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ovftool "locator does not refer to an object"

March 20, 2011, 10:22 am
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I am trying to create an OVF from a vm in vsphere - I'm running ovftool on a linux machine, and using the following syntax (I got this from the ovftool users guide):

ovftool username@myvcenter.aaa.com/"datacenter name"/vm/vmname /local/path/tostoreit/vnname.ovf

It prompts for a password, I enter the password, and it comes back with:

Opening VI source: vi://username@myvcenter.aaa.com/datacenter name/vmname
Error: Locator does not refer to an object:vi://username@myvcenter.aaa.com/datacenter name/vmname

 

Incidentally, I get the exact same error when I try using the mac version of ovftool, and the windows version.

Please help - I know this should work. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, but I have to get this working pretty fast.

Thank you!!

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OVFTool 2.1.0 with Active Directory Question (vSphere crashes)

January 23, 2012, 10:03 am
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When I try to export one of my VMs using File/Export/Export OVF Template....it crashes vSphere with a nice assertion window.

 

To see what the cause of this is, I decided to try using ovftool 2.1.0 on Linux to export the VM instead, to see what happens (like does it crash ovftool?).

 

I got stuck though because when I log into the vCenter I have to specify a domain\username format and I can't figure out how to pass this to ovftool in a way that doesn't cause errors.

 

For example, I tried things like this:

 

# ovftool  vi://myvcenter.domain.com/DataCenterName/vm/

Username:  MYDOMAIN\Administrator

Password: whatever

 

Didn't work, I don't think it likes the backslash.

 

So I tried stuffing it in a variable:

 

# DF="MYDOMAIN\Administrator"

# ovftool  vi://"$DF"@myvcenter.domain.com/DataCenterName/vm/

 

Error: Curl error: Couldn't connect to server

 

Anyone have any ideas?

 

Thanks,

CJ

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OFV export trouble

January 24, 2012, 11:45 am
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hello, I am stuck.  Any help is much appreciated.

I am simply trying to export an OVF template from a vm (.vmx) in vCenter 4.1.0 using the OVF Tool.

 

The vm is located here:

<vcenter>/<datacenter>/vm/Build Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi

 

I can probe the object like this:

[root@r2d2 bin]# ovftool vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/Build\ Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi

OVF version:   1.0

VirtualApp:    false

Name:          yoshi

 

Download Size:     Unknown

 

Deployment Sizes:

  Flat disks:     80.00 GB

  Sparse disks:   Unknown

Networks:

  Name:        CVO VM Network

  Description: The CVO VM Network network

 

Virtual Hardware:

  Family:       vmx-07

  Disk Types:   SCSI-lsilogic

Now, I am having problems specifying a target locator to export the ovf template.
I am trying to export the ovf template to the following location:
<vcenter>/<datacenter>/vm/templates/ovf-templates/yoshi.ovf

 

[root@r2d2 bin]# ovftool vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/Build\ Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/templates/
Opening VI source: vi://bluoma@helios.blue.roguewave.com:443/Corvallis/vm/Build%20Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi
Error: Found wrong kind of object (Folder). Possible completions are:
  ovf-templates/
  build-servers/
  db-servers/
  RDI Upgrade Test Template
Completed with errors
[root@r2d2 bin]# ovftool vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/Build\ Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/templates/ovf-templates
Opening VI source: vi://bluoma@helios.blue.roguewave.com:443/Corvallis/vm/Build%20Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi
Error: Found wrong kind of object (Folder). Possible completions are:
Completed with errors

 

[root@r2d2 bin]# ovftool vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/Build\ Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/templates/ovf-templates/yoshi.ovf

Opening VI source: vi://bluoma@helios.blue.roguewave.com:443/Corvallis/vm/Build%20Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi

Error: Locator does not refer to an object: vi://bluoma@helios.blue.roguewave.com:443/Corvallis/vm/templates/ovf-templates/yoshi.ovf

Completed with errors

Can someone help identify the correct target locator?

I have also tried the following host path:

 

[root@r2d2 bin]# ovftool vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/Build\ Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/host/R\&D

Opening VI source: vi://bluoma@helios.blue.roguewave.com:443/Corvallis/vm/Build%20Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi

Opening VI target: vi://bluoma@helios.blue.roguewave.com:443/Corvallis/host/R&D

Error: No target datastore specified. Possible completions:

  DespinaLS

  DevVMs

  NFS Install

  VM template backup

  dominator-nfs-install

  nfs-ds1

  puffinSanMedia

  skillet-ds1

  skillet-ds2

Completed with errors

 

[root@r2d2 bin]# ovftool vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/Build\ Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/host/R\&D/skillet-ds2

Opening VI source: vi://bluoma@helios.blue.roguewave.com:443/Corvallis/vm/Build%20Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi

Error: Locator does not refer to an object: vi://bluoma@helios.blue.roguewave.com:443/Corvallis/host/R&D/skillet-ds2

Completed with errors

 

[root@r2d2 bin]# ovftool vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/Build\ Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi vi://<user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/host/R\&D?ds=[skillet-ds2]

Opening VI source: vi://bluoma@helios.blue.roguewave.com:443/Corvallis/vm/Build%20Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi

Error: Datacenter object not found

Completed with errors

[root@r2d2 bin]# ovftool vi:// <user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/vm/Build\ Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi vi:// <user>:<password>@helios.blue.roguewave.com/Corvallis/host/R\&D?ds=[skillet-ds2]ovfs
Opening VI source: vi://bluoma@helios.blue.roguewave.com:443/Corvallis/vm/Build%20Server/sles11-sp1-x8664/yoshi
Error: Datacenter object not found
Completed with errors
Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Bryan
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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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Error Installing OVFTool on Ubuntu 14 WorkStation Guest

May 13, 2015, 9:02 pm
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I am trying to install ovftool 4.1.0 on a Ubuntu guest I have on my Windows host.  I downloadedd the ovftool bundle changed permission to +x, started the bundle, and accepted the license.  It says it is ready to install and I press enter.  Then I get the below and ovftool is never installed.


 


Rolling back VMware installer component 2.1.0


Removing files..


Uninstalling VMware installer component 2.1.0


Deconfiguring...


 


Any ideas? The bundle I have is the 'VMware-ovftool-4.1.0-2459827-lin.x86_64.bundle' on Ubuntu 14


 

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ovftool Failed to send http data

April 5, 2016, 3:00 am
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Hi,

 

Can someone provide an indication on what is generating the following error when running ovftool to deploy a vm on a host in a vCenter?

 

Opening OVA source: /usr/local/path/to/ova/file.ova

The manifest validates

Opening VI target: vi://user@vCenter_ip:443/

Deploying to VI: vi://user@vCenter_ip:443/

^MTransfer Failed

^MTransfer Failed

Error: Failed to send http data

Completed with errors

 

The error reproduced on client setup to which I don't have access so I have no other additional logs.

 

Thanks.

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VMware Workstation Natively

December 5, 2013, 7:48 am
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okay, I know this isn't developed yet, but I thought I would ask about.

first I love VMware workstation, amazing tool. and most VMware products are quick and easy for the average user.

 

okay to meat of the topic. What would it take to install VMware natively withOUT a host operating system"

 

hear me out. I really love virtualization, and the option it gives to run ANY OS, but the drawback would be the HOST OS, I WISH there was a way to install a very simple OS that VMware creates or uses, to launch it's workstation. maybe call it "LiteStation". then with the same use of the workstation, load your OS, or OS's in many cases, being able to with such a low foot print might be able to open some doors for new technology.

 

now, the simple OS, it need limited capabilities, like driver install (preferably win drivers as they are the most common and most ready, but Linux drivers would be the most understandable), limited programs or possibly no program installs. but it need enough to use the full potential of the machine, so x64 would be required along with VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI + acceleration etc.... with no browsers there won't be a need to install much security, just force it to connect, but not use the network connection except to switch it over to bridge the OS's in VM-LS.

 

I'm sure this software is not out there yet. but think of the possibilities, it would become a 'virtual' boot-loader... running all OS's in a virtual environment, utilizing the max potential of multi-platform. I could see the diminish of speed as we allocate a % of the native hardware for use by the VM's, but still. No longer would dual booting be a norm, having to restart just to use a different OS, but booting both would increase. sure we have native, but sometimes I don't want to mess with Win/Lin/OS just to get to the one I want. and I feel the native OS limits the use of the virtual machine.

 

or maybe something like this is already running.... I just haven't found out.

 

Anyways thanks for the listening... who knows maybe VMware might want to implement something like LiteStation in their software arsenal....

Accipitor

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Locator does not refer to an object:

August 24, 2010, 2:16 am
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Hi,

 

 

trying to convert a "SUSEstudio" generated vmdk/vmx to our VI.

 

 

I have:

SLE_11.1JeOSPHR.x86_64-0.0.3.vmdk

SLE_11.1JeOSPHR.x86_64-0.0.3.vmx

christian@chrisw:/srv/ISO/JeOS/SLE_11.1JeOSPHR-0.0.3&gt; ovftool SLE_11.1JeOSPHR.x86_64-0.0.3.vmx

Opening VMX source: SLE_11.1JeOSPHR.x86_64-0.0.3.vmx

OVF version:   1.0

Name:          SLE_11.1JeOSPHR.x86_64-0.0.3

 

Download Size:     Unknown

 

Deployment Sizes:

  Flat disks:      4.04 GB

  Sparse disks:   Unknown

Networks:

  Name:        bridged

  Description: The bridged network

 

Virtual Hardware:

  Family:       vmx-04

  Disk Types:   SCSI-lsilogic

 

Completed successfully

 

 

#####

 

 

When I try to convert it to vi (to correct datastore) I'm getting the mentioned error:

so what is the correct syntax ??

 

 

christian@chrisw:~/srv/ISO/JeOS/SLE_11.1JeOSPHR-0.0.3&gt; ovftool -ds=CX300-OTC-02 -dm=thick SLE_11.1JeOSPHR.x86_64-0.0.3.vmx vi://i000156@vc.icw.int/DC%20OTC

Opening VMX source: SLE_11.1JeOSPHR.x86_64-0.0.3.vmx

Please enter login information for target vi://vc.icw.int/

Username: i000156

Password: ********

Error: Locator does not refer to an object: vi://i000156@vc.icw.int/DC%20OTC

 

 

DataCenter="DC OTC"

DataSource="CX300-OTC-2"

 

 

THX

Chris

 

 

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How to deploy Replication Server 6.1 with ovftool?

October 1, 2015, 5:58 am
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Hi,

 

Im trying to deploy Replication Server 6.1 using ovftool v4.1

I have figured out some properties but I'm getting this errors when trying to set them.


"Property vami.netmask0.vSphere_Replication.Appliance is not user configurable"


How can i do to be able to set IP and net mask without using an IP Pool ?

 

The OVF say:

    <ProductSection ovf:class="vami" ovf:instance="vSphere_Replication_Appliance" ovf:required="false">

      <Info>VAMI Properties</Info>

      <Category>Networking Properties</Category>

      <Property ovf:key="ip0" ovf:userConfigurable="true" ovf:type="string" vmw:qualifiers="Ip('Management Network')">

        <Label>Management Network IP Address</Label>

        <Description>The IP address for this interface.</Description>

      </Property>

      <Property ovf:key="netmask0" ovf:userConfigurable="true" ovf:type="string" vmw:qualifiers="Netmask('Management Network')">

        <Label>Management Network Netmask</Label>

        <Description>The netmask or prefix for this interface.</Description>

      </Property>

      <Property ovf:key="gateway0" ovf:userConfigurable="true" ovf:type="string" vmw:qualifiers="Gateway('Management Network')">

        <Label>Management Network Default Gateway</Label>

        <Description>The default gateway address for this VM.</Description>

      </Property>

 

Must be a way to do this with ovftool.

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Unsupported element 'Property'

October 15, 2009, 4:18 pm
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I am trying to import OVF with custom propery set and getting folling error with vmware ovf tool. Any idea on how to resolve this issue?

 

 

Error:

- Line 107: Unsupported element 'Property'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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Error: Failed to open disk: Test.vmdk

September 5, 2012, 12:24 am
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Hello all,

 

I am having a problem with the ovftool.

 

Here's what i did.

 

1)I created a VM running CentOS.

 

2)These are the 3 files that i got.

 

Test.vmx

 

Test.vmdk (Descriptor File)

 

# Disk DescriptorFile

version=1

CID=5046e880

parentCID=ffffffff

createType="vmfsPreallocated"


# Extent description

RW 83886080 VMFS "Test-flat.vmdk" 0


# The Disk Data Base

#DDB


ddb.virtualHWVersion = "4"

ddb.geometry.cylinders = "83220"

ddb.geometry.heads = "16"

ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"

ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"

 

Test-flat.vmdk

 

3) This is the command that i ran

 

ovftool "Test.vmx" "Test_New.ova"

 

4)This is the error that i got.
2012-09-05T12:24:57.817+05:30 [7F22134FE740 verbose 'Default'] [ovfTool.cpp] Done initializing libs
2012-09-05T12:24:57.817+05:30 [7F22134FE740 verbose 'Default'] [ovfTool.cpp] Determining source
2012-09-05T12:24:57.818+05:30 [7F22134FE740 verbose 'Default'] [ovfTool.cpp] Determining target
Opening VMX source: Test.vmx
2012-09-05T12:24:57.821+05:30 [7F22134FE740 verbose 'Default'] Failed to open disk: ./Test-1-0.vmdk
2012-09-05T12:24:57.821+05:30 [7F22134FE740 verbose 'Default'] Exception: Failed to open disk: ./Test-1-0.vmdk. Reason: The file specified is not a virtual disk
Error: Failed to open disk: Test-1-0.vmdk

Please help!

 

Thank you

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ovftool - Managing Resource Pools

January 28, 2014, 2:00 am
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Hello,

 

I am using vSphere ESX (4 or 5).

I am writing automatic scripts using esxcfg and ovftool (on windows) commands.

 

I have some questions:

 

1. How can i create Resource Pool's? (if it cannot be done using ovftool, is there another way? maybe using esxcfg?)

 

2. What is the exact syntax of ovftool to deploy under that Resource Pool?

I am looking for something like this:

ovftool --noImageFiles -ds=dsName --net:"Network1"="Network2" --name=MyVM "C:/MyVM.ovf" "vi://user:password@192.168.1.1/Resource/myResource"

or anything else that can help.

 

 

Thanks!

erelh

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OVF Properties

March 2, 2015, 3:34 am
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Hi, does anyone know if there is a way to set the admin password for a virtual machine being deployed using the --prop options in the tool.


Thanks, Paul

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OVFTOOL failing with SSL error

January 2, 2017, 9:54 am
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Hello

I'm trying to export a VM to OVF format but it's failing with SSL error.

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool.exe --noSSLVerify=true --compres

s vi://username:password@localhost:80/Test/143.219.176.247/HOCMPTWS01-Template y:\

margg\VM

Error: cURL error: SSL connect error

Completed with errors

 

I'm not using any special characters.

Has anyone seen this error? Any suggestions?

 

Using OVFTool 4.1

ESX 3.5

VCenter 2.5

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Could not look up host [username]. Proper password, but will not convert

December 16, 2012, 12:01 pm
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Hey all. I know I am using proper syntax, but it seems like there's a missing service running on my esx cluster. I am able to log in with vSphere, but cannot use ovftool to export a stopped server in my ESX 4.0 cluster environment.

 

command I am using:

 

ovftool vi://[username]:[password]@vi://192.168.77.111/[serverid] d:\[serveridoutput].ovf

 

the error I am receiving is as follows:

 

Error: Could not lookup host: [username]

Completed with errors

 

 

Now it's interesting because the server does seem to know that I am using a proper user/pass because if I make a mistake on the password, I am given another chance to log in, until I miss three tries. If I enter the correct password, it seems to almost connect, then fails out with the above error. I would *REALLY* appreciate some help with this guys.

 

Thanks in advance!

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ovftool download problem

July 12, 2010, 8:40 am
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Having problems installing  VMware-ovftool-2.0.1-260188-lin.i386.sh on a linux host.

 

 

When I try to install I get

 

VMware OVF Tool 2.0 installer script

Copyright VMware 2010

.........extracting archive........

 

Checksum validation failed for archive.

(If you use FTP, make sure to set it to binary mode)

The MD5 checksum is d14f14ab14f994131cf0d2fad2b318e3 not ff672047cbf2caf725bc1d295c7bbdc0

 

 

Am I downloading the wrong file?

 

 

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The OVF descriptor file could not be parsed.

February 16, 2011, 12:55 pm
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Hi All,

 

    I have just exported an vApp using ovf from my vCenter v4u2. When I try to import into Vmware Workstation 7.1(running on Window 7 Ent 64bit) I get the following error message "The OVF descriptor file could not be parsed."  I have attached the log.

 

 

Cheers!

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OVA file generated using OVFTool not played by Player5.0

October 5, 2012, 3:05 am
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I have VMware Player 5.0.0. It internally has ovftool 3.0.1

 

I used VMware Studio2.0 to build an appliance in  OVA format  - It opened successfully by Player 5.0

Converted OVA -> OVF again from OVF->OVA using ovftool 3.0.1. (This is just for testing. Later I need to change OVF according to my need).

 

Now this re-generated OVA file is not supported by Player5.0. When I tried to open OVA file, Player failed with error 'Failed to open virtual machine: Failed to open OVF descriptor.'

 

Is this an issue with OVFTool or Player ? Please suggest.

 

BTW, I have used the below commands for convertion

 

OVA -> OVF      ovftool.exe -st=OVA -tt=OVF "d:\NEW-OVA\xxxxxxx.ova" "d:\NEW-OVF\xxxxxxx.OVF"
OVF -> OVA      ovftool.exe -st=OVF -tt=OVA "d:\NEW-OVF\xxxxxxx.ovf" "d:\NEW-OVA\xxxxxxx.OVA"
Without -st, -tt options, ovftool is assuming the VMX format.

 

Thanks in advance

 

--hemanth

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OVF Disk Section

April 3, 2013, 2:31 am
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I have created my own OVF discriptor XML file for creating Logical Partations on systems and installing OS on the created Virtual machines.But I m facing problem in specifying the Disk Section attributes such as OVF:diskid, OVF:href and other details in my OVF xml file.I mean I m unable to find any clue regarding specifying the raw OS information in OVF file ,so that while deploying the OVF into managed systems ,it automatically picks up the os image from the NIM repository.

 

Thanks in advance .....

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