Error: "validation error on field 'name': String value has invalid format" when managing or deleting a vApp or Virtual machine from Cloud Director Portal

Products

• VMware Cloud Director

Issue/Introduction

• Managing or deleting a vApp or virtual machine(VM) fails with the following error:
  
  Details: [ ########-####-####-####-############ ] validation error on field 'name': String value has invalid format, value: [ vApp/vm Name]
  
  
• The name of the vApp or VM starts or ends with a space character. 
• Removing the space character may fail with the below error:
  
  [ ########-####-####-####-############ ] Folder vApp Name (########-####-####-####-############) does not exist in our inventory, but vCenter Server claims that it does.
  
  
• When deleting the vApp, the folder may not exist in the vCenter inventory.
• When deleting the vApp, there may be no VMs within the vApp.
• Delete and few other options for the vApp or VM may be greyed out.
• Creating an Incoming Replication in VMware Cloud Director Availability (VCDA) for a VM or vApp that starts or ends with a space character fails with the error:
  
  Could not compose a runtime vApp for vApp replication with id 'C4VAPP-########-####-####-####-############'.

Environment

VMware Cloud Director 10.x

Cause

This issue can occur when the vApp or VM to be managed or deleted has a leading or trailing space character in the name field. 

Resolution

To resolve the issue,rename the affected vApp or virtual machine name via UI or API. 

If issue persists,contact Broadcom Support and note this Article ID (373757) in the problem description. For more information, see Creating and managing Broadcom support cases.

Additional Information

Edit Virtual Machine Properties in the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal

Update Multiple Sections of a Virtual Machine