Error: "query did not return a unique result ... at com.vmware.vcloud.fabric.compute.cvm.HibernateComputeVmDao.lookupByVmValRef(HibernateComputeVmDao.java:543)" when attempting to manage a VM in Cloud Director

Products

• VMware Cloud Director

Issue/Introduction

• In the UI, when managing a VM you see the following error:

org.hibernate.NonUniqueResultException: query did not return a unique result: X
Where X denotes a value such as 2.

• In the /opt/vmware/vcloud-director/logs/vcloud-container-debug.log you see an entry such as:

at com.vmware.vcloud.fabric.compute.cvm.HibernateComputeVmDao.lookupByVmValRef(HibernateComputeVmDao.java:543)

Environment

VMware Cloud Director 10.x

Cause

This issue can occur if Cloud Director has duplicate references to a VM in its database.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, please open a Support Request with VMware Technical Support and reference this KB article 325560.
Database modifications may be required to resolve this issue and will require VMware Technical Support assistance.

Alternatively, the VM can be removed from vCenter and VCD, re-imported into VMware Cloud Director. Please refer the KB article 320484.