when i configure nova-computer.conf
[vmware]
host_ip=10.10.51.120
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host_password=vmware
cluster_name=cluster1
I can't write image to datastore,the following is log
2015-11-09 18:23:59.438 23223 DEBUG nova.virt.vmwareapi.images [req-2b9abd19-18d9-4eeb-af2f-017aba9a528e 4b170e140cd942dcaaf0e5e1be479dee 958edae9d82541ac8c2db57728209765 - - -] [instance: e24c8f9a-54e4-4dc2-8d24-08718cbef16e] Downloading image file data 7a1bd0b7-30c2-4ab8-8213-3a4611627361 to the data store datastore1 fetch_image /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/nova/virt/vmwareapi/images.py:245
2015-11-09 18:23:59.546 23223 DEBUG oslo_vmware.rw_handles [req-2b9abd19-18d9-4eeb-af2f-017aba9a528e 4b170e140cd942dcaaf0e5e1be479dee 958edae9d82541ac8c2db57728209765 - - -] Creating HTTP connection to write to file with size = 21757952 and URL = https://10.10.51.120:443/folder/vmware_temp/4b7dfc3f-fe39-4318-b314-8cdd46d498b4/7a1bd0b7-30c2-4ab8-8213-3a4611627361/tmp-sparse.vmdk?dsName=datastore1&dcPath=Openstack%26vSphere. _create_write_connection /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/oslo_vmware/rw_handles.py:91
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 ERROR oslo_vmware.rw_handles [req-2b9abd19-18d9-4eeb-af2f-017aba9a528e 4b170e140cd942dcaaf0e5e1be479dee 958edae9d82541ac8c2db57728209765 - - -] Error occurred while writing data to https://10.10.51.120:443/folder/vmware_temp/4b7dfc3f-fe39-4318-b314-8cdd46d498b4/7a1bd0b7-30c2-4ab8-8213-3a4611627361/tmp-sparse.vmdk?dsName=datastore1&dcPath=Openstack%26vSphere.
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles Traceback (most recent call last):
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/oslo_vmware/rw_handles.py", line 267, in write
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles self._file_handle.send(data)
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 811, in send
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles self.sock.sendall(data)
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/eventlet/green/ssl.py", line 166, in sendall
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles v = self.send(data[count:])
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/eventlet/green/ssl.py", line 142, in send
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles super(GreenSSLSocket, self).send, data, flags)
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/eventlet/green/ssl.py", line 109, in _call_trampolining
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles return func(*a, **kw)
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles File "/usr/lib/python2.7/ssl.py", line 298, in send
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles v = self._sslobj.write(data)
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles error: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
2015-11-09 18:23:59.569 23223 TRACE oslo_vmware.rw_handles
2015-11-09 18:23:59.576 23223 ERROR nova.virt.vmwareapi.io_util [req-2b9abd19-18d9-4eeb-af2f-017aba9a528e 4b170e140cd942dcaaf0e5e1be479dee 958edae9d82541ac8c2db57728209765 - - -] Read/Write data failed
2015-11-09 18:23:59.576 23223 TRACE nova.virt.vmwareapi.io_util Traceback (most recent call last):
2015-11-09 18:23:59.576 23223 TRACE nova.virt.vmwareapi.io_util File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/nova/virt/vmwareapi/io_util.py", line 180, in _inner
2015-11-09 18:23:59.576 23223 TRACE nova.virt.vmwareapi.io_util self.output.write(data)
2015-11-09 18:23:59.576 23223 TRACE nova.virt.vmwareapi.io_util File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/oslo_vmware/rw_handles.py", line 280, in write
2015-11-09 18:23:59.576 23223 TRACE nova.virt.vmwareapi.io_util raise exceptions.VimException(excep_msg, excep)
2015-11-09 18:23:59.576 23223 TRACE nova.virt.vmwareapi.io_util VimException: Error occurred while writing data to https://10.10.51.120:443/folder/vmware_temp/4b7dfc3f-fe39-4318-b314-8cdd46d498b4/7a1bd0b7-30c2-4ab8-8213-3a4611627361/tmp-sparse.vmdk?dsName=datastore1&dcPath=Openstack%26vSphere.
2015-11-09 18:23:59.576 23223 TRACE nova.virt.vmwareapi.io_util Cause: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
2015-11-09 18:23:59.576 23223 TRACE nova.virt.vmwareapi.io_util
2015-11-09 18:24:22.148 23223 DEBUG nova.openstack.common.periodic_task [req-c91cba41-6bba-4846-b897-f590c4481a34 - - - - -] Running periodic task ComputeManager._check_instance_build_time run_periodic_tasks /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/nova/openstack/common/periodic_task.py:219
the reason is a data store cluster of vmware vcenter is needed, when a data store cluster is added, it works well,
does it really needed for vmware driver.