Problem Description
DRAAS | DR Failback is failing with an error message = "Feature 'Hot-Pluggable virtual HW' is not licensed with this edition"
Cause
When initiating a failback with a target VMDK configured with specific settings, the VM's configuration is modified post-conversion to align with the EC2 instance. This process utilizes the 'Hot-Pluggable virtual HW' feature, which is only available with a Standard or higher license type.
Traceback
[2024-10-01 15:17:06,730] [ERROR] [129137228383808] SyncError: License not available to perform the operation.
[2024-10-01 15:17:06,730] [ERROR] [129137228383808] Error <class 'pyVmomi.VmomiSupport.vmodl.fault.NotEnoughLicenses'>:(vmodl.fault.NotEnoughLicenses) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
dynamicProperty = (vmodl.DynamicProperty) [],
msg = 'License not available to perform the operation.',
faultCause = <unset>,
faultMessage = (vmodl.LocalizableMessage) [
(vmodl.LocalizableMessage) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
dynamicProperty = (vmodl.DynamicProperty) [],
key = 'com.vmware.vim.license.error.featureMissing',
arg = (vmodl.KeyAnyValue) [
(vmodl.KeyAnyValue) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
dynamicProperty = (vmodl.DynamicProperty) [],
key = 'feature',
value = 'hotplug'
}
],
}
message = "Feature 'Hot-Pluggable virtual HW' is not licensed with this edition"
]
}.
Resolution
If the failback is failing with the above error in the phoenix-xxxx-xx.log
During the DR failback process, ensure to select the "Use Source VM Attributes in Destination" option
Then click on Next and perform a Failback.