Error: "Could not compose a RT vApp for vApp replication with id" when adding a VM replication to an existing vApp replication in VMware Cloud Director Availability

Products

• VMware Live Recovery

Issue/Introduction

• Adding a VM replication to an existing vApp replication configured in Cloud Director Availability (VCDA) fails with the error below:
  
  Could not compose a RT vApp for vApp replication with id 'C4VAPP-########-####-####-####-########8cbc'



• The vApp replication ID in the error 'C4VAPP-########-####-####-####-########8cbc'does not match the vApp replication ID on the VCDA UI for the existing vApp replication.
• When trying to verify the existing RT-vApp via API call on the destination VMware Cloud Director you get the error below:
  
  GET https://vcd.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-<RT vApp ID from VCDA UI>

ERROR
  
  404 Not Found


Environment

VMware Cloud Director Availability 4.7.x

Cause

This issue occurs if one or multiple of the VM disks of the VM belonging to the existing replicated vApp refers in the Destination VMware Cloud Director database to a Storage Policy which no longer exists in the Organization VDC where the VM is located.

Resolution

The workaround for this issue requires modification of the Destination VMware Cloud Director database.

For assistance, contact Broadcom Support and note this Article ID (440689) in the problem description. For more information, see Creating and managing Broadcom support cases