Can't migrate VM_REQUIRES_NETWORK

bazzacad

I get the following error when I try to migrate a VM to another host.
I'm selecting Storage10g as the migration network and both hosts have this network configured.

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vm.migrate
{
  "vm": "1a0672e4-cd08-a217-5403-7e18b237f296",
  "migrationNetwork": "cd1d0820-5fd6-2d79-ab12-1c3e92f06c2d",
  "sr": "ab9780b1-fcdc-7ea4-395a-5369bd6024c5",
  "targetHost": "05081ef2-b594-4a62-9b8b-c4a7bc903323"
}
{
  "code": "VM_REQUIRES_NETWORK",
  "params": [
    "OpaqueRef:c3355c6b-773e-64a4-fe63-ebbd6aa68686",
    "OpaqueRef:eb6eb456-cb99-4439-b7d0-a5dc282ae52b"
  ],
  "task": {
    "uuid": "6e008922-6846-e081-50d0-fef98f6dee5b",
    "name_label": "Async.VM.assert_can_migrate",
    "name_description": "",
    "allowed_operations": [],
    "current_operations": {},
    "created": "20251122T01:47:47Z",
    "finished": "20251122T01:47:47Z",
    "status": "failure",
    "resident_on": "OpaqueRef:1e3c6744-f007-4357-8c83-b3e46db7ef53",
    "progress": 1,
    "type": "<none/>",
    "result": "",
    "error_info": [
      "VM_REQUIRES_NETWORK",
      "OpaqueRef:c3355c6b-773e-64a4-fe63-ebbd6aa68686",
      "OpaqueRef:eb6eb456-cb99-4439-b7d0-a5dc282ae52b"
    ],
    "other_config": {},
    "subtask_of": "OpaqueRef:NULL",
    "subtasks": [],
    "backtrace": "(((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/xapi_network_attach_helpers.ml)(line 174))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/xapi_vm_helpers.ml)(line 705))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/xapi_vm_migrate.ml)(line 1812))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/message_forwarding.ml)(line 2547))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/rbac.ml)(line 229))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/rbac.ml)(line 239))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/server_helpers.ml)(line 78)))"
  },
  "message": "VM_REQUIRES_NETWORK(OpaqueRef:c3355c6b-773e-64a4-fe63-ebbd6aa68686, OpaqueRef:eb6eb456-cb99-4439-b7d0-a5dc282ae52b)",
  "name": "XapiError",
  "stack": "XapiError: VM_REQUIRES_NETWORK(OpaqueRef:c3355c6b-773e-64a4-fe63-ebbd6aa68686, OpaqueRef:eb6eb456-cb99-4439-b7d0-a5dc282ae52b)
    at Function.wrap (file:///opt/xo/xo-builds/xen-orchestra-202511102201/packages/xen-api/_XapiError.mjs:16:12)
    at default (file:///opt/xo/xo-builds/xen-orchestra-202511102201/packages/xen-api/_getTaskResult.mjs:13:29)
    at Xapi._addRecordToCache (file:///opt/xo/xo-builds/xen-orchestra-202511102201/packages/xen-api/index.mjs:1073:24)
    at file:///opt/xo/xo-builds/xen-orchestra-202511102201/packages/xen-api/index.mjs:1107:14
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at Xapi._processEvents (file:///opt/xo/xo-builds/xen-orchestra-202511102201/packages/xen-api/index.mjs:1097:12)
    at Xapi._watchEvents (file:///opt/xo/xo-builds/xen-orchestra-202511102201/packages/xen-api/index.mjs:1270:14)"
}

Pilow

@bazzacad and does the VM network exists on destination host ?

are your hosts strictly identical network wise ?
one screen you point eth2 and the other eth8 for the 10g network.

bazzacad

@Pilow Do you mean both NICs need to have the same ID? e.g. both on eth2? How would I change that?

Pilow

@bazzacad I don't know for sure this is the culprit.
but as far as I know, it is really recommanded to have strictly the same nic ordering/usage for multiple hosts in the same pool to avoid quirks.

network configuration is centrally done at the pool level and pushed on the hosts, so you better have them configured/cabled the same way.

you see your eth0/management ? you named it "voltronmanage1g", but is has been pushed on VADER host too with this name.
If you use eth0 for management, call it "management" but not with a host-attached name.

your eth2 seems physically disconnect on Vader, perhaps taking the ethernet cable from eth8 should be enough on this host ?
you should bring back the management interface on eth0 too, it's actually on eth7 on Vader.
reconfigure IP addresses on the pifs too, once connected.

try to replicate the same configuration/connections on your hosts if they are in the same pool (seems to be the case, pool TSE here)

Pilow

@bazzacad you do not seem to have the same number of PIFs in each host
I wish you do not have to, but you can swap names if needed, read the doc here https://docs.xcp-ng.org/networking/#renaming-nics