ovftool.http.curl SSL connect error

[mmumshad]

When I try to deploy an OVA file from an FTP location I get the following error:

ovftool.http.curl SSL connect error

2016-06-30T01:45:02.824-04:00 verbose [7FABCE9A4700] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Unknown command on stdin:

2016-06-30T01:45:03.001-04:00 verbose [7FABCE9A4700] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Unknown command on stdin:

2016-06-30T01:46:20.928-04:00 verbose [7FABC740A700] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Curl_perform error code 35 (SSL connect error)

2016-06-30T01:46:20.928-04:00 verbose [7FABCE9A67C0] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] CURL error buffer: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to ftp.emc.com:21

Is there a way to specify a SFTP location? I tried to provide SFTP but it only accepts FTP/http/https

Any advise is appreciated.

[jordanpm]

I found that the error 'Unknown command on stdin' is associated with the use of the  --machineOutput option. In that mode the tool monitors STDIN for an abort message. When running from ansible the tool seems to get messages on STDIN which it does not understand and writes these lines to the log.