"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 is a known issue impacting VMware HCX.

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