Difference between OVA and OVF
Stupid question What is the difference between OVA and OVF; I've seen identical files with this 2 extensions. Is it related with virtual hardware versions (OVA- VM 7, OVF- VM 4).
View Articleovftool fails with Error: vim.fault.FileNotFound
I have an esxi 4.1 server that we are decommissioning as part of a move. We've decided to archive some of the VMs that were part of a test bed, in case we need to revive them later. I've been copying...
View ArticleLocator does not refer to an object:
Hi, trying to convert a "SUSEstudio" generated vmdk/vmx to our VI. I have:...
View ArticleFailed to open OVF descriptor
Hi All, I am trying to convert vmdk file to ovf format using command line. I am using the below command: # ovftool my_vm.vmdk new.ovf Opening OVF source: my_vmdk.vmdk Error: Failed to open OVF...
View ArticleOVF import trouble
I am attempting to perform and document a roundtrip Export and Import using ovftool. I performed the export as follows: bowser:/tmp/ovfTool # mount 10.68.x.xx:/export/images /mnt/ovfExport...
View Articleovftool - What is wrong with my command?
I have tried everything and having trouble with this command and here is the error I am getting. I have tried "--network=VM Network" and every option I can think of and those options seems correct...
View ArticleHow to use OVF Tool inside Linux ESXi shell ?
Hello All, Can anybody please help me with the VMware OVF Tool command line utility ?It is supposed to allow you to import and export Virtual Machines containers (VMX files). How do we specify the path...
View ArticleVMware ESXi 7.0
I am trying to build a solution for a small business with 17 computers. I run a Windows Server 2012 R2 on a VMware Server 7.0. I have the Windows Server 2012 R2 running as a VM on VMware Workstation...
View ArticleHow to merge extracted ova containing vmdk, mf and ovf?
Hi all, I have extracted an OVA file simply using the 7-zip tool, I assume this is a correct way to do that?Afterwards I edited the OVF file to get compatibility with VSphere.Now I need to merge/import...
View Articleiso to ovf/ova? Can it be done?
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...
View ArticleOvftool 4.4.0 is out
William just posted that a the new 4.4 release is out with many fixes and features.https://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2020/04/really-cool-updates-with-ovftool-4-4-and-support-for-vsphere-7.html
View ArticleVMware OVF Tool
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
View ArticleESXI 6.7: OVFTools `Curl_perform error code 35 (SSL connect error)`
Hi Guys, Some quick background:For the past two years I have used a deployment USB I created that consisted of a ks.cfg file that deployed Esxi, mcopy'd the OVA images to the local datastore and then...
View ArticleHow to reduce the size of OVF file?
How to reduce the size of OVF file? I am very new to OVF template feature and I created an OVF file from windows 7 VM. I created this OVF file from vSphere client (5.1) by using the export template...
View ArticleIssues with OVF Template
Hello all, I am having an issue with deploying an OVF that was exported from VirtualBox. Made sure the steps were followed in this article: http://www.ctrip.ufl.edu/howto-convert-virtualbox-to-vmware...
View ArticleProblems trying to convert a .iso to .ova file
I have a .iso image from which I want to create a .ova , But everytime I run into a problem Error: Curl error: Couldn't connect to serverCompleted with errors Here is the command I used, ovftool...
View Articleovftool throws error "Error: Failed to open file: .\" when try to export to ovf
Hello,I created a virtual machine in virtualbox which I then exported to OVA format using the export.In VMWare player I then opened the OVA file. The VM opened, I was able to start the virtual machine...
View ArticleCreate OVF/OVA via ovftool
Hi, I have a ESXi 5.0 server running which has a Guest VM running CentOS 5.6. The ESXi server is a standalone server, not included in a datacenter, not managed by vCenter. The server has a HDD of 80G...
View Articlehow to deploy ova/ovf into VMware Player?
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...
View ArticleOpen .ovf file from workstation 15 (Fail to read from file: c:\)
i am export the vm from vCenter Appliance and try to open with vmware workstation 15 it error out "Open .ovf file from workstation 15 (Fail to read from file: c:\)"
View ArticleQuestion Installing OVFtool in ESXi 5.5U1
So long story short I'm building a self deployment install using a Kickstart script that after the install uses wget to copyy the OVA files to the local data store and then deploys the OVAs, i have the...
View ArticleInstalling ovf tools from the bundle
I downloaded the bundle for Linux. But I need to automate the installation of ovf tool as I am writing a script to do multiple things and one of them is installing the bundle file. However, the bundle...
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Failed to deploy OVA
Hi, i have some OVA files that when i try to deploy them, shows the following error :Unable to access file :C:\user\Administrator\Desktop\Backup\new-ova\ubuntu.18-file1.isoEnd Of OVA file reached while...
View ArticleUnable to parse xml element 'Envelope'
I used ovftool (1.0 running in a RHEL 5.2 VM) to create an ovf of a powered off RHEL 5.1 VM. All was successful and I can probe the OVF without issue. However, when I try to import it as a virtual...
View Articleovftool -- mapping multiple nics with same network name to different network...
Is there a way to map network devices that are both associated with "VM Network" in the ova to different networks on the target? The ova contains only "VM Network", but I would like to put one...
View ArticleSerious problem in ovftool VMDK input
All, First of all, apologies if this is an inappropriate forum. I do not have a support contact for this issue. We are VMware customers, however our licenses are purchased through an academic reseller....
View ArticleImport OVA Template errors with "Could not convert field 'spec' of structure...
Hopefully this is the right place to ask this. We have a product that's distributed as an OVA and have done so for years. We're finally getting around to supporting vSphere 6.5 but are running into an...
View ArticleOVF tool for Windows 64 bit OS VMs
Hi All, Do we have an ovf tool for Windows 64bit OS virtual machines? The ovf tool guide mentions toolsfor Windows 32 bit OS and Linux 32 & 64 bit OS but not for Windows 64 bit OS virtual...
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