"The portgroup for Network adapter 1, network, could not be found. It has been assigned to network2." error message seen when attempting to edit a virtual machines network settings.

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

• After upgrading ESXi host to 7.0U3 and higher version, when attempting to edit a virtual machines network setting it throws an error "The portgroup for Network adapter 1, network, could not be found. It has been assigned to network2."
• After renaming a standard switch when attempting to edit a virtual machines network setting it throws an error "The portgroup for Network adapter 1, network, could not be found. It has been assigned to network2."
• This issue is observed on all the virtual machines on a standard switch with a special character in its name.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi

Cause

• Host has a Virtual Standard Switch name with special characters like ' ? / \ * ' .
• There is a bug in ESXi's code in handling a host with a Virtual Standard Switch with special characters in its name.

Resolution

• It is a known issue.
• Contact Broadcom Support to rename the standard switch without any special characters.