Error: "Cannot import VM XYZ (VM_MOREF) in RP (RESGROUP_ID) into VDC (N/A) since it is already managed by VMware Cloud Director." when importing VM from vCenter into VMware Cloud Director.
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Article ID: 385446
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Products
VMware Cloud Director
Issue/Introduction
Importing VM from vCenter to VMware Cloud Director via the UI fails.
Importing VM from vCenter to VMware Cloud Director via the (admin/extension/vimServer/VC_ID/importVm) API fails.
Error: "Cannot import VM XYZ (VM_MOREF) in RP (RESGROUP_ID) into VDC (N/A) since it is already managed by VMware Cloud Director." when importing VM from vCenter into VMware Cloud Director.
Environment
VMware Cloud Director 10.6
VMware Cloud Director 10.6.1
Cause
This issue occurs when a previous import attempt failed against Cloud Director but the respective tables in the database have not been cleaned.
Resolution
Cloud Director Engineering are aware of this issue and plan to address in a future patch of Cloud Director.
In the meantime, contact Broadcom Technical Support and note this Knowledge Article ID (385446) in the problem description.