"Missing Network" shown for some entries in the Networks tab of a Network Profile in Aria Automation

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

• In Aria Automation Assembler / Service Broker Infrastructure tab > Network Profiles
• For a particular profile, in its Networks tab there is "Missing Network" shown for some port groups / subnets / wires
• No other information is listed about the network

Environment

• VMware Aria Automation 8.x

Cause

• The network does not exist in the Automation database under the ID referenced by the network profile
• This is expected behaviour where the network has been deleted or recreated on the infrastructure level: NSX or vSphere
• When Aria Automation detects the network is gone, it is removed from its DB and so the reference does not point to a network

Resolution

• Where the network has been deleted on the infrastructure, it is safe to remove the Missing Network(s) from the Network Profile
• If any network has been recreated, you will need to add this to the profile as it is seen as a separate object by Automation