VIO Instance creation fails with error "while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.vm.device.VirtualSerialPort"
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VIO Instance creation fails with error "while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.vm.device.VirtualSerialPort"

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Article ID: 401430

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Updated On: 07-01-2025

Products

VMware Integrated OpenStack

Issue/Introduction

  • Converted an "Working RHEL9 VM" to the vm template and creating an VM instance using OpenStack image fails with error

Error: Error waiting for instance (6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68) to become ready: unexpected state 'ERROR', wanted target 'ACTIVE'. last error: s (<nil>)

with module.segment ["aaa"].module.instances ["01"].openstack_compute_instance_v2.instance [0],
on /home/C137327/vmpowercontrol6_v3segment/v3segment/modules/instance/instance.tf line 24, in resource "openstack_compute_instance_v2" "instance": 24: resource "openstack_compute_instance_v2" "instance"

  • Reviewed the nova-compute.log

Faults: [InvalidRequest]
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] Traceback (most recent call last):
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/oslo_vmware/service.py", line 354, in request_handler
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] response = request(managed_object, **kwargs)
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 521, in __call__
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] return client.invoke(args, kwargs)
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 581, in invoke
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] result = self.send(soapenv)
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 621, in send
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] original_soapenv=original_soapenv)
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 670, in process_reply
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] raise WebFault(fault, replyroot)
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] suds.WebFault: Server raised fault: '
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] Required property summary is missing from data object of type Description
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68]
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.Description
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] at line 1, column 1015
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68]
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] while parsing property "deviceInfo" of static type Description
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68]
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.vm.device.VirtualSerialPort
2025-06-04 07:10:49.220 1 ERROR nova.compute.manager [instance: 6b52f0f2-15f6-4240-98b2-ffbb833f9a68] at line 1, column 947

 

Environment

  • VMware Integrated Openstack 7.x

Cause

  • Instance creation fail if there is a "serial port" attached in the VM template.

Resolution

  • This issue was caused by the existing serial port in vm template.
  • Check if there is a  "serial port" attached in the vm template.
  • Before creating the image from vm template, delete the "serial port" and create new instance.

 

Additional Information

  • In this scenario customer converted an "Working RHEL9 VM" to the vm template and as "Working RHEL9 VM" was created in VIO, the vm template exported a "serial port". 
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