An error message occurred when VM exported OVF

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

An export to OVF failed with error "com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.Unauthorized: Unauthorized (com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized) => { messages = [LocalizableMessage (com.vmware.vapi.std.localizable_message) => { id = vapi.security.authorization.invalid, defaultMessage = Unable to authorize user, args = [], params = <null>, localized = <null> }], data = <null>, errorType = UNAUTHORIZED }"

Environment

vCenter Server 8.0 Update 3d

ESXi 8.0.3 EP5     ESXi 8.0 Update 3f

Cause

vCenter version lower than ESXi

Resolution

Upgrade vCenter to latest version.

Additional Information

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/372863