vMA 5: Cannot initialize property ‘ vami.DNS0.vSphere_Management_Assistant_(vMA)’

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Just a quick post regarding the vSphere Management Assistant 5 - when deploying the vMA with a static IP address, you might see the following error:

Power On virtual machine Cannot initialize property ’ vami.DNS0.vSphere_Man- agement_Assistant_(vMA)’ , since network ‘’ has no associated IP pool configuration.

Edit the vMA virtual machine’s properties and go to Options, vApp Options and select disable. Acknowledge the warning and click OK to close the VM properties.

The vMA booted fine after that - the solution comes from this vmware communities post.