Symptoms:
YYYY-MM-DDT<time> [00340 error 'VmProv' opID=########-########-##-##-##-##] [Workflow] Get exception while executing action vpx.vmprov.CreateDestinationVm: vim.fault.InvalidDeviceBacking</time>
--> backtrace[00] rip 000000018018cd7a
--> backtrace[01] rip 0000000180106c48
--> backtrace[02] rip 000000018010803e
--> backtrace[03] rip 00000001800907f8
--> name = "VMName-ovf",
--> vmPathName = "ds:///vmfs/volumes/########-####-########2bd9/VM-2008R2-ovf/VM-Name-ovf.vmx",
--> fileName = "ds:///vmfs/volumes/########-####-########2bd9/VM-2008R2-ovf/VM-Name-ovf.vmdk",
YYYY-MM-DDT<time> [00340 info 'Default' opID=########-########-##-##-##-##] [VpxLRO] -- ERROR task-internal-147406 -- -- VmprovWorkflow: vim.fault.InvalidDeviceBacking:</time>
--> Result:
--> (vim.fault.InvalidDeviceBacking) {
--> dynamicType = <unset>,
--> faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
--> property = "virtualDevice.backing",
--> deviceIndex = 9,
--> msg = "Incompatible device backing specified for device '9'.",
<Item ovf:required="false">
<rasd:AutomaticAllocation>true</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>
<rasd:ElementName>Serial port 1</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>12</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.serialport.device</rasd:ResourceSubType>
<rasd:ResourceType>21</rasd:ResourceType>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="yieldOnPoll" vmw:value="true" />
</Item>
<Item>
<rasd:AutomaticAllocation>true</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>
<rasd:ElementName>Serial port 1</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>12</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.serialport.uri</rasd:ResourceSubType>
<rasd:ResourceType>21</rasd:ResourceType>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="backing.direction" vmw:value="server"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="backing.serviceURI" vmw:value="127.0.0.1"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="yieldOnPoll" vmw:value="true"/>
</Item>