VMDK Image created using Image Builder does not boot with vCenter's ESXi Hypervisor

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

After creating a vmdk image using Image Builder - when booting the vmdk image with VCenter's ESXi, it reports a disk size of 0 KB and fails to boot.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux >= 8.3
  • vmdk Images Built with Self-Hosted Image Builder
  • vmdk Images Built Image Builder on hybrid cloud console https://console.redhat.com/insights/image-builder
  • Running vmdk Images on ESXi vSphere System >= 7.0.3

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