Unable to select "HCX Assisted vMotion (Direct) Migration" when creating a Service Mesh with VMC

Products

• VMware HCX
• VMware Cloud on AWS

Issue/Introduction

• Attempting to create a Service Mesh in a Site Pair with VMC.
• "HCX Assisted vMotion (Direct) Migration" is enabled in the on-premises Compute Profile.
• "HCX Assisted vMotion (Direct) Migration" is grayed out and cannot be selected on the service selection screen during Service Mesh creation.
  

Environment

VMware HCX
VMware Cloud on AWS

Cause

Due to product limitations, "HCX Assisted vMotion (Direct) Migration" is not available for Site Pairs with VMC.

Resolution

Please proceed to create the Service Mesh with "HCX Assisted vMotion (Direct) Migration" left unselected/disabled. vMotion migrations can still be performed as long as "Cross-cloud vMotion Migration" is enabled.

Additional Information

TechDocs : Understanding HCX Assisted vMotion (Direct)