vmware_deploy_ovf - not dealing with vService dependency 'vCenter Extension Installation

[luckyinfil]

SUMMARY

When trying to deploy the vSphere Replication ovf, with the vmware_deploy_ovf, it fails and I get the following error message: «The virtual machine 'replication_ansibleTest_ovf' has a required vService dependency 'vCenter Extension Installation' which is not bound to a provider.»

ISSUE TYPE

Bug Report
? Missing Feature: 'vCenter Extension Installation' ?

COMPONENT NAME

vmware_deploy_ovf module
vSphere_Replication_OVF10.ovf file

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible 2.7.4
  config file = $HOME/Projects/97/etc/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'$HOME/.virtualenvs/97/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ara/plugins/modules', u'$HOME/Projects/97/library']
  ansible python module location = $HOME/.virtualenvs/97/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
  executable location = $HOME/.virtualenvs/97/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.13 (default, Sep 26 2018, 18:42:22) [GCC 6.3.0 20170516]
CONFIGURATION
CACHE_PLUGIN($HOME/Projects/109/etc/ansible.cfg) = jsonfile
CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION($HOME/Projects/109/etc/ansible.cfg) = $HOME/.ansible/facts/
CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT($HOME/Projects/109/etc/ansible.cfg) = 3600
DEFAULT_ACTION_PLUGIN_PATH(env: ANSIBLE_ACTION_PLUGINS) = [u'$HOME/.virtualenvs/109/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ara/plugins/actions']
DEFAULT_CALLBACK_PLUGIN_PATH(env: ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS) = [u'$HOME/.virtualenvs/109/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ara/plugins/callbacks']
DEFAULT_FILTER_PLUGIN_PATH(env: ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS) = [u'$HOME/Projects/109/plugins/filter']
DEFAULT_GATHERING($HOME/Projects/109/etc/ansible.cfg) = smart
DEFAULT_HOST_LIST($HOME/Projects/109/etc/ansible.cfg) = [u'$HOME/Projects/109/inventories/T04', u'$HOME/Projects/109/inventories/setupenv']
DEFAULT_LOG_PATH($HOME/Projects/109/etc/ansible.cfg) = $HOME/.ansible/log/ansible.log
DEFAULT_MODULE_PATH(env: ANSIBLE_LIBRARY) = [u'$HOME/.virtualenvs/109/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ara/plugins/modules', u'$HOME/Projects/109/library']
DEFAULT_ROLES_PATH(env: ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH) = [u'$HOME/Projects/109/roles.galaxy', u'$HOME/Projects/109/roles']
DEFAULT_STDOUT_CALLBACK($HOME/Projects/109/etc/ansible.cfg) = yaml
GALAXY_ROLE_SKELETON(env: ANSIBLE_GALAXY_ROLE_SKELETON) = $HOME/Projects/109/etc/skel/default
GALAXY_ROLE_SKELETON_IGNORE($HOME/Projects/109/etc/ansible.cfg) = [u'']
HOST_KEY_CHECKING($HOME/Projects/109/etc/ansible.cfg) = False

OS / ENVIRONMENT

VMWare ESXi 6.5
VMWare vCenter 6.5
VMWare vSphere Replication
6.5.1.1
8.1.0
pyvmomi==6.7.1

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Download a vSphere Replication OVF from vmware.com (https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=614&downloadGroup=VR65). I tested with v6.5.1.1 and v8.1.0

Try to deploy it with the vmware_deploy_ovf module

  tasks:
    - name: Deloy replication from the ovf file from VMWare
      vmware_deploy_ovf:
        hostname: "vcenter.site.org"
        username: "administrator@site.org"
        password: "{{ ansible_ssh_pass }}"
        validate_certs: no
        ovf: "{{ ovf_dir }}"
        name: "{{ vm_name }}_ansibleTest_ovf"
        datacenter: "MY-DATACENTER"
        datastore: "MYDS-VMFS01"
        folder: "/host/MY-CLUSTER/"
        properties:
          password: "defaultPass"
          ntpserver: "10.1.1.11,10.1.1.12"
          vami.ip0.vSphere_Replication_Appliance: "10.2.1.20"
        networks:
          "Management Network": "VLAN_MGT"
        power_on: yes
      delegate_to: localhost

EXPECTED RESULTS

The Replication VM is deployed and booted!

ACTUAL RESULTS

The copy of the VM is working, but when it tries to boot, it fails with the message «The virtual machine 'replication_ansibleTest_ovf' has a required vService dependency 'vCenter Extension Installation' which is not bound to a provider.».

PLAY [Deploy vSphere Replication] ***************************************************************************************

TASK [Deloy replication from the ovf file from VMWare] ******************************************************************
An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use -vvv. The error was: ansible.module_utils.vmware.TaskError: ("The virtual machine 'replication_ansibleTest_ovf' has a required vService dependency 'vCenter Extension Installation' which is not bound to a provider.", None)
fatal: [localhost -> localhost]: FAILED! => changed=false
  module_stderr: |-
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "/home/user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1543852033.81-154754349446242/AnsiballZ_vmware_deploy_ovf.py", line 113, in <module>
        _ansiballz_main()
      File "/home/user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1543852033.81-154754349446242/AnsiballZ_vmware_deploy_ovf.py", line 105, in _ansiballz_main
        invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)
      File "/home/user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1543852033.81-154754349446242/AnsiballZ_vmware_deploy_ovf.py", line 48, in invoke_module
        imp.load_module('__main__', mod, module, MOD_DESC)
      File "/tmp/ansible_vmware_deploy_ovf_payload_zQUoPF/__main__.py", line 603, in <module>
      File "/tmp/ansible_vmware_deploy_ovf_payload_zQUoPF/__main__.py", line 597, in main
      File "/tmp/ansible_vmware_deploy_ovf_payload_zQUoPF/__main__.py", line 502, in power_on
      File "/tmp/ansible_vmware_deploy_ovf_payload_zQUoPF/ansible_vmware_deploy_ovf_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py", line 68, in wait_for_task
      File "/tmp/ansible_vmware_deploy_ovf_payload_zQUoPF/ansible_vmware_deploy_ovf_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/six/__init__.py", line 744, in raise_from
    ansible.module_utils.vmware.TaskError: ("The virtual machine 'replication_ansibleTest_ovf' has a required vService dependency 'vCenter Extension Installation' which is not bound to a provider.", None)
  module_stdout: ''
  msg: |-
    MODULE FAILURE
    See stdout/stderr for the exact error
  rc: 1
        to retry, use: --limit @/home/user/Projects/109/playground/deploy-vm-replicate.retry

PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1
By googling this error, I found this KB article on vmware.com: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/55027

So it's well known issue with the HTML5 version of the vSphere client, but works well with the Flash version and with the ovftool command at least with a non-outdated version (>=4.0.0 AFAIK) and if you proceed against the vcenter and not an ESXi node!

ovftool --acceptAllEulas \
        -ds=MYDS-VMFS01 \
        --prop:"password"="defaultPass" \
        --prop:"ntpserver"="10.1.1.11,10.1.1.12" \
        --prop:"vami.ip0.vSphere_Replication_Appliance"="10.2.1.20" \
        --net:"Management Network"="VLAN_MGT" \
        --powerOn \
        --vService:installation=com.vmware.vim.vsm:extension_vservice \
        /images/VMware/vSphereReplication_6.5.1.1/vSphere_Replication_OVF10.ovf \
        vi://"administrator@site.org"@vcenter/MY-DATACENTER/host/MY-CLUSTER/

[luckyinfil]

@sivel any ideas whether it's possible to have the module configure the --vService flag

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[goneri]

@n3pjk, this may interesting you?

[n3pjk]

@goneri, 99% of our deploys are from content library OVFs; however, we do get an occasional external OVF deploy request. I'm finishing a ServiceNow to VMware request portal completely implemented in Ansible. If I can swing it, I will try to have a look.