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Host: Windows 10

Appliance: Hadoop HDP Sandbox 2.6.5 https://www.cloudera.com/downloads/hort ... x/hdp.html

Please note I am trying to import v2.6.5, not the latest version. filename is HDP_2.6.5_virtualbox_180626.ova

VirtualBox 6.1.18

Importing installation fails with the GUI and from the CLI. The CLI provides more information:

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage import C:\....................\HDP_2.6.5_virtualbox_180626.ova
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Interpreting C:\....................\HDP_2.6.5_virtualbox_180626.ova...
OK.
Disks:
  vmdisk1       125829120000    -1      http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specif ... mOptimized       Hortonworks Sandbox HDP 2.6.5-disk001.vmdk      -1      -1

Virtual system 0:
 0: Suggested OS type: "RedHat_64"
    (change with "--vsys 0 --ostype <type>"; use "list ostypes" to list all possible values)
 1: Suggested VM name "Hortonworks Sandbox HDP 2.6.5"
    (change with "--vsys 0 --vmname <name>")
 2: Suggested VM group "/"
    (change with "--vsys 0 --group <group>")
 3: Suggested VM settings file name "C:\......................\VirtualBox VMs\Hortonworks Sandbox HDP 2.6.5\Hortonworks Sandbox HDP 2.6.5.vbox"
    (change with "--vsys 0 --settingsfile <filename>")
 4: Suggested VM base folder "C:\Users\flori\VirtualBox VMs"
    (change with "--vsys 0 --basefolder <path>")
 5: Number of CPUs: 4
    (change with "--vsys 0 --cpus <n>")
 6: Guest memory: 8192 MB
    (change with "--vsys 0 --memory <MB>")
 7: Sound card (appliance expects "", can change on import)
    (disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 7 --ignore")
 8: USB controller
    (disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 8 --ignore")
 9: Network adapter: orig NAT, config 3, extra slot=0;type=NAT
10: IDE controller, type PIIX4
    (disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 10 --ignore")
11: IDE controller, type PIIX4
    (disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 11 --ignore")
12: Hard disk image: source image=Hortonworks Sandbox HDP 2.6.5-disk001.vmdk, target path=Hortonworks Sandbox HDP 2.6.5-disk001.vmdk, controller=10;channel=0
    (change target path with "--vsys 0 --unit 12 --disk path";
    disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 12 --ignore")
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Progress state: E_INVALIDARG
VBoxManage.exe: error: Appliance import failed
VBoxManage.exe: error: Code E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057) - One or more arguments are invalid (extended info not available)
VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "enum RTEXITCODE __cdecl handleImportAppliance(struct HandlerArg *)" at line 1118 of file VBoxManageAppliance.cpp

I have tried to uninstall / reinstall VBox, reboot the system, etc - nothing helps. I have lots of disk space available. I do NOT have disk compression enabled.

The same OVA can be imported just fine into the same VBox version on macOS. So this is not a problem with the OVA, it's a problem with VBox.

Nevermind, the OVA image was corrupted in transfer between Mac and Windows. I've re-downloaded it and now it works.

I wish these error messages were more clear.

Glad you found the problem and got things going!