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.