vMotion fails with an error that reads ”The destination virtual switch version or type (VDS 9.0.0) is different than the minimum required version or type (VDS 7.0.3) necessary to migrate VM from source virtual switch.”

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

vMotion fails with an error that reads ”The destination virtual switch version or type (VDS 9.0.0) is different than the minimum required version or type (VDS 7.0.3) necessary to migrate VM from source virtual switch.”

Environment

vCenter Server 9.x

Cause

vDS version is incompatible between the source (VDS 7.0.3) and destination (VDS 9.0.0).

Resolution

To address the referenced error message, the vSphere environment should be upgraded to version 9.x as per the requirement. Upgrade vCenter to version 9.0. Upgrade all hosts connected to the distributed switch to ESX 9.0. On a supported vSphere environment, vSphere distributed switch can be upgraded to a later version. For further details, refer to Broadcom Technical Documentation Upgrade a vSphere Distributed Switch to a Later Version