Stale Port groups showing on vCenter after using SRM

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

SRM didn't remove the standard port groups. 

Cause

An active test in SRM (VMware Site Recovery Manager) creates a test environment on the recovery site to simulate a disaster recovery scenario. If you remove the SRM before it finishes its cleanup, it can cause Stale port groups to remain. 

OR

The PG (port group) was on a host that was disconnected at the time of the cleanup and when the host came back, it readded the port groups on the vCenter. 

Resolution

• You don't have an SRM running, you can remove the standard port group and then remove the standard switch on the hosts.
  • Select the Host
  • Under Configure, go to Networking and select the Virtual switches. 
  • Confirm there are no VMs or vmks on the Standard Switch.
  • Click on the ellipses of the Standard port group and remove it. 
  • Then click on the ellipses for the Standard Switch and remove it.