Cannot create an empty virtual machine using VMware vCloud Director API

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• Cannot create an empty virtual machine using the vCloud Director (vCD) API.
• You are able to create an empty virtual machine using the vCD GUI.

Environment

VMware vCloud API 1.0

Cause

Resolution

Creating an empty virtual machine using the vCD API is not supported.

To work around this issue and to create an empty virtual machine using the vCD API, clone an existing virtual machine or deploy the virtual machine from a template.

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