Failed to deploy OVF package with unexpected exception "Dangling meta character '*' near index 0 *.example.com"

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• Unable to deploy OVF using vSphere Web client in vCenter Server
• The Operation failed! with:

Failed to deploy OVF package. Cause: A general system error occurred: Provider method implementation threw unexpected exception: Dangling meta character '*' near index 0 *.example.com ^

 

 

Environment

VMware vCenter Server

Cause

A leading full stop (".") should be used for a wildcard  such as " .*.example.com "

A "full stop" is missing  within the NO_PROXY variable in the /etc/sysconfig/proxy file on vCenter Server Appliance.

 

 

Resolution

Add a leading full stop within /etc/sysconfig/proxy file on vCenter server from "NO_PROXY="localhost, 127.0.0.1, *.example.com" " to "NO_PROXY="localhost, 127.0.0.1, .*.example.com" "

Additional Information

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/321922/unable-to-deploy-ovf-using-vsphere-clien.html