Error 'Target path is not found' when VMware Cloud Directory Availability replicator is placed in maintenance mode

Products

• VMware Cloud Director

Issue/Introduction

• There are active sync tasks associated with replicated virtual machines and the replicator managing these replications is placed in maintenance mode.
• Replicator successfully enters maintenance mode, however status of VM replication changes to  error 'Target path is not found' state.
• In '/var/log/vmware/hbrsrv.log' of VMware Cloud Director Availability appliance, you see errors similar to the following:
  
  

  2025-05-14T12:51:52.670Z info hbrsrv[00956] [Originator@6876 sub=Delta] Destroying client connection (ClientCnx '[#.#.#.#]:51648' id=0 <shut> <clsd> <uninit>)
  2025-05-14T12:51:55.817Z warning hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=Stats] ScheduleUpdate cannot find obj for Hbr.Replica.Group.H4-#####-#####-####-####-####
  2025-05-14T12:51:55.817Z warning hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=Stats] ScheduleUpdate cannot find obj for Hbr.Replica.Group.H4-#####-#####-####-####-####
  2025-05-14T12:51:55.817Z warning hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=Stats] ScheduleUpdate cannot find obj for Hbr.Replica.Group.H4-#####-#####-####-####-####
  2025-05-14T12:51:55.817Z warning hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=Stats] ScheduleUpdate cannot find obj for Hbr.Replica.Group.H4-#####-#####-####-####-####
  2025-05-14T12:51:55.817Z info hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=Delta] ClientConnection (ClientCnx '[#.#.#.#]:33434' id=5 <shut>) is stopping ...
  2025-05-14T12:51:55.817Z info hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=Asio] Closing LWD ASIO  ->  (plain text)

  2025-05-14T12:51:55.817Z info hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=Delta] HbrSrv cleaning out ClientConnection ([#.#.#.#]:33434)
  2025-05-14T12:51:55.817Z error hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=Main] HbrError stack:
  2025-05-14T12:51:55.817Z error hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=Main]    [0] ClientConnection (client=[#.#.#.#]:33434) request callback failed: Failed to read: End of file
  2025-05-14T12:51:55.817Z error hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=Main]    [1] Dropping error encountered from network
  2025-05-14T12:51:55.818Z info hbrsrv[00948] [Originator@6876 sub=StatsLog] HbrEvent: {"eventID":"lwdConnectionReset","groupID":"H4-#####-#####-####-####-####","clientAddress":"[#.#.#.#]:33434","serverID":"#####-#####-####-####-####","hbrEvent":1}

Environment

VMware Cloud Director Availability

Cause

This issue occurs when the replicator is placed in maintenance mode when there are active tasks associated with it.

Resolution

VMware Cloud Director Availability replicator should not be placed in maintenance mode when there are active tasks associated with them.

• Before placing the replicator into maintenance mode, ensure all active synchronization tasks (both automatic and manual) are paused.
• If there are any test failover actions in progress, ensure they are cleaned up before moving the replicator into maintenance mode. 
  
  

Additional Information

For more information about placing replicator in maintenance mode, please refer Replicator Service maintenance mode .