ovftool fails with curl error: couldn't connect to server

January 22, 2013, 10:01 am

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HI,

I'm trying to create an OVF using ovftool 3.0.1. When I issue the ovftool command from the command line I get:

Error: cURL error: Couldn't connect to server
Completed with errors

I used the following command:

/usr/bin/ovftool vi://username:password@XX.XX.XX.XX/datacenter/vm/folder/vmname /destination

I can issue the command as above without the vmname to see if I can access Vsphere and to make sure I have a valid source locator. The command is successful and returns a list of VMs I can use. When I add the VM name to the source locator path, I get the above error. The VM is pysically about 14GB in size (that is the space alloacted).

I can use the same command to another Vpshere server and I'm successful in creating the OVF. Which leads me to think that it might be a configuration issue with this Vsphere server?

What sorts of issues can lead to the above error?

Thanks,

Fernando

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February 18, 2013, 6:59 pm

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I am trying to deploy OVAs using ovftool 3.0.1 to an ESXi 5.1 host. When deploying VCSA 5.1.0b it works as expected with the following command:

"/Applications/VMware OVF Tool/ovftool" --acceptAllEulas --skipManifestCheck --name=vsm -dm=thin -ds=datastore1 "--net:Network 1=VM Network" --powerOn ~/Downloads/VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-5.1.0.5300-947940_OVF10.ova vi://root:password@esx01.local

If I try with vShield Manager I get the following error:

"/Applications/VMware OVF Tool/ovftool" --acceptAllEulas --skipManifestCheck --name=vsm -dm=thin -ds=datastore1 "--net:VSMgmt=VM Network" --powerOn ~/Downloads/VMware-vShield-Manager-5.1.2-943471.ova vi://root:password@esx01.local

Opening OVA source: ~/Downloads/VMware-vShield-Manager-5.1.2-943471.ova

The manifest does not validate

Opening VI target: vi://root@esx01.local:443/

Error:

Unexpected exception reading HTTP response body: N7Vmacore3Ssl12SSLExceptionE(SSL Exception: error:260B6084:engine routines:DYNAMIC_LOAD:dso not found)

while parsing serialized value of type string

at line 7, column 4586

while parsing property "eula" of static type ArrayOfString

while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.vApp.VmConfigSpec

at line 7, column 4213

while parsing property "vAppConfig" of static type VmConfigSpec

while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.vm.ConfigSpec

at line 7, column 146

while parsing property "configSpec" of static type VirtualMachineConfigSpec

while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.vm.VmImportSpec

at line 7, column 55

while parsing property "importSpec" of static type ImportSpec

while parsing serialized DataObject of type vim.OvfManager.CreateImportSpecResult

at line 7, column 44

while parsing return value of type vim.OvfManager.CreateImportSpecResult, version vim.version.version8

at line 7, column 0

while parsing SOAP body

at line 6, column 0

while parsing SOAP envelope

at line 2, column 0

while parsing HTTP response for method createImportSpec

on object of type vim.OvfManager

at line 1, column 0

Completed with errors

I have confirmed that I can deploy the OVA manually. I have also confirmed the MD5SUM and tried the --disableVerification flag on ovftool. Any idea what I am missing?

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June 25, 2009, 7:44 am

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i installed the OVF tool yesterday, i followed every step in the "OVF Tool User Guide" and when i open the comman prompt and typed "ovftool" its work but when i retype again i get an error saying "no source of target "specified". Also, i dont really understand how to use it, what exactly does typing "ovftool <source locator> <destination locator>" do? what exactly do u type in the brackets? And can some please post an easy guide on how to make an OVF file. THANK YOU

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March 25, 2012, 12:46 pm

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Was giving an SSL error, now giving a connecgt error. No firewall involved. I wonder Windows does not have ssh, so, why is vConverter using ssh.

Any help much appreciated.

Section for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, pid=2656, version=5.0.0, build=build-470252, option=Release

2012-03-24T22:48:06.984-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] Initialized channel manager

2012-03-24T22:48:06.984-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] Current working directory: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone

2012-03-24T22:48:07.031-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] Trying converter_agent

2012-03-24T22:48:09.921-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] Trying converter_worker

2012-03-24T22:48:15.250-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] Trying ufa_agent

2012-03-24T22:48:15.265-04:00 [02680 info 'Ufa'] Initializing SSL context

2012-03-24T22:48:16.265-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] Vmacore::InitSSL: doVersionCheck = true, handshakeTimeoutUs = 20000000

2012-03-24T22:48:16.265-04:00 [02680 info 'Ufa'] Plugin initialized

2012-03-24T22:48:16.265-04:00 [02680 info 'Ufa'] SOAP pipe name: \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap

2012-03-24T22:48:16.265-04:00 [02680 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for nonChunkingAgents: 'VMware VI Client|VMware-client|VMware-client/3.*'

2012-03-24T22:48:16.265-04:00 [02680 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Using default for agentsNeedingContentLength: 'VMware-client'

2012-03-24T22:48:16.265-04:00 [02680 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Max buffered response size is 104857600 bytes

2012-03-24T22:48:16.265-04:00 [02680 info 'Ufa'] enableChunkedResponses: true

2012-03-24T22:48:17.140-04:00 [02680 info 'Ufa.HTTPService'] Http Service started: [class Vmacore::Ssl::SSLServerSocketImpl:028E2350]

2012-03-24T22:48:17.140-04:00 [02680 info 'Ufa'] Soap (over Named Pipe) started on pipe \\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap. enableRemoteAccess = false, nonRootAccess = false, useSSL = true

2012-03-24T22:48:17.140-04:00 [02680 info 'Ufa'] Plugin started

2012-03-24T22:48:17.234-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] [,0] DiskLibProvider init - OK

2012-03-24T22:48:17.234-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] [,0] Mntapi_Init Asked - 1.0 Served - 1.0 was successful,TempDirectory: C:\WINNT\TEMP\vmware-temp\vmware-SYSTEM.

2012-03-24T22:48:17.234-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] [serviceWin32,413] vmware-converter-worker service started

2012-03-24T23:00:57.937-04:00 [06060 info 'Default'] Impersonating user nkundu8 in session 52671cb3-92df-7045-64c9-14316e5d6fa7

2012-03-24T23:04:22.687-04:00 [06060 error 'vmomi.soapStub[0]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:64.25.88.236:9089 : service state request timed out after 120 seconds

2012-03-24T23:04:22.687-04:00 [06060 warning 'vmomi.soapStub[0]'] Terminating invocation: server=TCP:64.25.88.236:9089, moref=converter.ServiceInstance:ConverterAgentServiceInstance, method=retrieveContent

2012-03-24T23:04:22.796-04:00 [02680 info 'vmomi.soapStub[0]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:64.25.88.236:9089 : Closed

2012-03-24T23:04:22.796-04:00 [02680 error 'Default'] Operation was canceled

2012-03-24T23:05:02.000-04:00 [03524 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

2012-03-24T23:05:31.687-04:00 [03524 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

2012-03-24T23:08:04.171-04:00 [03524 error 'vmomi.soapStub[1]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:64.25.88.236:9089 : service state request timed out after 120 seconds

2012-03-24T23:08:04.171-04:00 [03524 warning 'vmomi.soapStub[1]'] Terminating invocation: server=TCP:64.25.88.236:9089, moref=converter.ServiceInstance:ConverterAgentServiceInstance, method=retrieveContent

2012-03-24T23:08:04.171-04:00 [06060 info 'vmomi.soapStub[1]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:64.25.88.236:9089 : Closed

2012-03-24T23:08:04.171-04:00 [06060 error 'Default'] Operation was canceled

2012-03-24T23:08:43.109-04:00 [02680 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

2012-03-24T23:09:13.078-04:00 [04780 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

2012-03-25T09:51:47.296-04:00 [03524 info 'Default'] Stopped impersonating in session 52671cb3-92df-7045-64c9-14316e5d6fa7

2012-03-25T12:39:41.421-04:00 [06060 info 'Default'] Impersonating user nkundu8 in session 5250faa8-7f24-e7d9-1c6b-63c4f022f6d6

2012-03-25T12:40:20.500-04:00 [04776 info 'Default'] Could not find the session object cache, will create a new one

2012-03-25T12:40:20.593-04:00 [04776 info 'Default'] Obtaining query results for host 64.25.88.236

2012-03-25T12:43:30.359-04:00 [04776 error 'Default'] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] while trying to execute "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\plink.exe -noprompt -stdin -P 22 -thumbprint <emptyThumbprint> administrator@64.25.88.236 uname -m" received error code (247) with result: FATAL ERROR: Network error: Connection timed out

-->

2012-03-25T12:43:30.359-04:00 [04776 error 'Default'] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] ssh connection timed out

2012-03-25T12:43:30.406-04:00 [04776 error 'Default'] Sysinfo Query failed with error [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] ssh connection timed out

2012-03-25T12:43:30.437-04:00 [04776 info 'Default'] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds

2012-03-25T13:57:10.718-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] Obtaining query results for host 64.25.88.236

2012-03-25T14:00:21.406-04:00 [02680 error 'Default'] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] while trying to execute "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\plink.exe -noprompt -stdin -P 22 -thumbprint <emptyThumbprint> administrator@64.25.88.236 uname -m" received error code (247) with result: FATAL ERROR: Network error: Connection timed out

-->

2012-03-25T14:00:21.421-04:00 [02680 error 'Default'] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] ssh connection timed out

2012-03-25T14:00:21.421-04:00 [02680 error 'Default'] Sysinfo Query failed with error [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] ssh connection timed out

2012-03-25T14:00:21.421-04:00 [02680 info 'Default'] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds

2012-03-25T14:00:30.046-04:00 [03524 info 'Default'] Stopped impersonating in session 5250faa8-7f24-e7d9-1c6b-63c4f022f6d6

2012-03-25T14:00:30.046-04:00 [03524 info 'Default'] Session is closing, releasing cached session objects

2012-03-25T14:00:30.046-04:00 [03524 info 'Default'] ConverterConnection: KeepAlive timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeded

2012-03-25T14:00:33.203-04:00 [03524 info 'Default'] Impersonating user nkundu8 in session 52171b50-7734-c26a-fd31-76b4e0eb8dc4

2012-03-25T14:01:29.078-04:00 [04780 info 'Default'] Could not find the session object cache, will create a new one

2012-03-25T14:01:29.078-04:00 [04780 info 'Default'] Obtaining query results for host 64.25.88.236

2012-03-25T14:04:38.515-04:00 [04780 error 'Default'] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] while trying to execute "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\plink.exe -noprompt -stdin -P 22 -thumbprint <emptyThumbprint> Admimistrator@64.25.88.236 uname -m" received error code (247) with result: FATAL ERROR: Network error: Connection timed out

-->

2012-03-25T14:04:38.515-04:00 [04780 error 'Default'] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] ssh connection timed out

2012-03-25T14:04:38.515-04:00 [04780 error 'Default'] Sysinfo Query failed with error [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] ssh connection timed out

2012-03-25T14:04:38.515-04:00 [04780 info 'Default'] Scheduled timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeds

2012-03-25T15:04:09.515-04:00 [04776 info 'Default'] Session is closing, releasing cached session objects

2012-03-25T15:04:12.875-04:00 [02680 error 'Default'] ConverterConnection: Keepalive thread failed with exception vmodl.fault.SecurityError

2012-03-25T15:04:13.015-04:00 [04776 info 'Default'] ConverterConnection: KeepAlive timer canceled, StopKeepAlive succeeded

2012-03-25T15:29:53.125-04:00 [06060 info 'Default'] Impersonating user nkundu8 in session 52246d19-6de8-2eeb-eaa6-1be17a46a9c3

2012-03-25T15:33:11.390-04:00 [06060 error 'vmomi.soapStub[2]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:64.25.88.236:9089 : service state request timed out after 120 seconds

2012-03-25T15:33:11.390-04:00 [06060 warning 'vmomi.soapStub[2]'] Terminating invocation: server=TCP:64.25.88.236:9089, moref=converter.ServiceInstance:ConverterAgentServiceInstance, method=retrieveContent

2012-03-25T15:33:11.390-04:00 [04776 info 'vmomi.soapStub[2]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:64.25.88.236:9089 : Closed

2012-03-25T15:33:11.390-04:00 [04776 error 'Default'] Operation was canceled

2012-03-25T15:33:50.453-04:00 [04780 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

2012-03-25T15:34:20.328-04:00 [03324 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

2012-03-25T15:36:39.687-04:00 [04776 error 'vmomi.soapStub[3]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:64.25.88.236:9089 : service state request timed out after 120 seconds

2012-03-25T15:36:39.687-04:00 [04776 warning 'vmomi.soapStub[3]'] Terminating invocation: server=TCP:64.25.88.236:9089, moref=converter.ServiceInstance:ConverterAgentServiceInstance, method=retrieveContent

2012-03-25T15:36:39.703-04:00 [02680 info 'vmomi.soapStub[3]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:64.25.88.236:9089 : Closed

2012-03-25T15:36:39.703-04:00 [02680 error 'Default'] Operation was canceled

2012-03-25T15:37:18.687-04:00 [03324 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

2012-03-25T15:37:48.640-04:00 [04780 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

2012-03-25T15:41:57.734-04:00 [06060 error 'vmomi.soapStub[4]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:64.25.88.236:9089 : service state request timed out after 120 seconds

2012-03-25T15:41:57.734-04:00 [06060 warning 'vmomi.soapStub[4]'] Terminating invocation: server=TCP:64.25.88.236:9089, moref=converter.ServiceInstance:ConverterAgentServiceInstance, method=retrieveContent

2012-03-25T15:41:57.734-04:00 [03324 info 'vmomi.soapStub[4]'] Resetting stub adapter for server TCP:64.25.88.236:9089 : Closed

2012-03-25T15:41:57.734-04:00 [03324 error 'Default'] Operation was canceled

2012-03-25T15:42:36.718-04:00 [02680 error 'HttpConnectionPool'] [ConnectComplete] Connect error A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

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ovftool command line on Win 7 unable to process backsplash in domain\user:password@vcenter

May 17, 2014, 10:49 am

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Hi VMWare experts,

I am having problem with automation script because the string passed in the ovftool command uses credential vsphere.local\userXYZ instead of just userXYZ

It appears that the backsplash in the 'vsphere.local\user' cause the command line to be misinterpreted, so the automation script that calls ovftool to deploy VMs kept failing. It erred with "cURL error of ‘couldn’t resolve hostname" even though there is nothing wrong with any hosts or hostname resolution on the network.

On a Win-based vCenter I was able to reconfigure it so that instead of requiring login user format of 'vsphere.local\userXYZ', it will now accept user = 'userXYZ'.

With that change, ovftool.exe command string is now progress correctly and VMs are deployed.

I could reconfigure Window-based vCenter to not use just user = userXYZ (instead of vsphere.local\account), but I could not figure out how to get vCSA to stop requiring the format of vsphere.local\userXYZ.

The string segment in the long ovftool.exe command line looked like this …

This works:

"vi://userXYZ:password@tm-vcenter55/DC2-SJ/host/Topology/csg-sj-esxi112.cisco.com"

This does not work:

"vi://vsphere.local\userXYZ:password@lin-vcenter55/DC2-SJ/host/Topology/csg-sj-esxi111.cisco.com"

Is there anyway to configure vCenter Virtual Appliance to use log in format of user = userXYZ instead of user = vsphere.local\userXYZ? Or is there some way of reformatting the string so that OS can interpret it correctly even with backsplash '\' is used in the string?

Thank you

Charles

The complete ovftool.exe command is shown below:

"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool\ovftool.exe" --acceptAllEulas --skipManifestCheck --diskMode=thin --name=linsys2-vm1 --deploymentOption=vm_typeA --datastore=EMC-LUN1 --net:"Network Adapter 1"="VLAN 410 - 172.27.14.0/24" --net:"Network Adapter 2"="VLAN 410 - 172.27.14.0/24" --vmFolder= --prop:cisco_hostname.Proj=linsys2-vm1 --prop:cisco_ip_0.Proj=172.27.14.135 --prop:cisco_dnsDomain.Proj=cisco.com --prop:cisco_netmask_0.Proj=255.255.255.0 --prop:cisco_gateway_0.Proj=172.27.14.1 --prop:cisco_dns1_0.Proj=172.27.200.199 --prop:cisco_dns2_0.Proj=173.36.131.10 --prop:cisco_language.Proj=English v:\ova\projectX_1.0.0.ova "vi://vsphere.local\userXYZ:password@lin-vcenter55/DC2-SJ/host/Topology/csg-sj-esxi111.cisco.com"

Opening OVA source: v:\ova\projectX_1.0.0.ova

The manifest does not validate

Error: cURL error: Couldn't resolve host name

Completed with errors

Installation Done!

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ovftool: unable to upload ovf

January 25, 2016, 9:39 pm

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Hi,

I am trying to upload ovf file to vcloud. But I am getting following error:

D:\apps\ovftool>ovftool --acceptAllEulas --diskMode=thin --noSSLVerify

--overwrite --X:connectionReconnectCount=3 --X:forceDnsName --X:disableHostname

Resolve --X:logFile=upload.log --X:logLevel=trivia "D:\VM\VM.ovf" "vcloud://admin:admin123@XYZ.com?org=ORG&vappTemplate

=Test&catalog=CAT"

Opening VMX source: D:\VM\VM.ovf

Opening vCloud target: vcloud://admin@XYZ.com:443/

Deploying to vCloud vApp template: vcloud://admin@XYZ.com:443/

Transfer Failed

Error: Failed to send http data

Completed with errors

In log file I can see following log:

-->

2016-01-22T15:40:23.269+05:30 trivia -[04660] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] CURL: SSL: certificate subject name 'XYZ.com' does not match target host name 'XYZ1.com'

-->

2016-01-22T15:40:23.269+05:30 trivia -[04660] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] CURL: header data hidden

2016-01-22T15:40:23.269+05:30 trivia -[04660] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] CURL: => Sending data of size 5

2016-01-22T15:40:23.269+05:30 trivia -[04660] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] CURL: header data hidden

2016-01-22T15:40:23.269+05:30 trivia -[04660] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] CURL: Connection #34 to host XYZ1.com left intact

-->

2016-01-22T15:40:23.269+05:30 verbose -[04044] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] vCloud response code: 204

2016-01-22T15:40:23.269+05:30 verbose -[04044] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] vCloud response body:

-->

2016-01-22T15:40:23.269+05:30 verbose -[04044] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Curl session torn down

Any help is appreciated.

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When I try to deploy an OVA file from an FTP location I get the following error:

ovftool.http.curl SSL connect error

2016-06-30T01:45:02.824-04:00 verbose [7FABCE9A4700] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Unknown command on stdin:

2016-06-30T01:45:03.001-04:00 verbose [7FABCE9A4700] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Unknown command on stdin:

2016-06-30T01:46:20.928-04:00 verbose [7FABC740A700] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Curl_perform error code 35 (SSL connect error)

2016-06-30T01:46:20.928-04:00 verbose [7FABCE9A67C0] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] CURL error buffer: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to ftp.emc.com:21

Is there a way to specify a SFTP location? I tried to provide SFTP but it only accepts FTP/http/https

Any advise is appreciated.

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Trying to convert VirtualBox OVF

December 21, 2009, 9:35 am

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I'm trying to convert an VirtualBox OVF that we had prepared to use in a ESX environment, but am recieving errors. First off, I just want to make sure we are able to do this and secondly if anyone is able to help me resolve the errors.

Initiall I received the following errors. This is trying to do a conversion directly on the ovf I was given.

E:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop>ovftool debian-server-32bit.ovf debian-s
erver-32bit.vmx
Opening OVF source: debian-server-32bit.ovf
Warning: No manifest file
Opening VMX target: debian-server-32bit.vmx
Error:
- Line 8: Unsupported value 'http://www.vmware.com/specifications/vmdk.html#spa
rse' for attribute 'format' on element 'Disk'.
- Line 37: Unsupported element 'Description'
- Line 45: Unsupported element 'Description'
- Line 48: Unsupported element 'AllocationUnits'
- Line 54: Unsupported element 'Description'
- Line 57: Unsupported element 'ResourceSubType'
- Line 58: Unsupported element 'Address'
- Line 63: Unsupported element 'Description'
- Line 66: Unsupported element 'AutomaticAllocation'
- Line 67: Unsupported element 'AddressOnParent'
- Line 74: Unsupported element 'ResourceSubType'
- Line 75: Unsupported element 'AutomaticAllocation'
- Line 76: Unsupported element 'Connection'
- Line 81: Unsupported element 'Description'
- Line 84: Unsupported element 'Address'
- Line 89: Unsupported element 'Description'
- Line 92: Unsupported element 'ResourceSubType'
- Line 93: Unsupported element 'AutomaticAllocation'
- Line 94: Unsupported element 'AddressOnParent'
- Line 99: Unsupported element 'Description'
- Line 102: Unsupported element 'HostResource'
- Line 103: Unsupported element 'Parent'
- Line 104: Unsupported element 'AddressOnParent'
- Line 109: Unsupported element 'Description'
- Line 112: Unsupported element 'AutomaticAllocation'
- Line 113: Unsupported element 'Parent'
- Line 114: Unsupported element 'AddressOnParent'

After this I tried importing into VirtualBox and then exporting will checking the use Legacy OVF setting. Which resulted in the following error:

E:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents>ovftool "Debian Server (32bit).ovf"
ian-server-32bit.vmx
Opening OVF source: Debian Server (32bit).ovf
Opening VMX target: ian-server-32bit.vmx
Error:
- Line 82: OVF hardware element 'ResourceType' with instance ID '7': No support
for the virtual hardware device type '35'.

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iso to ovf/ova? Can it be done?

July 27, 2010, 10:10 am

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Hi I'm wondering if there is an automation tool/command(s) that will allow us (team of developers) to import/use a .iso file that contains 64bit OS and pass it through VMware ESXi or Server and then export it to OVF/OVA?

Is it possible? Can it be done?

Your answers will be very apreciated, many thanks!

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Anybody got the latest Oracle (Sun) Open Storage simulator imported to ESX4?

February 14, 2011, 8:21 am

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I've been trying to import the ovf-based Oracle storage simulator to ESX4. Also tried importing to Workstation when that failed.

No luck. Not with integrated converter, not with standalone converter, not with ovftool. Changing/removing lines in .ovf file brings me a bit further but still no cigar.

The process stalls at different points, but typically I get an error about unknown OS or unsupported hardware, sometimes a parse error with no additional info.

Has anybody got this working?

The simulator is a virtual-box based Solaris appliance.

Ole Thomsen

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OVA to VMX using OVFTool in Mac OSx Terminal Problem

April 15, 2011, 12:05 pm

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Hello,

I am new to OVFTool and am having difficulty using it in Terminal on my MacBook Pro to convert an OVA (created by exporting my WinXp virtual machine from within VirtualBox), to a VMX file for use in VMWare Fusion on my MacBook Pro.

I have installed the OVFTool on my boot drive (partition) which is named "LFP OS", in the folder: /Library/VMWare/OVFTool/.

I have the OVA file on my data drive (partition) which is named "LFP Data" in the folder: /Virtual Machines/WinXP.ova.

I want to create a virtual machine file (VMX) in the same location as the soure that I can then import into VMWare Fusion. I have gone through the OVFTool User Guide, forums, Google etc. and cannot get it to work properly. It may be as simple as my Terminal syntax being off. Anyway, please help.

Here is what I used in Terminal:

LFP-MacBook-Pro:virtual machines nils$
LFP-MacBook-Pro:virtual machines nils$ pwd
/volumes/lfp data/virtual machines
LFP-MacBook-Pro:virtual machines nils$ ./Volumes/LFP\ OS/Library/VMWare/OVFTool/ovftool /Volumes/LFP\ Data/Virtual\ Machines/WinXP.ova /Volumes/LFP\ Data/Virtual\ Machines/WinXP.vmx
-bash: ./Volumes/LFP OS/Library/VMWare/OVFTool/ovftool: No such file or directory
LFP-MacBook-Pro:virtual machines nils$

Thanks for your time!

Regards,

SBNL

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Converting a VM with snapshots

June 23, 2011, 3:24 am

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I think that ofvtool is a great tool to move VM between ESXi and ESX servers.

I need to convert a VM with several snapshots, and I would like to keep them: how can I tell ovftool to keep snapshots while coreting the .ovf or .ova files?

When importing it I want to see all my snapshots.

Regards

marius

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Deploy ovf to a resource pool

August 2, 2011, 2:28 pm

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Hi,

Ive read through the pdf and have tried a few different ways but couldnt figure it out. I was curious if anyone could give me an example syntax of deploying an ovf into a resource pool on the target.

Thanks for the help.

Ray

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how to deploy ova/ovf into VMware Player?

December 13, 2011, 5:39 pm

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hello.

I create a ova file from my ESXi 5.0.0 with ovftool 2.1.0-467744, then I deploy this ova file into ESXi 5.0.0 is success and work well.

But I can't deploy the same ova file into VMWare Player with ovftool 2.1.0-467744 installed. Why?

Anybody has any idea? Thanks.

Best Regards,

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VMware OVF Tool

September 13, 2012, 5:56 am

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Experts,

I downloaded and installed VMware OVF Tool i am running Vmware Workstation 9. I am trying to figure out how to use VMware OVF Tool and create my VMs. Any help with this ?

Regards,

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Properties lost when deployed a VM and exported it to OVF

September 21, 2012, 2:13 am

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Hi,

I have built a VM, using VMware Studio in OVA format. I defined some custom OVF environment properties in it.

After I built the VM, I opened the .OVF file to see the property values are appeared correctly. They look like the below

<Info>VM ISV branding information</Info>

<Product>xxxxxxxxx</Product>

<Vendor> xxxxxxxxx , Inc.</Vendor>

<FullVersion>x.x.x.x alpha</FullVersion>

</ProductSection>

I deployed this OVF to a ESXi 4.0 server. Later exported the same VM to OVF format using OVFTool, using the command line

ovftool.exe vi://root:xxxxxxxxxxx@IP/vmname "d:\Virtual Machines\imported-OVF\newVM.ovf"

After the export, I opened the newVM.OVF file and found that the properties (like product, vendor, version etc.) are not retained.

What could be the issue. Please suggest.

--Hemanth

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OVFtool bug when specifying datastore

December 7, 2012, 6:16 pm

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It appears that ovftool 3.0.1 has an issue while specifying the target datastore when importing an OVF when the VI is a vCenter 5.0 server with ESX 5.0 Update 1 hosts that have a large number of Datastores. The cluster where this problem occurs has 148 Datastores.

Some datastores work, most don't. This is a new problem since ovftool 2.0.1 worked fine when this cluster was at ESX 4.0 Update 3.

An example statement that will cause the problem (with all names replaced with "test" names):

"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool\ovftool.exe" --acceptAllEulas --name="TestVM" --datastore="TestDatastore" --network=TestNetwork --vmFolder="TestFolder" http://192.168.0.1/public/ovfs/testvm.ovf vi://"username:password"@vcenter.test.com/"Data Center"/host/"HA and DRS"/Resources/"Test Resource Pool"

Which results in this error (with the datastore names replaced with TestDatastoreX), even though the Datastore clearly exists. It worked fine prior to vSphere 5.0 and vCenter 5.0. Any ideas?

Note that all "possible completions" specified below work fine! Those that I have tried that are "not" in the possible completions do "not" work.

Error: Invalid target datastore specified (TestDatastore): Possible completions:

TestDatastore1

TestDatastore2

TestDatastore3

TestDatastore4

TestDatastore5

TestDatastore6

TestDatastore7

TestDatastore8

TestDatastore9

TestDatastore10

TestDatastore11

TestDatastore12

TestDatastore13

TestDatastore14

TestDatastore15

TestDatastore16

TestDatastore17

TestDatastore18

TestDatastore19

TestDatastore20

TestDatastore21

TestDatastore22

TestDatastore23

TestDatastore24

TestDatastore25

TestDatastore26

TestDatastore27

TestDatastore28

TestDatastore29

TestDatastore30

TestDatastore31

TestDatastore32

TestDatastore33

TestDatastore34

TestDatastore35

Completed with errors

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Getting Password string in ovf property

April 26, 2013, 1:11 am

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Hello,

I been working on the setting properties in the ovf template and this is working fine so far.

Basically, I add property in the product section under property tag and read its value during deployment time using

/usr/sbin/vmtoolsd --cmd 'info-get guestinfo.ovfEnv'

     <Info>info section</Info>
     <Product>LimeLite</Product>
     <Vendor>Palm</Vendor>

     <Property ovf:key="UserName" ovf:type="string" ovf:userConfigurable="true" ovf:value="Admin" ovf:qualifiers="MinLen(0),MaxLen(65535)">
          <Label>UserName</Label>
          <Description>Creates an user account with the Name provided</Description>
     </Property>

</ProductSection>

Now, I need get password for the user account which we create during deployment. I looked into property data types and I couldn't figure out

the password type that masks the password entered in the dailog during deployment time.

Is password functionality avaialbe in the ovf template already ? If yes, please point me to the location from where I can make use of this.

The property type which are avaialbe in the settings is:

String, StringChoice, Integer, Real, Boolean, External IP Address, vApp IP Address.

I coudn't find password type in here.

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How to insert multi laguage eula in ova file.

April 2, 2014, 8:41 pm

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I inserted eula file in ova file by ovftool command "eula@=[filename]".

But i dont know how to insert multi laguage eula.

How do I do that with the ovftool command?

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June 20, 2014, 3:27 am

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Hi everybody,

I'd like to change the hardware version during an export using ovftool. Is there a way to specify it ?
I've seen the "--maxVirtualHardwareVersion" but I'm unable to understand how to use it. I can't find any documentation on the supported syntax anywhere.

Any advice ?

Jean-Baptiste

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