I followed the ovftool 1.0 user's guide to try to import an OVF 1.0 image into an ESX 3.5 server, the ovftool command I ran is like below:
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool.exe -ds="vitestbox3:storage1" "c:\temp\ovf\WebSphere_V7.ovf" "vi://root:xxxxxx@vitestbox3.rtp.raleigh
.ibm.com"
Opening OVF source: c:\temp\ovf\WebSphere_V7.ovf
Warning: No manifest file
Opening VI target: vi://root@vitestbox3.rtp.raleigh.ibm.com/
Warning:
- The operating system has been mapped to 'Other Linux (32-bit)' from '' (id: 84).
Error:
- Line 31: Unsupported hardware family 'vmx-04'.
Then I didn't change anything and ran the above command again in the same command line window, but this time, I got a different result:
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool.exe -ds="vitestbox3:storage1" "c:\temp\ovf\WebSphere_V7.ovf" "vi://root:xxxxxxt@vitestbox3.rtp.raleigh
.ibm.com"
Opening OVF source: c:\temp\ovf\WebSphere_V7.ovf
Warning: No manifest file
Opening VI target: vi://root@vitestbox3.rtp.raleigh.ibm.com/
Target: vi://vitestbox3.rtp.raleigh.ibm.com/
Disk Transfer Failed
Error: Target disk not found
Deleting VM: WebSphere_V7
On the ESX server side, I saw it tried to create a VM, but removed it immediately due to a failure. I am not sure if I need to specify other options in the command, or I need to change something in .ovf file. It would be appreciated if someone can give me some advices/suggestions. Thanks.
- Matt