MAC ovftool not working
When I try to fun ovftool from the terminal I get the error message 'ovftool: command not found' i.e. m'ovftool Photo_[Work]/VirtualBoxMachines/copyxp\ Base\ V.vmx Photo_[Work]/VBConversions/xpvb.ovf'...
View ArticleError: Failed to open disk: Test.vmdk
Hello all, I am having a problem with the ovftool. Here's what i did. 1)I created a VM running CentOS. 2)These are the 3 files that i got. Test.vmx Test.vmdk (Descriptor File) # Disk...
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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 ArticleHow to include 2 EULA files in an ovf?
Using OVFtool 2.1 (seems the download for 3.0.1 is still broken!) to create an ovf, and I need to insert two EULAs. The command option is --eula@=[path][filename] which is working fine for me. But I...
View ArticleOVF Tool 3.0.1 Segmentation fault on linux
Running OVF Tool 3.0.1 on 32 bit CentOS 6 Linux 2.6.32-279.11.1.el6.i686 (download from VMWare site md5sum was checked ok) Tool starts up fine and is in the process of exporting a VM from one ESXi 4.1...
View Articleimport ova esx 3.5
hi everyone im trying to install Solar Winds virtualization manager on my Esxi 3.5.The appliance is on OVA format.i got o File--> Virtual Appliance -->Import-->Import the file and i get the...
View Articleovftool deploy failing with "Network connection was lost"
Hey, Is anybody aware of what network flows exist when deploying an ovf file using ovftool through a vCenter? Right now ovftool is continually erroring out with the following message: Transfer Failed...
View Articleovftool - Defining the 'Product', 'Version' and 'Vendor'?
Hi, Am trying to export an ova from a VM using ovftool. Something along the lines of... ovftool --prop:Version=100 --privateKey=./id_rsa.pem --eula@=./eula.txt...
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 ArticleHow to insert multi laguage eula in ova file.
I inserted eula file in ova file by ovftool command "eula@=[filename]".But i dont know how to insert multi laguage eula.How do I do that with the ovftool command?
View ArticleOVF Tool - VmWare File Systems and OVA Format conversion question
Greetings! Question in regards to OVFtool and how storage file systems are handled in VMWare. I am using the OVFTool version 2.1.0 (Tried 3.5.0 with not much avail) to export multiple VMDK files or...
View ArticleOVF entry to embed .vmx data?
Hi, Does anyone know of a way to add .vmx key/value pairs from an OVF? As in: foo="bar" As it stands I would have my newly imported OVF use VMware API (with host' ESX credentials) modify the...
View ArticleLocator does not refer to an object:
Hi, trying to convert a "SUSEstudio" generated vmdk/vmx to our VI. I have:...
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Simple creation of OVA from VMX on ESXi 5.1 vCenter
I give; I have spent too long attempting to find the magic decoder ring to get ovftool to do what I expect to be a very basic use case. My vCenter server is win2k8 R2 node, my host node is RHEL6.3, and...
View ArticleValidations on OVF Properties
Hi, I am customizing an OVF template XML by adding OVF properties. I have a few questions related to validating the properties. 1) If a property doesn't succeed the validation test (say, it falls...
View ArticleHow do I set IPaddress when deloploying an OVF using Vsphere APIs
What is the format of the ovf and what APIs do I use to set the ipaddress of a Vm when deploying it as an ovf?
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 ArticleOVFtool error - Line 38: Unsupported value '16' for element 'VirtualQuantity'.
Hi Guys, I'm getting the below error when using the OVFtool to convert an OVA file to VMX. Error: - Line 38: Unsupported value '16' for element 'VirtualQuantity'.- Virtual machine has 16 virtual CPUs,...
View ArticleConvertion of .OVF to .VMX
From virtualmachine i have exported .ovf file from the following website http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/how-do-i-convert-virtualbox-files-to-work-with-vmware-workstation/#.and i...
View ArticlevCenter 5 virtual appliance configuration
Hello.. Is it possible to give vCenter appliance ip, gateway, netmask etc via ovftool? Same way as to Orchestrator. --prop:vami.DNS.VMware_vCenter_Server_Appliance=10.0.0.69...
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