@@ -1362,18 +1362,42 @@ function upload_image() {

         # Before we can upload vmdk type images to glance, we need to know it's

         # disk type, storage adapter, and networking adapter. These values are

-        # passed to glance as custom properties. We take these values from the

+        # passed to glance as custom properties. 

+        # We take these values from the vmdk file if populated. Otherwise, we use

         # vmdk filename, which is expected in the following format:

         #

         #     <name>-<disk type>:<storage adapter>:<network adapter>

         #

         # If the filename does not follow the above format then the vsphere

         # driver will supply default values.

+

+        # vmdk adapter type

+        vmdk_adapter_type="$(head -25 $IMAGE | grep -a -F -m 1 'ddb.adapterType =' $IMAGE)"

+        vmdk_adapter_type="${vmdk_adapter_type#*\"}"

+        vmdk_adapter_type="${vmdk_adapter_type%?}"

+

+        # vmdk disk type

+        vmdk_create_type="$(head -25 $IMAGE | grep -a -F -m 1 'createType=' $IMAGE)"

+        vmdk_create_type="${vmdk_create_type#*\"}"

+        vmdk_create_type="${vmdk_create_type%?}"

+        if [[ "$vmdk_create_type" = "monolithicSparse" ]]; then

+            vmdk_disktype="sparse"

+        elif [[ "$vmdk_create_type" = "monolithicFlat" ]]; then

+            die $LINENO "Monolithic flat disks should use a descriptor-data pair." \

+            "Please provide the disk and not the descriptor."

+        else

+            #TODO(alegendre): handle streamOptimized once supported by VMware driver.

+            vmdk_disktype="preallocated"

+        fi

         property_string=`echo "$IMAGE_NAME" | grep -oP '(?<=-)(?!.*-).+:.+:.+$'`

         if [[ ! -z "$property_string" ]]; then

             IFS=':' read -a props <<< "$property_string"

-            vmdk_disktype="${props[0]}"

-            vmdk_adapter_type="${props[1]}"

+            if [[ ! -z "${props[0]}" ]]; then

+                vmdk_disktype="${props[0]}"

+            fi

+            if [[ ! -z "${props[1]}" ]]; then

+                vmdk_adapter_type="${props[1]}"

+            fi

             vmdk_net_adapter="${props[2]}"

         fi