PMM OVA image not working with VMware version: ESXi, 8.0.3

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PMM server 2.43.2 with an OVA image fails with error " Unknown exception".
VMware version: ESXi, 8.0.3

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CS0052006

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talha.rizwan February 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM

Hi ,

It seems like this is an old issue:
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I followed these steps to repackage the .ova image, which I believe will resolve the issue on the customer's end:

  1. Download the .ova image e.g. pmm-server-2.44.0.ova.

  2. Extract the .ova file:

  3. Edit the .ovf file (PMM2-Server-EL9-2024-12-11-1433.ovf):
    Replace the following line:

    with:

    I used vmx-20, you can check for hardware virtualization support @

  4. Generate a new SHA1 checksum for the modified .ovf file:

  5. Update .mf file (PMM2-Server-EL9-2024-12-11-1433.mf) by replacing the old checksum with the new one.

  6. Repackage the .ova file:

Let me know if you need any modifications or further details.

Evgeniy Patlan February 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM

What is this image is about? Why we created a separate build? If it is custom build why it was done not through custom build procedure?

talha.rizwan February 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Hi ,
Its size is 2.7G and I’ve placed it on repo.ci @ /tmp/pmm-server-13672-2.44.0.ova.
Shasum: 6d77698f2273a7a8872cbe4b48f4405dd043740c

needs a written approval before sharing this image with the customer @ .

Aaditya Dubey February 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM

Hi

Please let me know the size of the image so that I can check accordingly.

talha.rizwan February 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM

Hi ,
No, I’ve repackaged it on my system. That’s why I asked.
If sharing the image isn’t an option, we can instead share the steps to repackage the .ova image.

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Created January 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Updated March 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM