qm importovf trying to allocate disk address twice

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Cookiefamily

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Hello,

when trying to import a OVF file I get the following error:
Code: 
# qm importovf 500 vmname.ovf ceph01_vm
[some progress notifications]
import failed - cowardly refusing to overwrite existing entry: scsi0

When running it with --dryrun this is the output:
Code: 
{
   "disks" : [
      {
         "backing_file" : "/data/lha/OVF/vmname-1.vmdk",
         "disk_address" : "scsi0",
         "virtual_size" : "64424509440"
      },
      {
         "backing_file" : "/data/lha/OVF/vmname-2.vmdk",
         "disk_address" : "scsi0",
         "virtual_size" : "53687091200"
      },
      {
         "backing_file" : "/data/lha/OVF/vmname-3.vmdk",
         "disk_address" : "scsi1",
         "virtual_size" : "55834574848"
      }
   ],
   "qm" : {
      "cores" : "2",
      "memory" : "4096",
      "name" : "vmname"
   }
}

It is trying to create two disks at scsi0 which ofc wont work.

This is the ovf:
XML: 
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:ovf="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:vmw="http://www.vmware.com/schema/ovf" xmlns:rasd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData" xmlns:vssd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_VirtualSystemSettingData">
  <References>
    <File ovf:id="file1" ovf:href="vmname-1.vmdk"/>
    <File ovf:id="file2" ovf:href="vmname-2.vmdk"/>
    <File ovf:id="file3" ovf:href="vmname-3.vmdk"/>
    <File ovf:id="file4" ovf:href="vmname-4.nvram" ovf:size="270840"/>
  </References>
  <DiskSection>
    <Info>List of the virtual disks</Info>
    <Disk ovf:capacityAllocationUnits="byte" ovf:format="http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized" ovf:diskId="vmdisk1" ovf:capacity="64424509440" ovf:fileRef="file1"/>
    <Disk ovf:capacityAllocationUnits="byte" ovf:format="http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized" ovf:diskId="vmdisk2" ovf:capacity="53687091200" ovf:fileRef="file2"/>
    <Disk ovf:capacityAllocationUnits="byte" ovf:format="http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized" ovf:diskId="vmdisk3" ovf:capacity="55834574848" ovf:fileRef="file3"/>
  </DiskSection>
  <VirtualSystem ovf:id="vmname">
    <Info>A Virtual system</Info>
    <Name>vmname</Name>
    <AnnotationSection>
      <Info>A human-readable annotation</Info>
      <Annotation>Real VMName</Annotation>
    </AnnotationSection>
    <OperatingSystemSection ovf:id="112" vmw:osType="windows2019srv_64Guest">
      <Info>The operating system installed</Info>
      <Description>Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (64-bit)</Description>
    </OperatingSystemSection>
    <VirtualHardwareSection>
      <Info>Virtual hardware requirements</Info>
      <System>
        <vssd:ElementName>Virtual Hardware Family</vssd:ElementName>
        <vssd:InstanceID>0</vssd:InstanceID>
        <vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-19</vssd:VirtualSystemType>
      </System>
      <Item>
        <rasd:AllocationUnits>hertz * 10^6</rasd:AllocationUnits>
        <rasd:Description>Number of Virtual CPUs</rasd:Description>
        <rasd:ElementName>2 virtual CPU(s)</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:InstanceID>1</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:Reservation>2000</rasd:Reservation>
        <rasd:ResourceType>3</rasd:ResourceType>
        <rasd:VirtualQuantity>2</rasd:VirtualQuantity>
        <rasd:Weight>4000</rasd:Weight>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="sharesLevel" vmw:value="high"/>
        <vmw:CoresPerSocket ovf:required="false">2</vmw:CoresPerSocket>
      </Item>
      <Item>
        <rasd:AllocationUnits>byte * 2^20</rasd:AllocationUnits>
        <rasd:Description>Memory Size</rasd:Description>
        <rasd:ElementName>4096MB of memory</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:InstanceID>2</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:Reservation>2048</rasd:Reservation>
        <rasd:ResourceType>4</rasd:ResourceType>
        <rasd:VirtualQuantity>4096</rasd:VirtualQuantity>
        <rasd:Weight>40960</rasd:Weight>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="sharesLevel" vmw:value="normal"/>
      </Item>
      <Item>
        <rasd:Address>1</rasd:Address>
        <rasd:Description>SCSI Controller</rasd:Description>
        <rasd:ElementName>SCSI Controller 1</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:InstanceID>3</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:ResourceSubType>VirtualSCSI</rasd:ResourceSubType>
        <rasd:ResourceType>6</rasd:ResourceType>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="256"/>
      </Item>
      <Item>
        <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>
        <rasd:Description>SCSI Controller</rasd:Description>
        <rasd:ElementName>SCSI Controller 2</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:InstanceID>4</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:ResourceSubType>VirtualSCSI</rasd:ResourceSubType>
        <rasd:ResourceType>6</rasd:ResourceType>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="160"/>
      </Item>
      <Item>
        <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>
        <rasd:Description>SATA Controller</rasd:Description>
        <rasd:ElementName>SATA Controller 1</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:InstanceID>5</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.sata.ahci</rasd:ResourceSubType>
        <rasd:ResourceType>20</rasd:ResourceType>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="33"/>
      </Item>
      <Item>
        <rasd:Description>USB Controller (EHCI)</rasd:Description>
        <rasd:ElementName>USB controller</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:InstanceID>6</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.usb.ehci</rasd:ResourceSubType>
        <rasd:ResourceType>23</rasd:ResourceType>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="34"/>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.ehciPciSlotNumber" vmw:value="35"/>
      </Item>
      <Item>
        <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>
        <rasd:ElementName>Hard Disk 1</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:HostResource>ovf:/disk/vmdisk1</rasd:HostResource>
        <rasd:InstanceID>7</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:Parent>4</rasd:Parent>
        <rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType>
      </Item>
      <Item>
        <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>
        <rasd:ElementName>Hard Disk 2</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:HostResource>ovf:/disk/vmdisk2</rasd:HostResource>
        <rasd:InstanceID>8</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:Parent>3</rasd:Parent>
        <rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType>
      </Item>
      <Item>
        <rasd:AddressOnParent>1</rasd:AddressOnParent>
        <rasd:ElementName>Hard Disk 3</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:HostResource>ovf:/disk/vmdisk3</rasd:HostResource>
        <rasd:InstanceID>9</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:Parent>3</rasd:Parent>
        <rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType>
      </Item>
      <Item>
        <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>
        <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>
        <rasd:ElementName>CD/DVD Drive 1</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:InstanceID>10</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:Parent>5</rasd:Parent>
        <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.cdrom.remoteatapi</rasd:ResourceSubType>
        <rasd:ResourceType>15</rasd:ResourceType>
      </Item>
      <Item ovf:required="false">
        <rasd:ElementName>Video card</rasd:ElementName>
        <rasd:InstanceID>11</rasd:InstanceID>
        <rasd:ResourceType>24</rasd:ResourceType>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="videoRamSizeInKB" vmw:value="8192"/>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="useAutoDetect" vmw:value="false"/>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="use3dRenderer" vmw:value="automatic"/>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="enable3DSupport" vmw:value="false"/>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="numDisplays" vmw:value="1"/>
        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="graphicsMemorySizeInKB" vmw:value="262144"/>
      </Item>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuHotAddEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="sgxInfo.epcSize" vmw:value="0"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nestedHVEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="virtualSMCPresent" vmw:value="false"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="flags.vvtdEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuHotRemoveEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="sgxInfo.flcMode" vmw:value="unlocked"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="sevEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="virtualICH7MPresent" vmw:value="false"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="flags.vbsEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="memoryHotAddEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="bootOptions.efiSecureBootEnabled" vmw:value="true"/>
      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="firmware" vmw:value="efi"/>
      <vmw:ExtraConfig ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nvram" vmw:value="ovf:/file/file4"/>
    </VirtualHardwareSection>
  </VirtualSystem>
</Envelope>

Are there fixes or workarounds avaible?
 
The issue is the `AddressOnParent`. PVE uses one controller and all disks are attached to that.
To fix it, you can change the AddressOnParent value in your ovf file to different numbers, as those relate to the `scsiX` value. Or you could make sure that all disks are attached to the same controller before exporting your VM as ovf.
 
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