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VMware vCenter - Defect ID: PR-3156019

OVA deployment from URL might fail with the error Unable to retrieve manifest or certificate file

VMware vCenter - Defect ID: PR-3156019

OVA deployment from URL might fail with the error Unable to retrieve manifest or certificate file

Last updated on December 22nd, 2025

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Bug Details

Status: Resolved
Impact Category: vSphere Cluster Services Issues
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Description

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For large OVA files that do not contain a certificate, during the PULL-based deployment by using a URL, the certificate retrieval process times out. As a result, the deployment fails with the error message Unable to retrieve manifest or certificate file . This issue is resolved in this release.

Bug URLs

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/7-0/release-notes/vcenter-server-update-and-patch-releases/vsphere-vcenter-server-70u3q-release-notes.html

Change history

2025-10-23 changed to Resolved

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VMware vCenter - Defect ID: PR-3156019

OVA deployment from URL might fail with the error Unable to retrieve manifest or certificate file

VMware vCenter - Defect ID: PR-3156019

OVA deployment from URL might fail with the error Unable to retrieve manifest or certificate file

Last updated on December 22nd, 2025

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