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  • 1.  Invalid Backing on VM Nics

    Posted May 12, 2016 10:29 AM

    Hello,

    I need an Expert Advice here.

    We recently migrated a host on VDS to a new vcenter which has the same VDS Configuration imported.

    After doing so, when we re-registered the vmx on the host we noticed that the network label on the vm is listed as "Invalid Backing"

    Is this a know issue ? Any workaround or soution on this .

    Thanks and Regards,

    Suraj Rawat



  • 2.  RE: Invalid Backing on VM Nics
    Best Answer

    Posted May 12, 2016 11:15 AM

    I suspect yes.

    Internally the VDS is identified with it's Id.

    When you import the config, the new VDS will get a new Id

    The VM still points to the old Id, hence the invalid backing message



  • 3.  RE: Invalid Backing on VM Nics

    Posted May 12, 2016 11:20 AM

    We have already registered around 300 vms in the environement. Anything that can be done now to rectify it other than adding the network labels via powercli ?



  • 4.  RE: Invalid Backing on VM Nics

    Posted May 12, 2016 11:21 AM

    Yes, that seems the best way to me.

    Connect all these VMs to the correct portgroup with a PowerCLI script