SMG OVA is reported by VSphere as "invalid and cannot be deployed"

Products

• Messaging Gateway

Issue/Introduction

When attempting to deploy the SMG OVA via VSphere, VSphere returns the following error:

The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployed.
The following manifest file entry (line 1) is invalid: SHA256 (smg.ovf).

Cause

This is a known issue with some versions of VSphere including VSphere 6.0 which do not support the SHA256 hash that is used for the OVF/OVA signature.

Resolution

This issue may be resolved by converting the SMG OVA from a SHA256 signature hash to a SHA1 signature hash as described in "The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployed" error when deploying the OVA.