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Title
Unable to replicate due to no virtual appliance being available for the source -
Description
Replication job failes with the following error message: "Message: An internal error occurred during execution, please contact Quest support if the error persists. Error Message: Unable to replicate due to no virtual appliance being available for the source."
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Cause
When a cluster VA is used and the VM being replicated is manually vMotioned or is vMotioned by DRS vRanger has trouble finding the cluster VA correctly. -
Resolution
There are 2 ways to get around the issue.
Options 1
a. Manually refresh the vRanger Inventory (Every time a VM vMotions the manual refresh will have to be done to use this workaround)
b. Rerun the replication job and this time it will run correctlyOption 2
a. Set up a VA on every host, because every host has a VA now vRanger will always be able to find a VA on the host that also hosts the VM being replicated
b. Rerun the replication job and this time it will run correctly