Why engine-image-uploader fails with error 'argument must be string or unicode' when the VM contains snapshot

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • engine-image-uploader is failing with below error when a VM is imported using an ovf archive which is created from the export domain.
ERROR: Section/Disk/parentRef element. Message: Argument must be string or unicode.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.x

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