Unable to create Service Mesh with error: Service Mesh modification failed. Interconnect Service Workflow ValidateRemoteServiceMesh failed. Error: JSONObject["host_switch_spec"] not found.

Products

• VMware HCX

Issue/Introduction

Unable to create a Service Mesh.  

Unable to build a Service Mesh. 

When attempting to do so the following error message is observed:
Service Mesh modification failed. Interconnect Service Workflow ValidateRemoteServiceMesh failed. Error: JSONObject["host_switch_spec"] not found.

Cause

This is a result of the Compute Profile pointing to an invalid network backing.

Resolution

Edit the Compute Profile that is being used and ensure to select a valid network backing.  

• Navigate to Interconnect > Compute Profile > Edit > and then ensure that you select the correct network containers

If this does not resolve your issue, please collect a HCX support bundle (including the database dump) and open a Support Request with Broadcom.  Creating and managing Broadcom support request (SR) cases