Dell Orchestrator: Blueprint Input should be a Valid String Error

Summary: This article explains an error seen in blueprint deployment logs.

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Symptoms

Overview:

During an Orchestrator blueprint deployment, an error may be observed for Could not create initial deployment and Input should be a valid string. This may be seen from the Orchestrator UI under the create_deployment_environment event of the Blueprint, or in an exported.log deployment file.

Example:

reported_timestamp	level	type	message
2025-08-07T05:50:40.516Z		nativeedge_event	Starting 'create_deployment_environment' workflow execution
2025-08-07T05:50:41.207Z	info	nativeedge_log	Setting deployment attributes
2025-08-07T05:50:41.500Z	debug	nativeedge_log	Required parent capabilities: [['ece_service_tag']]
2025-08-07T05:50:42.307Z	info	nativeedge_log	Creating deployment work directory
2025-08-07T05:50:42.528Z	error	nativeedge_log	Could not create initial deployment update: 400: [{"type":"string_type","loc":["blueprint_version"],"msg":"Input should be a valid string","input":["1.0.0"],"url":"https://errors.pydantic.dev/2.10/v/string_type"}]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/nativeedge_system_workflows/deployment_environment.py", line 503, in create
    client.deployment_updates.create(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/nativeedge_rest_client/deployment_updates.py", line 93, in create
    response = self.api.put(url, data=data)
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/nativeedge_rest_client/client.py", line 377, in put
    return self.do_request(self._session.put,
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/nativeedge/cluster.py", line 55, in do_request
    return super().do_request(method, url, *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/nativeedge_rest_client/client.py", line 325, in do_request
    return self._do_request(
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/nativeedge_rest_client/client.py", line 257, in _do_request
    self._raise_client_error(response, request_url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/nativeedge_rest_client/client.py", line 191, in _raise_client_error
    self._prepare_and_raise_exception(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/nativeedge_rest_client/client.py", line 205, in _prepare_and_raise_exception
    raise error(
nativeedge_rest_client.exceptions.NativeEdgeClientError: 400: [{"type":"string_type","loc":["blueprint_version"],"msg":"Input should be a valid string","input":["1.0.0"],"url":"https://errors.pydantic.dev/2.10/v/string_type"}]
2025-08-07T05:50:44.786Z		nativeedge_event	'create_deployment_environment' workflow execution succeeded

Cause

Under investigation

Resolution

These events are benign and may be ignored on their own. 

Affected Products

Dell Automation Platform, NativeEdge Solutions, NativeEdge
Article Properties
Article Number: 000353871
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 11 Sep 2025
Version:  2
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