How to start machine after OVF export?
I'm running OVF tool to export a running virtual machine (ESXi 5.0) from a command line. One of the options is shutting down the virtual machine before the export that works fine. Is there an option to...
View ArticleError converting OVF to VMX -- virtualbox-3?
I am trying to convert a .ovf to a .vmx using the ovftool utility in terminal on OSX 10.6.8. USING the --lax command, the result I get is as follows: Opening OVF source:...
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 ArticleOVF tool fails to convert compressed OVF file to vmx
I have a compressed OVF file generated by OVF tool using "compress" option. However, I cannot convert the generated ovf file back to vmx. When I run OVF tool to perform conversion, it says "Disk...
View Articleovftool 1.0 and virtualcenter 2.5 update 4 Envelope error importing ovf
When I try to import an OVF vile created with ovftool 1.0 I get a compatibility error an error occurred while parsing the ovf descriptor: unable to parse xlm element ‘Envelope' I made an ovf file...
View ArticleTask was canceled by user - ovf package and vShpere
I'm having some trouble getting the vSphere Client to import my OVF's. When using the vSphere Client, I successfully walk through the wizard to "Deploy OVF Template" then get the following error:...
View ArticleFrom a VBox OVF 0.9 to VMWare image with 2 harddisks
Hi everyone, I am trying to convert a VirtualBox 3.1.4 image with 2 harddisks with OVFTool 1.00 x64 linux. ~/VirtualBox$ ovftool --noDisks SDM-MANAGER.ovf SDM-MANAGER.vmxOpening OVF source:...
View ArticleIs there a dependeny of the features and the way OVF VM's are imported?
Dear all My partner, who works on a virtual appliance, has experienced the following behaviour: If he imports an OVF VM using our vSphere client directly to an ESX server, he recognized, that a...
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 Articlehow do I encrypt and sign VM under ESXi 4.0 ?
OVF format apparentely allows ISV to encrypt and sign VM but I can't seem to figure out how to do this in vsphere/ESXi 4.0. my goals are two-fold #1: prevent tampering with the OVF xml, the ISV has...
View Articleovftool download problem
Having problems installing VMware-ovftool-2.0.1-260188-lin.i386.sh on a linux host. When I try to install I get VMware OVF Tool 2.0 installer scriptCopyright VMware 2010.........extracting...
View ArticleHow to create VM without OVFtool in ESX 3.5?
Hi, Now I have a problem with OVFtool. I want to create a virtual machine on an ESX 3.5 server, but i don't want to use the OVF tool and the VI client. I know that there is a managed object called...
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 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 ArticleAnybody got the latest Oracle (Sun) Open Storage simulator imported to ESX4?
I've been trying to import the ovf-based Oracle storage simulator to ESX4. Also tried importing to Workstation when that failed. No luck. Not with integrated converter, not with standalone converter,...
View ArticleWhat does the OVF tool strip when compressing?
Hello all, I tried doing a search for this but I might've not searched with the right terms so I couldn't find anything. It would be great if someone could answer my question =]. So I currently have...
View Articleovftool slow speed and Win7 virtual machine
Hi, I am using the ovftool v2.0.1 64bit to automatically create the OVA files from the virtual machines created by the workstation 7.1 and have two big problems:The ovftool don't know the gestos =...
View ArticleDeploy ovf to a resource pool
Hi, Ive read through the pdf and have tried a few different ways but couldnt figure it out. I was curious if anyone could give me an example syntax of deploying an ovf into a resource pool on the...
View ArticleOVFTool cannot set property successfully
I want to set some properties to ovf files. I use ovftool as bellow: ovftool --prop:ip=10.32.23.123 --prop:dns=255.255.254.0 when this command has been executed without error showing, I still cannot...
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Can an OVF Package be Opened with VMware Workstation or Player?
Hi Everyone, I created an OVF package out of a linked-clone using the OVFTool (ver. 2.0.0). The linked-clone was created using the vmrun utility. I am able to successfully create the OVF Package (the...
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