[RHV] Importing VMware OVA as template fails with the Uncaught exception

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Issue

Importing VMware OVA as template to RHV fails with the Uncaught exception error.
In the /var/log/ovirt-engine/engine.log is possible to see following error

2025-07-03 09:53:57,687+07 ERROR [org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.GetVmTemplateFromOvaQuery] (default task-3728) [c188ebad-5082-4b15-98ed-aa705bdaec4c] Only oVirt OVA can be imported as a template, got:
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--Generated by VMware ESX Server, User: root, UTC time: 2025-02-11T23:37:15.625892Z-->

Environment

  • Red Hat Virtualization 4.4 SP1

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