Not able to import an OVA and converting the virtual disk to VDI

[paaguti-u]

I'm using the official Ubuntu focal cloud image in ova format downloaded from

​https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/focal/current

I try to import it with the command:

VBoxManage import focal-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova
  --options importtovdi   --vsys 0 --vmname focal-osm11
           --memory 8192 --cpus 2 --eula accept
           --unit 9 --ignore

Note: I use the importtovdi to be able to resize the disk

I get the following error

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Interpreting /home/paag/virt/vbox-cloud/focal-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova...
OK.
Disks:
  vmdisk1	10737418240	0	http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized	ubuntu-focal-20.04-cloudimg.vmdk	565177344	-1	

Virtual system 0:
 0: Suggested OS type: "Ubuntu_64"
    (change with "--vsys 0 --ostype <type>"; use "list ostypes" to list all possible values)
 1: VM name specified with --vmname: "focal-osm11"
 2: Suggested VM group "/"
    (change with "--vsys 0 --group <group>")
 3: VM settings file name specified with --settingsfile: "/home/paag/VirtualBox VMs/focal-osm11/focal-osm11.vbox"
 4: Suggested VM base folder "/home/paag/VirtualBox VMs"
    (change with "--vsys 0 --basefolder <path>")
 5: Product (ignored): Ubuntu 20.04 Server (20220208)
 6: No. of CPUs specified with --cpus: 2
 7: Guest memory specified with --memory: 8192 MB
 8: Network adapter: orig VM Network, config 3, extra type=Bridged
 9: Floppy -- disabled
10: CD-ROM
    (disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 10 --ignore")
11: SCSI controller, type LsiLogic
    (change with "--vsys 0 --unit 11 --scsitype {BusLogic|LsiLogic}";
    disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 11 --ignore")
12: IDE controller, type PIIX4
    (disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 12 --ignore")
13: IDE controller, type PIIX4
    (disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 13 --ignore")
14: Hard disk image: source image=ubuntu-focal-20.04-cloudimg.vmdk, target path=ubuntu-focal-20.04-cloudimg.vdi, controller=11;channel=0
    (change target path with "--vsys 0 --unit 14 --disk path";
    disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 14 --ignore")
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Progress state: VBOX_E_INVALID_OBJECT_STATE
VBoxManage: error: Appliance import failed
VBoxManage: error: Storage for the medium '/home/paag/VirtualBox VMs/focal-osm11/ubuntu-focal-20.04-cloudimg.vdi' is not created
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_INVALID_OBJECT_STATE (0x80bb0007), component ApplianceWrap, interface IAppliance
VBoxManage: error: Context: "RTEXITCODE handleImportAppliance(HandlerArg*)" at line 1119 of file VBoxManageAppliance.cpp

[paulson]

Thanks for providing the complete command line and source of the OVA file. I'm not able to reproduce this issue using VirtualBox 6.1.32 on my Solaris host. This error message can come from a few different locations in the code so can you upload the VBoxSVC.log file which should hopefully shed some further light on the root cause? (It's in $HOME/.config/VirtualBox on Linux hosts).