VMware: Call “PropertyCollector.RetrieveContents” for object “propertyCollector” on vCenter Server “VC” failed
I wanted to update my templates with the latest VMware Tools and VMXNET3 adapter. After converting a template to a VM I tried to edit the settings. I received the following error:
Call “PropertyCollector.RetrieveContents” for object “propertyCollector” on vCenter Server “VC” failed
Warning message:
The only way I could fix this issue was deleting the VM (already converted it to a VM) from the Inventory and re-add it to the Inventory. Now I was able to edit the VM hardware:
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This also happens to me on vCenter 4.1. If you wait a couple of minutes after converting a template to VM, before you try to do something with the VM, no problem then.
Got the same problem, thanks for helping me out
Solved my problem with this workaround
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Thank you. This works like a dream!
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Great article here
Worked perfect. Thanks for posting.