Unable to add the ESXi host to VDS (vSphere Distributed Switch)- error "Operation Failed : A specified parameter was not correct : port key"

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• Unable to add ESXi host to VDS
• The lag created/configured with duplicate names.
•  VDS might report "out of sync" for the ESXi hosts.
• On var/log/vmkwarning.log you see similar to:

        Wa(180) vmkwarning: cpu4:2099996 opID=4f714ae4)WARNING: lacp: LACPTableSanityCheck:3540: ps DvsPortset-3, LACP group name should be unique for VDS: lag1
        Wa(164) Hostd[2099996] [Originator@6876 sub=Hostsvc.NetworkProvider opID=mazb5w0v-13235-auto-a7o-h5:70005409-9a-f6-6b47 sid=52fb8e25
        user= vpxuser :VSPHERE.LOCAL\Administrator] Error setting Link Aggregation groups Unable to set Link Aggregation groups: Status(bad0007)= Bad parameter

       

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.X
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0.X

Cause

This issue/error can occur due to some stale entries on VDS and the lag creation/configuration with duplicate names.

Resolution

Create a new VDS with the same set up as the existing VDS and add the host to new VDS.

Additional Information

 Create a vSphere Distributed Switch

Export, Import, and Restore vSphere Distributed Port Group Configurations