The recovery of an encrypted VM fails during the Power On step

If the encryption key is not available on the recovery site, the recovery of an ecrypted VM fails.

Problem

The recovery of an encrypted VM fails during the Power On step.

Cause

If you recover an encrypted VM and the encryption key used on the protected site is not available on the recovery site during the recovery process, the recovery fails when VMware Live Site Recovery powers on the VM.

Solution

1. Remove the encrypted VM from the inventory of the recovery site.
2. Ensure that the Key Management Server on the recovery site is available and that the encryption key used on the protected site is available on the recovery site.
3. Register the encrypted VM to the inventory of the recovery site.
4. In the Site Recovery user interface, open the recovery settings of the encrypted VM and disable power on of the VM during recovery.
5. Rerun the recovery workflow.