OVA template deployment - sysprepping and customizing the deployment
Hello,I am seeking guidance on automation\customization of an OVA deployment. Looking to use an OVA due to it's compression ability which is favorable when needing to transfer a VMWare virtual machine...
View Articlehow to I import an ovf into esxi 3.5
I've got a number of VM''s running that I've created or converted from physical machines but a software supplier gave me a zip file that contains; a .ovf, .mf and and .vmdk file I'm running the free...
View ArticleOvftool fails in converting an ova file into vmx
OVFTool fails with manifest issue of ova format, enclosed the command used and the output ovftool C:\DevVM\Appliance\TestDev.ova C:\DevVM\TestDev\TestDev.vmx Opening OVA source:...
View ArticleUnsupported element 'Property' from ovftool and ESXi server
I'm trying to use the ovftool to import a OVA file into a ESXi server. However I get the following error Error: OVF Package is not supported by target: - Line 118: Unsupported element...
View ArticleOVA to VMX using OVFTool in Mac OSx Terminal Problem
Hello, I am new to OVFTool and am having difficulty using it in Terminal on my MacBook Pro to convert an OVA (created by exporting my WinXp virtual machine from within VirtualBox), to a VMX file for...
View ArticleHow to use ovftool command line utility Video Tutorial
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,
View ArticleOVF Tool HELP!!!!!!
i installed the OVF tool yesterday, i followed every step in the "OVF Tool User Guide" and when i open the comman prompt and typed "ovftool" its work but when i retype again i get an error saying "no...
View ArticleProblem running OVF Tool 3.0.1 on Mac (Locale initialization failed)
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...
View Articleovftool fail with error message "Disk Transfer Failed\n Error: IO error"
I'm trying to deploy one ovf file to my ESX 4.0 ovftool -vVMware ovftool 1.0.0 (build-166674) following is my command line. ovftool --powerOffTarget --powerOn --overwrite=true...
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OVFTool not working at all
I just downloaded ovftool and installed it on our vCenter server (VirtualCenter 2.5) . I'm trying to convert a VMX to OVF and when I run the tool it tries to open the VMX source and then just returns...
View ArticleOVF tool fails to install under linux Ubuntu 9.10
Tried installing the OVF Tool for 32 bit under Ubuntu 9.10 but got the following error. ./VMware-ovftool-2.0.1-260188-lin.i386.sh ./VMware-ovftool-2.0.1-260188-lin.i386.sh: line 108: syntax error...
View ArticleDoes OVF Export support Windows 2000?
Hello people, Just wondering if OVF Export tool supports exporting Windows 2000 VM's?
View Articleovftool coredumped
I use ovftool to deploy an appliance to a host (esx 3.5i). after disk copy done, I got an error message and the tool core dumped. What does the message means ? Thanks in advance. Opening OVF...
View ArticleTrying to create an OVF file
To whom may help, I’m currently trying to get an ovf file created from the command line. At the moment I am using ovftools, I’ve tried multiple variations on getting this to work but maybe I’m just...
View ArticleSun Storage 7000, OVF --> VMX
Hi, I am trying to convert <http://download.oracle.com/otn/other/servers-storage/storage/open-storage/sunstorage7000/SunStorageVBox.zip> into a format that VMware could use. I tried the latest...
View Articleovftool frequently encounters Unexpected end of stream
HelloI've looked around in the forums, but couldn't find a resolution to this problem. I'm using ovftool (the latest version - 2.1.0) to deploy an ova consisting of 3 VMs to an ESXi 4.1 server, via a...
View Articleovftool import VM slow
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...
View ArticleDifference 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 ArticleOVFs from virtualbox
Hey This is a short writeup on what is needed to import OVF produced with VirtualBox 2.2.4 (and 2.2.2) You should tell VirtualBox to export in 0.9 format. By default it produce OVFs for vmx-06 so...
View ArticleError deploying ovf file created with OVFTOOL 1.0 VMware converter 4.0.1....
I converted a Virtual Machine installed on a ESX 3.5 server to a virtualappliance (*.ovf ) file using the OVFTOOL1.0.Now I am trying to convert this virtual appliance to deploy as a virtual machine on...
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