OVA 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 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 ArticleSDK's to Convert vmx into ovf and vice versa
Hi, I want to convert .vmx file into .ovf programmatically .Is there any SDK's for doing this ?Like vmware provides SDK's to proccessing .vmdk file please help meNandkumar
View ArticleIs there a way to specify static IP for a deploying OVA in the ovftool command?
Hi, I am trying to deploy OVA using ovftool. I see the option --network and --net available for selecting the network by name, though I was not able to find a way to assign a static IP in the ovftool...
View Articleovftool 2.1.0 `Error: Curl error: Coudn't resolve host name`
Greetings friends, I have installed ovftool on a Linux machine with SLES 11 SP1 x86_64 I am currently experimenting on how to use ovftool, as i'm a total newbie considering it's use. I currently have a...
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 ArticleOVF used for backup and restore?
Hello, I am brand new to the OVF Tool and am currently reading the documentation and experimenting with the utility. I would like to know if the OVF Tool is a good utility for performing VM backups...
View ArticleOVF ValueMap & Values
I have an OVF with an ovf:qualifiers ValueMap drop down list of strings.I would like to map the selected string into some other values either int or string will do.I saw in the DSP0004 Version 2.5.0...
View ArticleUsing ovftool to deploy an OVF with references to external files does not...
Hi, I have an OVF file that refeneces a disk image from a webserver, e.g.: <File ovf:href="http://myserver/cdrom.iso" ovf:id="file1"/> When i try to deploy this OVF to a vSphere server, it fails...
View ArticleProperties lost when deployed a VM and exported it to OVF
Hi, I have built a VM, using VMware Studio in OVA format. I defined some custom OVF environment properties in it.After I built the VM, I opened the .OVF file to see the property values are appeared...
View ArticleDeploy OVA "Transfer Failed"
I have an OVA that have built and deployed via VIC many times successfully. I am now trying to automate the deployment via the OVFTOOL. However, I keep seeing this "transfer failed" message. Is...
View Articleovftool: How to override disk naming of ovftool
Hi, Suppose I have a VM "vm1" with 3 disks "[datastore2] k1/k1.vmdk", "[datastore2] k1/k1new.vmdk" and "[datastore2] k1/k1up.vmdk". I can't identify the correct disk, If I import this VM to my local...
View Articlefailed to upload template to vcloud director with ovftool 3.0.1
Hello There, OvfTool: 3.0.1vCloud Director(VCD): 5.1I use ovftool 3.0.1 to upload an ovf file to VCD and the server return error after upload completely.It works previously while use ovftool 2.1 with...
View ArticleVMware Workstation Natively
okay, I know this isn't developed yet, but I thought I would ask about.first I love VMware workstation, amazing tool. and most VMware products are quick and easy for the average user. okay to meat of...
View Articleovftool - Managing Resource Pools
Hello, I am using vSphere ESX (4 or 5).I am writing automatic scripts using esxcfg and ovftool (on windows) commands. I have some questions: 1. How can i create Resource Pool's? (if it cannot be done...
View ArticleHow to correctly run a .py python script at bootup
Hi all ...I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this question and I'm hoping someone could plase advise me as to how to do this.I created a nested ESXi 5.5b VM.The VM is not connected to a...
View ArticleOVFTool: How to add description while exporting a VM as OVF file
I am using OVFTool to export a VM as an OVF file. I want to know if there is any way to add description during export. I can add EULA and other stuff but i am stuck at description.Adding description is...
View ArticleSigned OVA package verification with ovftool failed
Greetings!I'm currently trying to sign created OVA package with trusted certificate from Thawte.This cert is valid (till 2013) and could be easily verified with openssl (`openssl verify sign.cert`) or...
View Articlegetting following error while calling OVF tool.
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool E:\vmdk2008\Windows2008\Windows2008P2V.vmx...
View ArticleNo local configuration options in .ovftool
Hello: I am working in a Windows environment with ovftool 3.01. When running the ovftool in a directory that contains an ovf and a .ovftool file, the ovftool does not seem to pick up the local...
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