vmware_deploy_ovf: Added parameter to force applying non-user configurable properties

[htaudah]

SUMMARY

This PR brings back some of the changes proposed here to address vmware_deploy_ovf not having a way to force applying ovf properties that are marked as non-user configurable.

enable_hidden_properties was added and then later dropped because it was considered unnecessary for the VCSA OVA appliance. But the change is required for other OVAs, which will throw an error in vCenter saying that the parameter X is not user-configurable.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bugfix Pull Request

COMPONENT NAME

vmware_deploy_ovf: Added parameter to force applying non-user configurable properties

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The details surrounding this parameter and its removal are in the link above.

[Akasurde]

@Udayendu Could you please test this? Thanks in advance.

[Kennochas]

Is there anything I can do to assist in getting this moving forward, as it fixes an issue I am encountering in production?

[Geogboe]

@Akasurde is it possible to move forward on this? This looks like a relatively minor change and I can confirm this fix works. We also have an OVA we'd like to deploy that has some custom properties which are set to not be user configurable so this would be a big help. Thanks!

[flamby]

This pull request is also required for the VMware Cloud Director OVA deployment, and almost all VMware products deployable from OVA.

[mariolenz]

I'm sorry, this PR was completely forgotten by me and looks pretty stale now. I'll close it, but there's a follow-up PR that I hope to merge soon: #1838