I am trying to run a KVM lab running an esxi 7 and then vcenter 7. However, the install fails with the message and log below.
The install aborts due to a certificate expired but the certificate is not expired... Anyone facing the same problem? All machines are NTP synchronized.
+ <ManifestValidate valid="true"/>
2020-07-21T23:05:11.566Z - info: output:CERTIFICATE
+ <CertificatePeriod expired="true"/>
2020-07-21T23:05:11.580Z - info: output:CERTIFICATE
+ <CertIssuer>
+ /C=US/ST=California/L=Palo Alto/O=VMware, Inc.
+ </CertIssuer>
+ <CertSubject>
+ /C=US/ST=California/L=Palo Alto/O=VMware, Inc.
+ </CertSubject>
+ <X509Cert>
+ -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+ MIIDyzCCArOgAwIBAgIJAIR/y018RgMXMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAME0xCzAJBgNV
...
+ -----END CERTIFICATE-----
+ </X509Cert>
2020-07-21T23:05:30.692Z - info: output:ERROR
+ <Errors>
+ <Error>
+ <Type>ovftool.vi.import.vapp.create.spec</Type>
+ <LocalizedMsg>
+ Create import spec failed. Please verify importSpec
+ </LocalizedMsg>
+ </Error>
+ </Errors>
2020-07-21T23:05:30.726Z - info: output:RESULT
+ ERROR
2020-07-21T23:05:30.726Z - info: Xml output from ovftool: <data><ManifestValidate valid="true"/><CertificatePeriod expired="true"/><CertIssuer>/C=US/ST=California/L=Palo Alto/O=VMware, Inc.</CertIssuer><CertSubject>/C=US/ST=California/L=Palo Alto/O=VMware, Inc.</CertSubject><X509Cert>-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----</X509Cert><Errors><Error><Type>ovftool.vi.import.vapp.create.spec</Type><LocalizedMsg>Create import spec failed. Please verify importSpec</LocalizedMsg></Error></Errors></data>
2020-07-21T23:05:30.728Z - error: Ovf Service:vmrefFlag: false
2020-07-21T23:05:30.728Z - info: Cancelling timeout due to error from progress callback
2020-07-21T23:05:30.728Z - error: Progress Controller: [VCSA ERROR] - Progress callback error
2020-07-21T23:05:30.728Z - error: Progress Controller: [VCSA ERROR] - Details Create import spec failed. Please verify importSpec
2020-07-21T23:05:30.733Z - info: Cancelling the ping timer for session mgmt
2020-07-21T23:05:30.733Z - info: Cancelling the ping timer for session mgmt
2020-07-21T23:05:30.751Z - info: ovfProcess child process exited with code 1