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VMware vSphere: Cannot register a virtual machine in inventory: A virtual machine or template having the same name is already registered

Hi,

a customer had the problem that a virtual machine is shown as invalid or orphaned. After removing from inventory (not from disk) he couldn’t register the vm again: “A virtual machine or template having the same name is already registered”

This could have multiple causes:
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