Static IP given during OVA deployment doesnt take effect post deployment
Hi Everyone, I was trying to deploy a VM using the ovftool, I thought I would use the properties which are thrown from a "probe" of the OVA file. ovftool...
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 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 ArticleOVF tool crashing?
Anyone using OVF extensively? Environment... ESXi 4 box, with a single very simple VM, just a VM, no disks, nothing more than a VM shell really.ESXi 3.5 U 4 running a single VM, which has vCenter 4...
View ArticleNew blog entry about deploying a OVF (OVA) using ovftool
Rene posted a nice blog entry about using ovftool to deploy an OVA. http://blogs.vmware.com/vapp/2009/07/commandline-ovf-deployments-.html eske
View ArticleOVF Tool memory range error
I'm using the ovf tool to convert a virtual appliance to virtual machine format and getting a memory size limitation error based on the OVF source. The source ovf file specifies 4GB of memory for...
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 to specify which datastore to use with OVFtool
This is driving me crazy! How do you specify which datastore to use when there are multiple? I ran exactly the same command on a box that had one datastore and it worked fine (as expected). It...
View ArticleVirtual serial port in OVF descriptor to import in VMWare ESX 4.0
Hi to all in the community, I have some problems configuring a Juniper virtual appliance with a "virtual serial port" in an OVF format. I intend to configure the basic network settings of this...
View ArticleDatatype error: Type:InvalidDatatypeValueException
Hi, I am getting following error message while checking ovf file using --schemaValidate option. C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool.exe --schemaValidate "w:\Virtual...
View ArticleESX 4.1 fails to deploy ova using ovftool and self-signed appliance
Environment: - ovftool 2.0.1 (build-260188) - ESXi 4.0.0 (244038) - ESXi 4.1.0 (260247) I'm creating an OVA using ovftool from an appliance that's turned off. It's installed on the ESX 4.1...
View ArticleConverting OVA file to VMX
I downloaded the latest OVF converter tool but it looks like as per documentation, it cannot convert OVA to VMX?If yes, how? If no, how do I? Thanks
View ArticleOVFTool crashes on Linux x64 - basic_string::_S_construct NULL not valid
Running into an issue with ovftool while moving VMs from Linux Workstation to ESXi 4.1 - When running the following command line with the attached vmx: build@machine:/opt/vm/lab/qa/w7ultrtm-001_ruby18$...
View ArticleOVA 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 Articleovftool failing to convert vmx to ovf
Hello,I'm attempting to do a vmware to ovf converstion. However, I'm receiving some fairly generic errors from ovftool and was hoping I could get some help. Here are the console messages when I...
View ArticleConvert ovf template to vsx
Hello ,I used the vcenter 4.1 console to Export OVF Template. We need to be able to load this template in vmware player. I downloaded ovftool and tried to convert the OVF template so that it could...
View Articleovftool 2.0.1 installation
Ovftool need to download 2.0.1 but vmware's website when I go to the download page tells me that is not, someone can provide me the tool, thanks
View ArticleAttempting to Sign an OVF Package
Right now I'm trying to sign an OVF Package and I receive these sets of errors when I do: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool.exe --privateKey= "C:\Documentsand Settings\jhamilto\My...
View Articlegiving Connect error when converting Win2K8 by vConverter
Was giving an SSL error, now giving a connecgt error. No firewall involved. I wonder Windows does not have ssh, so, why is vConverter using ssh. Any help much appreciated. Section for VMware vCenter...
View ArticleBest way to export a VM as an OVF/OVA ?
Hi All, Everytime I manually export a VM using vsphere client, I am getting the resultant ovf of much larger size. ( i.e. size of .vmdk's are much larger, increases by 10% everytime )I looked at...
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