Deploying OVF to a vSAN cluster fails with "the operation is not allowed in the current state"
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Article ID: 326586
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Products
VMware vSAN
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
Deploying an OVF to a vSAN cluster fails with: the operation is not allowed in the current state
Cluster task has the following: Call DRS for cross vmotion placement recommendations
Environment
VMware vSAN 6.x
Cause
This is caused because the OVF template with Storage Policy requires the cluster DRS-enabled. So, the deployment process fails to find a target datastore corresponding to the Storage Policy in OVF.
Resolution
Ensure you have an Enterprise license or higher Enable DRS