VKS Cluster does not provision with the error: failed to cache files
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VKS Cluster does not provision.
VM operator logs report the error: failed to cache files: failed to cache storage items: failed to wait for copy .vmdk: A specified parameter was not correct: fileType
Warning CreateFailure 15s (x14 over 57s) vmware-system-[MASKED ID]/vmware-system-[MASKED ID]/virtualmachine-controller failed to cache files: failed to cache storage items: failed to wait for copy . vmdk: A specified parameter was not correct: fileTypevCenter Server logs report the error: vmodl.fault.InvalidArgument
Log File: /var/log/vmware/vpxd/vpxd.log
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.MS+HH:MM ERROR vpxd 5743 [vc@4413 sub="Default" opID="432d1###"] [VpxLRO] -- ERROR task-48022 -- ########-####-####-####-############ (########-####-####-####-############) - virtualdiskManager -- vim.VirtualDiskManager.copyVirtualDisk: : vmodl.fault.InvalidArgument
-->Result:
--> (vmodl.fault.InvalidArgument) {
--> faultCause= (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
--> faultMessage = <unset>,
--> invalidproperty = "fileType"
--> msg = ""
--> }
-->
--> Args:
--> Arg sourceName:
- ->"[vsanDatastore] ########-####-####-####-############/########-####-####-####-############/ubuntu-ova-disk1_#######-####-###-###-##########.vmdk"
--> Arg sourceDatacenter:
-->'vim.Datacenter: datacenter-#'
--> Arg destName:
--> "[vsanDatastore] vmi-############-############-############ / ############.vmdk"
--> Arg destDatacenter:
-->"vim.Datacenter: datacenter-#'
--> Arg destspec:
-->(vim VirtualDiskManager-FileBackedVirtualDiskSpec) {
--> diskType = "thin"Content Library Logs report the error: Unexpected end of file and Read timed out.
Log file: /var/log/vmware/content-library/cls.log
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.MS+HH:MM ERROR CLS 495 [vc@4413 threadName="transferService-nfc-##############-ubuntu-ova-disk1.vmdk-upload" logger="NfcEndpointImpl"] Session ##############: Unable to parse disk image while uploading to: ds:///vmfs/volumes/[MASKED DS]//contentlib-########-####-####-####-############/########-####-####-####-############/ubuntu-ova-disk1_#######-####-####-####-##########.vmdk?serverId=########-####-####-####-############
com.vmware.transfer.streamVmdk.VmdkFormatException: Unexpected end of file
at com.vmware.transfer.streamVmdk.StreamVmdkReader.readFully(StreamVmdkReader.java:241)
at com.vmware.transfer.streamVmdk.StreamVmdkReader.getNextGrain(StreamVmdkReader.java:217)
at com.vmware.transfer.impl.NfcEndpointImpl$DiskUploader.attemptDiskUpload(NfcEndpointImpl.java:1179)
at com.vmware.transfer.impl.NfcEndpointImpl$DiskUploader.upload(NfcEndpointImpl.java:1141)
at com.vmware.transfer.impl.NfcEndpointImpl$1.run(NfcEndpointImpl.java:195)
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
at java.base/java.io.DataInputStream.readFully(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.io.DataInputStream.readFully(Unknown Source)
at com.vmware.transfer.streamVmdk.StreamVmdkReader.readFully(StreamVmdkReader.java:239)
... 4 more
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.MS+HH:MM DEBUG CLS 490 [vc@4413 threadName="transferservice-pool-#-thread-##" logger="TransferItemImpl"]
##############: no transfer scheduled due to source error for item ubuntu-ova-disk1.vmdk: IO error during transfer of https://wp-content.vmware.com/v2/latest/ob-######-ubuntu-####-amd64-v1.##.#--vmware.1-fips-vkr.2/ubuntu-ova-disk1.vmdk: Read timed out.Environment
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x
Cause
The cluster provisioning process relies on VMDK assets stored in the content library. The content library subscribes to VMware Kubernetes releases published on VMware's Content Delivery Network .
The issue occurs because the content library is unable to download these required assets from https://wp-content.vmware.com/v2/latest/
Resolution
Review and validate that the vCenter Server is able to access the content delivery site, https://wp-content.vmware.com/v2/latest/
As a workaround, a local content library can be configured. See Create a Local Content Library (for Air-Gapped Cluster Provisioning)
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