Deploying NetBackup Virtual Appliance 4.1 results in "Deployed an OVF with NVRAM is not supported" error

Problem

When deploying NetBackup Virtual Appliance 4.1, the error “Deployed an OVF with NVRAM is not supported” appears, or you may see other errors related to NVRAM.

This error can occur if you try to deploy NetBackup Virtual Appliance 4.1 on vSphere 6.5 or a vSphere ESXi 6.5 server, even if this server is controlled by a vSphere Client with a higher version. The error also occurs on vSphere 6.7 without HTML5 support.
 

Error Message

Deployed an OVF with NVRAM is not supported.
 

Cause

This error is a known VMware issue. Please refer to the following article in the VMware knowledge base for more details: "Deployed an OVF with NVRAM is not supported" error deploying an OVF in vSphere 6.7 (67724) (vmware.com)
 

Solution

Please follow the instructions in the VMware article to remove all NVRAM entries in the .ovf file.
"Deployed an OVF with NVRAM is not supported" error deploying an OVF in vSphere 6.7 (67724) (vmware.com)

Alternatively, you can use the ovftool command with the parameter skipManifestCheck to deploy the appliance.