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,

I recently had an issue where I exported a VM as an OVF using the vSphere client, a few weeks later I needed to import the VM back into our environment and after importing I received an "Error loading Operating System" error.  I have imported and exported countless VMs as OVF files, and this is very frustrating.  I also have VMs sent to me from Government entities and I always express how they should send them as an OVF file since it makes it very easy for me to import.  Recently I had 1 out of 3 errors after the import with the same "Error loading Operating System" message.

I have tried to change the HD controller on the VM, I also created a New VM with the "custom" option and I chose the exact OS and vHardware for the VM, and I tried to use the existing .vmdk files and that does not work.  I'm just wondering if there is some simple fix out there for what I thought was a simple import and export.

I'm using ESXi 4.1 Update 2 on HP BL hardware...oh, I also have VMware Workstation 8, and I can mount the vmdk files.

Hey,

Is anybody aware of what network flows exist when deploying an ovf file using ovftool through a vCenter?  Right now ovftool is continually erroring out with the following message:

Transfer Failed                      
Error: Network connection was lost.
Completed with errors

When watching on the vCenter I can see that the virtual machine is created but then it looks like data is never actually transferred.  So I know that the initial connection to vCenter is successful.

I'm guessing the initial connection happens with vCenter and then the data transfer occurs directly with the ESX.  Would be very appreciative if somebody could confirm this and identify the port that the data transfer happens on.

Thanks,

-Chris

Hi,

I have created a Video Tutorial for Beginners to show 'How to use ovftool command line utility'

fosshelp: How to use ovftool command line utility

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvHfB6BdJk

Thanks,

     We are getting null response (No error) when create the vm without datacenter params..

Hi,

Am I the only one that gets about 10Mbps (Megabits/second), or about 1MB/sec (megabyte/sec) throughput when using the ovftool to import a VM on a 1Gbps LAN?  I would assume there is some type of throttle on the service console network interface, even though I haven't found any evidence from the forums that indicates this is true.  It's just a little strange that we're getting "exactly" 10Mbps.  This happens on multiple vCenter servers and ESX clusters so I'm assuming it's a throttle.  From the one machine I run the ovftool from, I can import to 2 different clusters and get 20Mbps (10Mbps on each).

This is on vCenter 4.0 Update 2 and ESX 4.0 Update 2 (not ESXi) as well as 4.1 versions of these.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Eric

There is unfortunately a bug in OVF Tool 3.0.1 on Mac that causes OVF Tool not to work if the current directory is not the same as the installation directory! For example, if you have made a symbolic link to OVF Tool or have OVF Tool in the path, you will see the following error:

Installed ovftool 3.5 on CentOS 5.9.  Install went without any errors, says Installation Successful.

Running ovftool yields about 5 errors similar to:

/usr/lib/vmware-ovftool/ovftool.bin: /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.9' not found (required by /usr/lib/vmware-ovftool/libvmomi.so)

CentOS 5.9 doesn't support GLIBC 3.4.

The ovftool documentation says it supports CentOS 5 and 6.

What's the problem here?

Hello Friend,


I need to come up with Java script where all sort of events and alarms that get generated in vCenter can be tracked off. 


Is there a powerful document or link , which describes in detail how to work out?


Thanks in Advance !!!


Thanks,


Asif

Hi all


I am running

ovftool -tt=vmx --lax --X:logFile=debug.log --X:logLevel=verbose ../backup/DataStax_Sandbox_1_0_0_for_VMWare.ova /u01/vmware

<Envelope vmw:buildId="build-1274719" xmlns="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:cim="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/common" xmlns:ovf="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:rasd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData" xmlns:vmw="http://www.vmware.com/schema/ovf" xmlns:vssd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_VirtualSystemSettingData" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

Hi,

I'm trying to convert VM into ovf. But ovftool fails with the message:

./ovftool --powerOffSource vi://administrator:xxxxx@host/?ip=192.168.1.22 myovf.ovf
Opening VI source: vi://administrator@host/
Powering off VM: 0593498732-VM_Name
Error: File sanfs://vmfs_uuid:3c3693e8-f77a642a-1910-5c6bdcb26d3a/packages/4.1.0/vmtools/linux.iso was not found

Could you please help me with the issue above?

Thanks,

I need to write a script to remotely shotdown a guest VM, export it to .ova format an restart it.

Is there any sample I can start from?

Regards

marius

Hello,

I'm attempting to do a vmware to ovf converstion.  However, I'm receiving some fairly generic errors from ovftool and was hoping I could get some help.

Here are the console messages when I attempt to convert:

[root@provisionvrpt ~]# /usr/bin/ovftool --machineOutput --X:logToConsole=true /var/lib/vmware/Virtual\ Machines/vm/test.vmx /var/lib/vmware/Virtual\ Machines/vmovf/test.ovf
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.990 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to signal: 2 (SIGINT)
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.990 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to signal: 4 (SIGILL)
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.990 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to signal: 6 (SIGABRT)
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.990 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to signal: 8 (SIGFPE)
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.990 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to signal: 15 (SIGTERM)
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.990 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to signal: 1 (SIGHUP)
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.990 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to signal: 3 (SIGQUIT)
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.990 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to signal: 5 (SIGTRAP)
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.990 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to signal: 9 (SIGKILL)
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.991 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to signal: 13 (SIGPIPE)
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.991 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] [ovfTool.cpp] Using home directory /root/.ovftool
[2011-08-16 00:42:55.991 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] [ovfTool.cpp] OvfTool Environment:
/X:fencedMode = "bridged"
/X:imageReadSize = "262144"
/X:logToConsole = "true"
/X:maxNumberOfTermSignals = "5"
/X:maxRedirects = "256"
/X:maximalDeltaConfSize = "8"
/X:maximalDeltaTreeSize = "6"
/X:progressSmoothing = "60"
/X:vimSessionTimeout = "600"
/authdPortSource = "902"
/authdPortTarget = "902"
/machineOutput = "true"
/prgPath = "/opt/vmware/ovftool"
/source = "/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/vm/test.vmx"
/target = "/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/vmovf/test.ovf"

[2011-08-16 00:42:56.000 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] [ovfTool.cpp] Done initializing libs
[2011-08-16 00:42:56.000 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] [ovfTool.cpp] Determining source
[2011-08-16 00:42:56.212 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] [ovfTool.cpp] Determining target
[2011-08-16 00:42:57.488 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Failed to open disk: /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/vm/test.vmdk
[2011-08-16 00:42:57.488 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Exception: The specified virtual disk needs repair
Error: Failed to open disk: test.vmdk
[2011-08-16 00:42:57.493 B7FAC6D0 verbose 'ovftool'] Backtrace:
[00] rip 050210b3
[01] rip 04eb6e9e
[02] rip 04e55ec2
[03] rip 081c014b
[04] rip 08310271
[05] rip 08311b54
[06] rip 0831ad24
[07] rip 0831b1f7
[08] rip 0831b74c
[09] rip 081f871a
[10] rip 0816fa45
[11] rip 080cd318
[12] rip 0317be9c
[13] rip 080ae4f1

But when I attempt to repair the disk, I get the following:

vmware-vdiskmanager -R /var/lib/vmware/Virtual\ Machines/vm/test.vmdk
No errors were found on the virtual disk, '/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/vm/test.vmdk'.

Any help would be apprecaited.  Is there a way to increase the verbosity of the logging?

Here is my ovftool version info: VMware ovftool 2.0.1 (build-260188)

Thanks!

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

[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

Not sure if I'm not getting the syntax correct, but I am attempting to export a vm in OVF format directly from a ESXi 4.1 host.

I have tried several different commands, but all have failed.

Any help with the Syntax to export the OVF directly from a Host would be greatly apprecaited.

ovftool --compress=9 "vi://host1/ha-datacenter/3PAR-LUN6/server1" "Z:\server1.ovf"

ovftool --compress=9  "vi://host1/DC1/3PAR-LUN6/server1/server1.vmx" "Z:\server1.ovf"

ovftool --compress=9  "https://host1/DC1/server1/server1.vmx" "Z:\server1.ovf"

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,

SD

Hi Guys,

I'm getting the below error when using the OVFtool to convert an OVA file to VMX.

Error:

- Line 38: Unsupported value '16' for element 'VirtualQuantity'.

- Virtual machine has 16 virtual CPUs, but the host only supports 8. The number of virtual CPUs may be limited by the guest OS selected for the virtual machine or by the licensing for the host.

I am trying to solve it using the syntax option --viCpuResource=<shares>:<reservation>:<limit>

However I don't know what to denote in the placeholder <shares>

I have also read the OVFtool user guide, but it does not give any info on the viCpuResource option.

Can anyone give me some guidance here?

HI

I got Workstation 7.1.5

I want to migrate my VM on to Esxi5.5

I tried to convert .vmx to .ovf with Command (ovftool E:\VM\VM4\VM4.vmx E:\OVF\OVF4\VM4.ovf)

But its failing with error :

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool E:\VM\VM4\VM4.vmx E:\OVF\OVF4\VM

4.ovf

Opening VMX source: E:\VM\VM4\VM4.vmx

Error: Failed to open disk: Windows Server 2008 x64-cl2.vmdk

Completed with errors

I have a VM that I exported as an OVA as a "Just in Case" backup a while ago.  Today I had to use it and I cannot import it.

There was an ISO mounted when I did the export and it exported the ISO as well.  The error I get is when it tries to access the ISO, it fails.

I downloaded OVFtool in the hopes I could strip the ISO from the OVA, but I am getting an error trying to use the --noImageFiles option.  it tells me:

Is it possible to remove this ISO?

After searching through the forum I uninstalled OVFtool from my E: drive and put it on C: with the same result.  Here is the logToConsole:

E:\ESX\OVA's>ovftool --X:logToConsole Win7-Tax64.ova test.ova

2012-03-09T17:08:08.405-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] Subscribing to signal: 2

(SIGINT)

2012-03-09T17:08:08.405-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] Subscribing to signal: 4

(SIGILL)

2012-03-09T17:08:08.405-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] Subscribing to signal: 2

2 (SIGABRT)

2012-03-09T17:08:08.405-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] Subscribing to signal: 8

(SIGFPE)

2012-03-09T17:08:08.405-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] Subscribing to signal: 1

5 (SIGTERM)

2012-03-09T17:08:08.406-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] [ovfTool.cpp] Using home

directory C:\Users\ItsTooHot\AppData\Roaming\VMware\ovftool.cfg

2012-03-09T17:08:08.406-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] [ovfTool.cpp] OvfTool En

vironment:

--> /X:httpTimeout = "600"

--> /X:imageReadSize = "262144"

--> /X:logToConsole = "true"

--> /X:maxNumberOfTermSignals = "5"

--> /X:maxRedirects = "256"

--> /X:maximalDeltaConfSize = "8"

--> /X:maximalDeltaTreeSize = "6"

--> /X:progressSmoothing = "60"

--> /X:useMacNaming = "false"

--> /X:vCloudKeepTemplate = "true"

--> /X:vCloudTimeout = "3600"

--> /X:vimSessionTimeout = "600"

--> /authdPortSource = "902"

--> /authdPortTarget = "902"

--> /fencedMode = "bridged"

--> /prgPath = "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool"

--> /source = "Win7-Tax64.ova"

--> /target = "test.ova"

-->

2012-03-09T17:08:08.412-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] [ovfTool.cpp] Done initi

alizing libs

2012-03-09T17:08:08.412-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] [ovfTool.cpp] Determinin

g source

2012-03-09T17:08:08.412-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] [ovfTool.cpp] Determinin

g target

Opening OVA source: Win7-Tax64.ova

2012-03-09T17:08:08.479-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] OVF Descriptor: <?xml ve

rsion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

--> <!--Generated by VMware VirtualCenter Server, User: ItsTooHot, UTC time: 201

2-03-02T23:49:58.21025Z-->

--> <Envelope vmw:buildId="build-345043" xmlns="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/enve

lope/1" xmlns:cim="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/common" xmlns:ovf="http:

//schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:rasd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wsci

m/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData" xmlns:vmw="http://www.vmware

.com/schema/ovf" xmlns:vssd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/C

IM_VirtualSystemSettingData" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instanc

e">

-->   <References>

-->     <File ovf:href="Win7-Tax64-disk1.vmdk" ovf:id="file1" ovf:size="80291440

64" />

-->     <File ovf:href="Win7-Tax64-file1.iso" ovf:id="file2" ovf:size="331949670

4" />

-->   </References>

-->   <DiskSection>

-->     <Info>Virtual disk information</Info>

-->     <Disk ovf:capacity="70" ovf:capacityAllocationUnits="byte * 2^30" ovf:di

skId="vmdisk1" ovf:fileRef="file1" ovf:format="http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/

specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized" ovf:populatedSize="18292015104" />

-->   </DiskSection>

-->   <NetworkSection>

-->     <Info>The list of logical networks</Info>

-->     <Network ovf:name="VM Network">

-->       <Description>The VM Network network</Description>

-->     </Network>

-->   </NetworkSection>

-->   <VirtualSystem ovf:id="Win7-Tax64">

-->     <Info>A virtual machine</Info>

-->     <Name>Win7-Tax64</Name>

-->     <OperatingSystemSection ovf:id="1" vmw:osType="windows7_64Guest">

-->       <Info>The kind of installed guest operating system</Info>

-->       <Description>Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)</Description>

-->     </OperatingSystemSection>

-->     <VirtualHardwareSection>

-->       <Info>Virtual hardware requirements</Info>

-->       <System>

-->         <vssd:ElementName>Virtual Hardware Family</vssd:ElementName>

-->         <vssd:InstanceID>0</vssd:InstanceID>

-->         <vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier>Win7-Tax64</vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifi

er>

-->         <vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-07</vssd:VirtualSystemType>

-->       </System>

-->       <Item>

-->         <rasd:AllocationUnits>hertz * 10^6</rasd:AllocationUnits>

-->         <rasd:Description>Number of Virtual CPUs</rasd:Description>

-->         <rasd:ElementName>2 virtual CPU(s)</rasd:ElementName>

-->         <rasd:InstanceID>1</rasd:InstanceID>

-->         <rasd:ResourceType>3</rasd:ResourceType>

-->         <rasd:VirtualQuantity>2</rasd:VirtualQuantity>

-->       </Item>

-->       <Item>

-->         <rasd:AllocationUnits>byte * 2^20</rasd:AllocationUnits>

-->         <rasd:Description>Memory Size</rasd:Description>

-->         <rasd:ElementName>2048MB of memory</rasd:ElementName>

-->         <rasd:InstanceID>2</rasd:InstanceID>

-->         <rasd:ResourceType>4</rasd:ResourceType>

-->         <rasd:VirtualQuantity>2048</rasd:VirtualQuantity>

-->       </Item>

-->       <Item>

-->         <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>

-->         <rasd:Description>SCSI Controller</rasd:Description>

-->         <rasd:ElementName>SCSI controller 0</rasd:ElementName>

-->         <rasd:InstanceID>3</rasd:InstanceID>

-->         <rasd:ResourceSubType>lsilogicsas</rasd:ResourceSubType>

-->         <rasd:ResourceType>6</rasd:ResourceType>

-->       </Item>

-->       <Item>

-->         <rasd:Address>1</rasd:Address>

-->         <rasd:Description>IDE Controller</rasd:Description>

-->         <rasd:ElementName>IDE 1</rasd:ElementName>

-->         <rasd:InstanceID>4</rasd:InstanceID>

-->         <rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType>

-->       </Item>

-->       <Item>

-->         <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>

-->         <rasd:Description>IDE Controller</rasd:Description>

-->         <rasd:ElementName>IDE 0</rasd:ElementName>

-->         <rasd:InstanceID>5</rasd:InstanceID>

-->         <rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType>

-->       </Item>

-->       <Item>

-->         <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>

-->         <rasd:ElementName>Hard disk 1</rasd:ElementName>

-->         <rasd:HostResource>ovf:/disk/vmdisk1</rasd:HostResource>

-->         <rasd:InstanceID>6</rasd:InstanceID>

-->         <rasd:Parent>3</rasd:Parent>

-->         <rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType>

-->       </Item>

-->       <Item>

-->         <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>

-->         <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>true</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

-->         <rasd:ElementName>CD/DVD Drive 1</rasd:ElementName>

-->         <rasd:HostResource>ovf:/file/file2</rasd:HostResource>

-->         <rasd:InstanceID>7</rasd:InstanceID>

-->         <rasd:Parent>4</rasd:Parent>

-->         <rasd:ResourceType>15</rasd:ResourceType>

-->       </Item>

-->       <Item>

-->         <rasd:AddressOnParent>7</rasd:AddressOnParent>

-->         <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>true</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

-->         <rasd:Connection>VM Network</rasd:Connection>

-->         <rasd:Description>E1000 ethernet adapter on "VM Network"</rasd:Descr

iption>

-->         <rasd:ElementName>Network adapter 1</rasd:ElementName>

-->         <rasd:InstanceID>8</rasd:InstanceID>

-->         <rasd:ResourceSubType>E1000</rasd:ResourceSubType>

-->         <rasd:ResourceType>10</rasd:ResourceType>

-->       </Item>

-->     </VirtualHardwareSection>

-->   </VirtualSystem>

--> </Envelope>

Opening OVA target: test.ova

2012-03-09T17:08:08.490-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] Closing writer. Locator:

test.ovf (SHA1: 352f265785c162cd8bf180f257a7876dbacf34c4, Written bytes: 4962)

2012-03-09T17:08:08.491-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] Closing writer. Locator:

test.mf (SHA1: 05aeacecbe7778a0bfa4bc10ab9f6e6fc713aaa9, Written bytes: 184)

Writing OVA package: test.ova

2012-03-09T17:08:08.492-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] Using file size as progr

ess measure

Disk Transfer Failed

Error: Invalid access to memory location.

2012-03-09T17:08:08.495-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] Backtrace:

--> backtrace[00] rip 000000000047693a (no symbol)

--> backtrace[01] rip 000000000034d008 (no symbol)

--> backtrace[02] rip 000000000034dc1e (no symbol)

--> backtrace[03] rip 00000000003011cb (no symbol)

--> backtrace[04] rip 0000000000475df3 (no symbol)

--> backtrace[05] rip 000000000048a2fc (no symbol)

--> backtrace[06] rip 000000014001d7ab (no symbol)

--> backtrace[07] rip 000000014009b945 (no symbol)

--> backtrace[08] rip 000000014009ce71 (no symbol)

--> backtrace[09] rip 0000000140022137 (no symbol)

--> backtrace[10] rip 0000000140049b91 (no symbol)

--> backtrace[11] rip 000000014007e8b2 (no symbol)

--> backtrace[12] rip 000000014007ed6d (no symbol)

--> backtrace[13] rip 000000014001af6f (no symbol)

--> backtrace[14] rip 000000014001b76a (no symbol)

--> backtrace[15] rip 000000014025f62e (no symbol)

--> backtrace[16] rip 0000000076d9652d (no symbol)

--> backtrace[17] rip 00000000770dc521 (no symbol)

-->

2012-03-09T17:08:08.496-05:00 [08672 verbose 'Default'] Deleting file: test.ova

Completed with errors

E:\ESX\OVA's>

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"

Please help!

Thank you