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> },
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> reservation = 0
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> }
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> },
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> (vim.DistributedVirtualSwitch.HostInfrastructureTrafficResource) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> key = "nvmetcp",
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> description = "vSphere nvmetcp Traffic Type", ------------>>> Original Resource Pool
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> allocationInfo = (vim.DistributedVirtualSwitch.HostInfrastructureTrafficResource.ResourceAllocation) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> limit = -1,
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> shares = (vim.SharesInfo) {
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> shares = 50,
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> level = "normal"
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> },
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> reservation = 0
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> }
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> }
2025-02-12T08:00:03.449Z Db(167) Hostd[2099345]: --> ],
ESXi version 8.0.x
vCenter server 8.0.x
Navigate in vCenter UI --> DVS >> Configure >> Resource allocation >> System Traffic
Contact Broadcom support to validate and remove the duplicate resource pool from VCDB. For more information, see Creating and managing Broadcom support cases.