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Unable to deploy OVA file automatically

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#481 opened on May 2, 2018

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Description

Hello,

I deploied successfully a tiny OVA file using the vShpere Web Client. When I try to deploy the same OVA file using the script deploy_ova.py, I receive this error :

(vim.fault.UnsupportedDatastore) { dynamicType = , dynamicProperty = (vmodl.DynamicProperty) [], msg = 'The virtual machine is not supported on the target datastore.', faultCause = , faultMessage = (vmodl.LocalizableMessage) [], datastore = 'vim.Datastore:datastore-436' }

Could you give me some advices please ?

Thanks Xavier

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Research direction
Examine the deploy ova.py script to understand how the target datastore is selected during OVA deployment. The error suggests that the script's datastore selection logic picks a datastore that does not support the virtual machine (e.g., a vSAN or VVol datastore). Investigate the Vmomi API calls and the parameters passed to the import specification. Consider implementing a fallback or user configurable option to specify a compatible datastore. Additionally, review any existing comments or similar issues in the repo for prior workarounds.