Problem to deploy ovf to a folder.

[Kronk74]

SUMMARY

Hello,

I'm trying to deploy a ova file to my cluster with this configuration :

tasks:
  - name: Deploy virtual machine from OVF
      community.vmware.vmware_deploy_ovf:
        username: "{{ vcenter.username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter.password }}"
        folder: "Test-Folder"
        hostname: "{{ vcenter.url }}"
        esxi_hostname: "{{ item[1].esxi }}"
        datacenter: "{{ vcenter.datacenter }}"
        name: "{{ item[1].name }}"
        power_on: false
        ovf: "{{ playbook_dir }}/files/machine.ova"
        networks:
          "VM Network": "{{ vcenter.network }}"
      register: deployed_vms
      loop: "{{ ovf_vms | dict2items | subelements('value')}}"
      tags: ovf

ISSUE TYPE

I get this error message :

"msg": "Unable to find the specified folder Test-Folder"

The problem is that with vmware_guest module there's no problem to find the folder.

COMPONENT NAME

deploy_ovf

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.12.5.post0]
  config file = /home/tramon/test-openshift-install/pre-existing/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/runner/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/runner/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.8.13 (default, Jun 24 2022, 15:27:57) [GCC 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-13)]
  jinja version = 2.11.3
  libyaml = True

COLLECTION VERSION

Collection       Version
---------------- -------
community.vmware 2.9.1

CONFIGURATION

CACHE_PLUGIN(env: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN) = jsonfile
CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION(env: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION) = /runner/artifacts/3543a63f-8c0c-497d-988f-7c3859857b63/fact_cache
DEFAULT_CALLBACK_PLUGIN_PATH(env: ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS) = ['/runner/artifacts/3543a63f-8c0c-497d-988f-7c3859857b63/callback']
DEFAULT_HOST_LIST(/home/test/test-install/pre-existing/ansible.cfg) = ['/home/test/test-install/pre-existing/inventor']
DEFAULT_STDOUT_CALLBACK(env: ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK) = awx_display
DEFAULT_VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE(/home/test/test-install/pre-existing/ansible.cfg) = /home/test/test-install/pre-existing/.vault_secret
HOST_KEY_CHECKING(env: ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING) = False
RETRY_FILES_ENABLED(env: ANSIBLE_RETRY_FILES_ENABLED) = False

OS / ENVIRONMENT

ovf to deploy : rhcos (coreos)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

tasks:
  - name: Deploy virtual machine from OVF
      community.vmware.vmware_deploy_ovf:
        username: "{{ vcenter.username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter.password }}"
        folder: "Test-Folder"
        hostname: "{{ vcenter.url }}"
        esxi_hostname: "{{ item[1].esxi }}"
        datacenter: "{{ vcenter.datacenter }}"
        name: "{{ item[1].name }}"
        power_on: false
        ovf: "{{ playbook_dir }}/files/machine.ova"
        networks:
          "VM Network": "{{ vcenter.network }}"
      register: deployed_vms
      loop: "{{ ovf_vms | dict2items | subelements('value')}}"
      tags: ovf

EXPECTED RESULTS

Machine deployed to the good folder

ACTUAL RESULTS

I've got an error, the folder is not found.

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[q84fh]

Hi, it seems to be related with pyvmomi-8.x Downgrade to pyvmomi v7.0.3 workaround it.

https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi/issues/995

[mariolenz]

Hi, it seems to be related with pyvmomi-8.x Downgrade to pyvmomi v7.0.3 workaround it.

Since this issue pre-dates pyvmomi 8.0.0.1, it's probably something else.

FYI the problem with pyvmomi 8.0.0.1 might be fixed in 2.10.2 / 3.2.0. I'm not sure, but it might be worth a try to test those versions.

[thomas-biesmans]

Annoying indeed. I've worked around it by moving it after deployment:

      community.vmware.vmware_deploy_ovf:
      ...
      register: deploy

      community.vmware.vmware_guest_move:
      ...
        datacenter: "{{ vars.community_vmware_vmware__guest.datacenter }}"
        dest_folder: "{{ vars.community_vmware_vmware__guest.folder | default('vm') }}"
        moid: "{{ deploy.instance.moid }}"