Error AVD - ERROR! [swleaf]: 'validation Error:servers[23].name': the value 'free', is not unique between all list items as required.

[malikavd]

Issue Summary

we have error messages after the migration of AVD from version 4.10.2 to 5.1 when we launch the playbook build.yml in a Dual DC L3LS architecture

ERROR! [swleaf]: 'validation Error:servers[23].name': the value 'free', is not unique between all list items as required.

Before, in version 4.10.2, we had warnings and now Errors

these are duplicates of server name are voluntary in the connected_endpoint.YML file and we wish to maintain them,

could you please help us to correct the problem ?

We tried to change the variable below from to without success

jinja2_extensions=jinja2.ext.loopcontrols,jinja2.ext.do
duplicate_dict_key=error

Regards.
Malik

Which component(s) of AVD impacted

eos_designs, eos_cli_config_gen

How do you run AVD ?

None

Steps to reproduce

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Relevant log output

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[ClausHolbechArista]

This is not a bug. We document that the name keys must be unique. I will change this to an enhancement request. There is no workaround for this. My suggestion would be to use name: free<some_number> as name.
Also take a look at the network_ports data model. If you define all your server ports under that as description: free but then have some of them overlapping with servers, the servers will take precendence.

[malikavd]

Thanks @ClausHolbechArista for your answer,

I used this structure to remove duplicate free interfaces

interface_defaults:
ethernet:
shutdown:

Now, the palybook build.ym l work perfectly, but i have error with "cv_deploy.yml" with the 5.1 version,
when i downgrade to 4.10.2 the error disappears. Do you have an idea of the problem ?

bellow error :

TASK [arista.avd.cv_deploy : Verify Requirements] ******************************
ok: [sw-leaf-01 -> localhost]
TASK [arista.avd.cv_deploy : Deploy device configurations and tags to CloudVision] ***
An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use -vvv. The error was: requests.exceptions.ProxyError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='@IP-CVP', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /cvpservice/cvpInfo/getCvpInfo.do (Caused by ProxyError('Unable to connect to proxy', OSError('Tunnel connection failed: 503 Service Unavailable')))
fatal: [sw-leaf-01 -> localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Error during plugin execution: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='@IP-CVP', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /cvpservice/cvpInfo/getCvpInfo.do (Caused by ProxyError('Unable to connect to proxy', OSError('Tunnel connection failed: 503 Service Unavailable')))"}
NO MORE HOSTS LEFT *************************************************************
PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
sw-leaf-01 : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0

NB: i hid @ip of CVP