Deploying a new virtual machine from a template fails with the error: Invalid configuration for device "1"

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• Cannot deploy a new virtual machine from a template
• Cloning a Virtual Machine fails.
• You see the error:
  
  Invalid configuration for device "1"

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 4.1.x

Resolution

This issue can happen if the virtual machine used to create the template has either a floppy diskette drive or CD-ROM drive connected to it.

 

To ensure the template deploy is successful, remove any floppy diskette drives or CD-ROM drives from the configuration.

 

To remove floppy diskette drives or CD-ROM drives:

1. Right-click the template in the inventory pane and click Convert to Virtual Machine.
2. Right-click the virtual machine in the inventory pane and click Edit Settings.
3. Remove any floppy diskette drives or CD-ROM drives from the configuration.
4. Right-click the virtual machine in the inventory pane and click Convert to Template.

Additional Information

For translated versions of this article, see:

• 日本語: テンプレートからの新しい仮想マシンのデプロイに次のエラーで失敗する：デバイス「1」では無効な構成です (2105572)

Additional Information

"Invalid configuration for device" error deploying vApp or Deploying VMs from OVF in vSphere 6.7