Description
SUMMARY
When using the community.vmware.vmware_export_ovf module to export an OVF file, the generated manifest file (.mf) contains duplicate entries for each referenced file. Each file (e.g., .iso, .vmdk, .nvram, .ovf) appears twice with identical SHA256 checksums, like the following:
SHA256(<image_name>.iso)= ...***...
SHA256(<image_name>.vmdk)= ...***...
SHA256(<image_name>.nvram)= ...***...
SHA256(<image_name>.ovf)= ...***...
SHA256(<image_name>.iso)= ...***...
SHA256(<image_name>.vmdk)= ...***...
SHA256(<image_name>.nvram)= ...***...
SHA256(<image_name>.ovf)=...***...
Each file should appear only once in the manifest file with its corresponding SHA256 checksum.
Like they are when manually exporting ovf from either esxi or vcenter directly.
ISSUE TYPE
- Bug Report
COMPONENT NAME
community.vmware.vmware_export_ovf
ANSIBLE VERSION
ansible [core 2.17.8]
COLLECTION VERSION
community.vmware 5.6.0
CONFIGURATION
OS / ENVIRONMENT
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Just run the module
- community.vmware.vmware_export_ovf:
hostname: '{{esxi_host}}'
username: '{{esxi_username}}'
password: '{{esxi_password}}'
name: "{{vm_name}}"
export_with_images: true
validate_certs: false
export_dir: "{{export_path}}"
delegate_to: localhostEXPECTED RESULTS
Each file should appear only once in the manifest file with its corresponding SHA256 checksum.
Like they are when manually exporting ovf from either esxi or vcenter directly.
ACTUAL RESULTS
When using the community.vmware.vmware_export_ovf module to export an OVF file, the generated manifest file (.mf) contains duplicate entries for each referenced file.