"Replicate Security Tags" and "Migrate vCenter Tags" are not retained using the vCenter HCX Plug-in post migration
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"Replicate Security Tags" and "Migrate vCenter Tags" are not retained using the vCenter HCX Plug-in post migration

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Article ID: 415159

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Products

VMware HCX

Issue/Introduction

  • You are migrating a virtual machine (VM) using HCX, and you have selected the Extended Options -> "Replicate Security Tags" and "Migrate vCenter Tags" using the vCenter HCX Plug-in. 
  • Once the VM is migrated to the target vCenter, you observe that the vCenter tags are missing, and the NSX Tags are also missing, despite selecting these options.
  • The following error is observed in /common/logs/admin/app.log for the target HCX (HCX Cloud).
    <timestamps> UTC [ReplicationTransferService_SvcThread-1718, Ent: DEFAULT, , TxId: ########-####-####-####-############] WARN  c.v.h.s.r.jobs.InstantiateVmJob- Tag information is not available in config row for switchover ########-####-####-####-############, so not attaching tags

Environment

VMware HCX

Resolution

This issue is resolved in VMware HCX 4.11.4, available at Broadcom downloads.

If you are having difficulty finding and downloading software, please review the Download Broadcom products and software KB.

Workaround:

  • Instead of using the vCenter HCX Plug-In, use the HCX standalone UI.
  • The HCX Standalone UI can be used by launching HCX <IP/FQDN> HTTPS (443) in a browser.
    Note: This issue is affecting the vCenter HCX Plug-in only.

Additional Information

Some vCenter tags are missing post HCX migration