Error: Invalid OVF checksum algorithm: SHA256
When importing the IP Fabric OVA image on vSphere/ESXi, the following error might occur:
Our appliance is built on top of Debian 11. We also require the AVX
CPU instruction. The minimal requirement
for the VMware system type is vmx-17
, supported by ESXi version 7.0
or newer.
See ESXi/ESX hosts and compatible virtual machine hardware versions list (2007240).
We require this system type because of virtio
drivers for network and storage. All VMware applications from the same generation support SHA256
. There is a chance
that you might use an older version of the desktop VMware client application, but the host system meets the
minimal requirements. In this case, please double-check Hardware Requirements
and convert the OVA image from SHA256
to SHA1
or import the vmdk
disk.
Make sure you selected VMXNET 3
for network and PVSCSI
(Paravirtual SCSI) for storage.
VMware’s KB on converting OVA images: “The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployed” error when deploying the OVA (2151537).