Restore fails with "API call failed with message: The operation is not supported on the object" (4045041)

VC/ESX(i) fails to create VM with submitted parameters. Parameters are saved in VmConfig.metadata file.

There is wrong information in VM configuration regarding memory for video.
It is set to some specific value and rather than autodetect.

Here are excerpts from VmConfig.metadata

<device xsi:type="VirtualMachineVideoCard"><key>500</key><deviceInfo><label>Video card </label><summary>Video card</summary></deviceInfo><controllerKey>100</controllerKey><unitNumber>0</unitNumber><videoRamSizeInKB>8192</videoRamSizeInKB><useAutoDetect>true</useAutoDetect><enable3DSupport>false</enable3DSupport></device>

<extraConfig xmlns="urn:vim25"><key>svga.autodetect</key><value xsi:type="xsd:string">true</value></extraConfig>

While live VM is ok, VC fails to create new one with specified video values.

Delete <device xsi:type="VirtualMachineVideoCard">... </device> from VmConfig.metadata. Save file.

Create a new "Restore from Manifest" job. Run.

You may need to add Video Card to a restored VM through vSphere Client.

This is more a VMware issue. Our developers are working with their Support to figure out.