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
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