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Christophe12345
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‎05-14-2014 09:07 AM

Error in deploying an OVF - ESX 5.5

Hello,

I don't succeed to understand what my problem is :

ESX5.5, deploying an .ovf, with the following error message:

The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployed

Line 6 : Missing of child element 'Info'

Thanks if you have an idea for me.

Best Regards.

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NealeC
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‎05-30-2014 04:24 PM

I have seen this when trying to import an OVF exported from vSphere 4 into vSphere5

Can you provide more detail about the source of the OVF and the destination environment?

Also what is the guest OS of the OVF?

Regards

Chris

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MusullaRamkumar
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‎01-31-2018 10:01 PM

I have similar issue with OVF deployment in Vsphere 6.0- ESXi 6.0

I am getting Missing Child Element 'info' error.

Below is the OVF file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--Generated by VMware ESX Server, User: root, UTC time: 2017-12-15T16:02:11.789474Z-->

<Envelope vmw:buildId="build-3073146" xmlns="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:cim="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/common" xmlns:ovf="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:rasd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData" xmlns:vmw="http://www.vmware.com/schema/ovf" xmlns:vssd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_VirtualSystemSettingData" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ovfenv="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/environment/1">

  <References>

    <File ovf:href="xxxxxxxxxxx.vmdk" ovf:id="file1" ovf:size="1228905472"/>

  </References>

  <DiskSection>

    <Info>Virtual disk information</Info>

    <Disk ovf:capacity="80" ovf:capacityAllocationUnits="byte * 2^30" ovf:diskId="vmdisk1" ovf:fileRef="file1" ovf:format="http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized" ovf:populatedSize="2754674688"/>

  </DiskSection>

  <VirtualSystem ovf:id="xxxxxxxxxxx">

    <Info>A virtual machine</Info>

    <Name>xxxxxxxxxxx</Name>

    <OperatingSystemSection ovf:id="80" ovf:version="7" vmw:osType="rhel7_64Guest">

      <Info>The kind of installed guest operating system</Info>

    </OperatingSystemSection>

<PlatformSection>

      <Kind>VMware ESXi</Kind>

      <Version>6.0.0</Version>

      <Vendor>VMware, Inc.</Vendor>

      <Locale>en</Locale>

    </PlatformSection>

    <PropertySection>

        <Property key="vCloud_UseSysPrep" value="None"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_bitMask" value="1111"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_bootproto_0" value="static"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_computerName" value=""/>

        <Property key="vCloud_dns1_0" value="_vCloud_dns1_0_"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_dns2_0" value="_vCloud_dns2_0_"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_gateway_0" value="_vCloud_gateway_0_"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_ip_0" value="_vCloud_ip_0_"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_macaddr_0" value=""/>

        <Property key="vCloud_markerid" value="234e9e44-eeff-4fd1-9e4b-e3777b27b3d7"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_netmask_0" value="_vCloud_netmask_0_"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_numnics" value="1"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_primaryNic" value="1"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_reconfigToken" value="755668101"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_resetPassword" value="0"/>

        <Property key="vCloud_suffix_0" value=""/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.config.CLOUD_PROFILE_ID" value="VMware"/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.config.CMS_IP_ADDRESS1" value=""/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.config.CMS_PORT1" value="2022"/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.config.NSD_ID" value=""/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.config.NSD_VERSION" value=""/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.config.VDU_NAME" value=""/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.config.VNFD_ID" value=""/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.config.VNFD_VERSION" value=""/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.config.VNFM_IP_ADDRESS1" value=""/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.config.VNFM_PORT1" value=""/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.network.OAM.DEFAULTGW" value="yes"/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.network.OAM.IFNAME" value="eth0"/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.network.OAM.IPADDR" value=""/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.network.OAM.TYPE" value="ethernet"/>

        <Property key="vnfmUserData.vm.vmname" value=""/>

    </PropertySection>

    <VirtualHardwareSection>

      <Info>Virtual hardware requirements</Info>

      <System>

        <vssd:ElementName>Virtual Hardware Family</vssd:ElementName>

        <vssd:InstanceID>0</vssd:InstanceID>

        <vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier>xxxxxxxxxxx</vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier>

        <vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-11</vssd:VirtualSystemType>

      </System>

      <Item>

        <rasd:AllocationUnits>hertz * 10^6</rasd:AllocationUnits>

        <rasd:Description>Number of Virtual CPUs</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>2 virtual CPU(s)</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>1</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceType>3</rasd:ResourceType>

        <rasd:VirtualQuantity>2</rasd:VirtualQuantity>

        <vmw:CoresPerSocket ovf:required="false">2</vmw:CoresPerSocket>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:AllocationUnits>byte * 2^20</rasd:AllocationUnits>

        <rasd:Description>Memory Size</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>32768MB of memory</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>2</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceType>4</rasd:ResourceType>

        <rasd:VirtualQuantity>32768</rasd:VirtualQuantity>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>

        <rasd:Description>SCSI Controller</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>SCSI Controller 0</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>3</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceSubType>VirtualSCSI</rasd:ResourceSubType>

        <rasd:ResourceType>6</rasd:ResourceType>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="160"/>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:Address>1</rasd:Address>

        <rasd:Description>IDE Controller</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>VirtualIDEController 1</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>4</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>

        <rasd:Description>IDE Controller</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>VirtualIDEController 0</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>5</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType>

      </Item>

      <Item ovf:required="false">

        <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

        <rasd:ElementName>VirtualVideoCard</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>6</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceType>24</rasd:ResourceType>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="enable3DSupport" vmw:value="false"/>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="enableMPTSupport" vmw:value="false"/>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="use3dRenderer" vmw:value="automatic"/>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="useAutoDetect" vmw:value="false"/>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="videoRamSizeInKB" vmw:value="8192"/>

      </Item>

      <Item ovf:required="false">

        <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

        <rasd:ElementName>VirtualVMCIDevice</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>7</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.vmci</rasd:ResourceSubType>

        <rasd:ResourceType>1</rasd:ResourceType>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="allowUnrestrictedCommunication" vmw:value="false"/>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="32"/>

      </Item>

      <Item ovf:required="false">

        <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>

        <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

        <rasd:ElementName>CD-ROM 1</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>8</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:Parent>4</rasd:Parent>

        <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.cdrom.remotepassthrough</rasd:ResourceSubType>

        <rasd:ResourceType>15</rasd:ResourceType>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="backing.exclusive" vmw:value="false"/>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>

        <rasd:ElementName>Hard Disk 1</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:HostResource>ovf:/disk/vmdisk1</rasd:HostResource>

        <rasd:InstanceID>9</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:Parent>3</rasd:Parent>

        <rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="backing.writeThrough" vmw:value="false"/>

      </Item>

      <Item ovf:required="false">

        <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>

        <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

        <rasd:Description>Floppy Drive</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>Floppy 1</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>10</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.floppy.remotedevice</rasd:ResourceSubType>

        <rasd:ResourceType>14</rasd:ResourceType>

      </Item>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuHotAddEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuHotRemoveEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="firmware" vmw:value="bios"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="virtualICH7MPresent" vmw:value="false"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="virtualSMCPresent" vmw:value="false"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="memoryHotAddEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nestedHVEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.powerOffType" vmw:value="soft"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.resetType" vmw:value="soft"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.standbyAction" vmw:value="checkpoint"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.suspendType" vmw:value="hard"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.afterPowerOn" vmw:value="true"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.afterResume" vmw:value="true"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.beforeGuestShutdown" vmw:value="true"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.beforeGuestStandby" vmw:value="true"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.syncTimeWithHost" vmw:value="false"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.toolsUpgradePolicy" vmw:value="manual"/>

    </VirtualHardwareSection>

</VirtualSystem>

</Envelope>                  

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mj_02003
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Enthusiast
‎01-31-2018 10:27 PM

Hi

why you don't use OVA file?

do you have any policy or something else...?

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MusullaRamkumar
Contributor
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‎02-01-2018 09:07 PM

Our plan is to customize the OVF template for automation, So we can pass all user data(Network Details) through OVF .

We have cfginit script that uses these parameters to update server configuration post installation of server.

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