Converting OVF file using ovftool from VirtualBox produces error "Line 39:...
Hi, I would like to convert VirtualBox 3.2.4 virtual machine to VMWare ESX 4.0. In VirtualBox I have exported appliance to 0.9 format and then follow the following tutorial:...
View Articleovftool "locator does not refer to an object"
I am trying to create an OVF from a vm in vsphere - I'm running ovftool on a linux machine, and using the following syntax (I got this from the ovftool users guide):ovftool...
View ArticleError in uploading to vCloud using ovftool
Hi, I try to upload a physical server image to vcloud but it keep returning this error "Invalid response from Server" >ovftool -o --net:"bridged=myNetwork" --ipAllocationPolicy=transientPolicy...
View ArticleUnsupported virtual hardware device 'VirtualSCSI'.
I try to deploy a OVA into a vCenter 5.5, using OVFTool with the following command:/usr/bin/ovftool --powerOn --acceptAllEulas --noSSLVerify --skipManifestCheck --allowAllExtraConfig...
View ArticleIssue with ovftool "Error: Failed to open file: .\" when try to export to ovf
Hello I have created a VM in VMware Workstation 15 Player and I am experiencing an issue when trying to export using ovftool.exe. I am running Workstation on a Windows 10 laptop. OS: Windows 10The host...
View ArticleImport OVA Template errors with "Could not convert field 'spec' of structure...
Hopefully this is the right place to ask this. We have a product that's distributed as an OVA and have done so for years. We're finally getting around to supporting vSphere 6.5 but are running into an...
View ArticleProblems trying to convert a .iso to .ova file
I have a .iso image from which I want to create a .ova , But everytime I run into a problem Error: Curl error: Couldn't connect to serverCompleted with errors Here is the command I used, ovftool...
View Article[BUG] ovftool produces invalid manifest file (.mf)
According to the ovf specification [1] section 5.1:"The manifest file shall contain SHA digests for all distinct files referenced in the References element of the OVF descriptor and for no other...
View Articleovftool Failed to send http data
Hi, Can someone provide an indication on what is generating the following error when running ovftool to deploy a vm on a host in a vCenter? Opening OVA source: /usr/local/path/to/ova/file.ovaThe...
View ArticleCannot Import OVF into ESXi 3.5
Using a seperate process (python-vm-builder), I am building an ESX/ESXi compliant image that I have confirmed can be uploaded, imported and started in Workstation, ESX 3.0, ESXi 3.5 and even Server...
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 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 ArticleA quick note on using a domain login for ovftool
I didn't find this documented anywhere else, so I wanted to note that, if you want to use windows domain accounts in the authentication process for ovftool without specifying it interactively, you must...
View ArticleOVFTool 2.1.0 with Active Directory Question (vSphere crashes)
When I try to export one of my VMs using File/Export/Export OVF Template....it crashes vSphere with a nice assertion window. To see what the cause of this is, I decided to try using ovftool 2.1.0 on...
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...
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 ArticleUnable to deploy an ovf to datacenter folder
We have a specific folder used for certain vm's that I need to deploy to.As an example I can view the current list of vm's with:ovftool vi://myadmin:mypass@ourvcenter/DATACENTER/vm/myvmsError: Found...
View ArticleCannot deploy to datastore cluster
I'm trying to import a OVA file using the tool, but I cannot seem to import it to a datastore cluster. If I don't specify the datastore, I get this:Error: No target datastore specified. Possible...
View ArticleVM to OVF w/ OVFTOOLS Error
Hi, Using ESXi 6.0.0, ovftool 4.2 I am trying to export a VM in a standalone ESXi to OVF using the following sintaxys: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool...
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...
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