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deploy ova/ovf with vAppConfig propoerties

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#506 opened on Aug 7, 2018

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I was trying to deploy an ova/ovf image with vAppConfig properties and was using the "propertyMapping" option to feed the properties before image deploy. I dont see any errors but properties are also not getting set. Pls. let me know if im missing something .. Using vCenter 6.7

    mapping = []
    for k,v in property_mapping.items():
       mapping.append(vim.KeyValue(key=k, value=v))

vim.OvfManager.CreateImportSpecParams(entityName=name, propertyMapping=mapping)

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Research direction
Investigate the propertyMapping parameter in pyVmomi's CreateImportSpecParams method. The user's code appears correct but properties are not applied. Check pyVmomi source (e.g., vim/OvfManager.py) to verify that propertyMapping is handled properly. Test with a sample OVA and vCenter 6.7. Additionally, look for any missing import or version compatibility issues. Consider whether the 'propertyMapping' key name matches the expected parameter name.