OVF Tool - Deploying OVA - error "Transfer failed"
Hi, I am trying to deploy an. ova file using ovftool with the following command : C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool -ds=<datastore> --net:"VM Network"=standard_trunk...
View ArticleError Installing OVFTool on Ubuntu 14 WorkStation Guest
I am trying to install ovftool 4.1.0 on a Ubuntu guest I have on my Windows host. I downloadedd the ovftool bundle changed permission to +x, started the bundle, and accepted the license. It says it...
View ArticleTrack deployed OVF
I am trying to deploy a vAPP from an OVA using OVF TOOL . Once done, I would like to get an ID and store that in my application, so I can use it later for other actions, such as destroying the vAPP or...
View ArticleUnsupported value '16' for element 'VirtualQuantity'
Hello,I am unable to get a 16 cores vCPU created using ovftool. I am manually creating the OVF file and have specified the following:<rasd:VirtualQuantity>16</rasd:VirtualQuantity>However,...
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 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...
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 environment not available
Hi, I'm having a problem with ovftool. I'm running ovftool against a ESXi host with a trial license. The command shows the ovf properties that I've set on the commandline, but once I'm on the virtual...
View Articleovftool - deploy vshield manager 5.1.2 to esxi 5.1 error
I am trying to deploy OVAs using ovftool 3.0.1 to an ESXi 5.1 host. When deploying VCSA 5.1.0b it works as expected with the following command: "/Applications/VMware OVF Tool/ovftool" --acceptAllEulas...
View ArticleHow to use "ovftool --prop:key=value"?
We want a mechanism to automatically start VMs with customized parameters. We found "ovftool --prop key=value" probably is what we want. But we find in order to retrieve the properties set by...
View ArticleOVFs from virtualbox
Hey This is a short writeup on what is needed to import OVF produced with VirtualBox 2.2.4 (and 2.2.2) You should tell VirtualBox to export in 0.9 format. By default it produce OVFs for vmx-06 so...
View ArticleConverting 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 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 ArticleOVFtool bug when specifying datastore
It appears that ovftool 3.0.1 has an issue while specifying the target datastore when importing an OVF when the VI is a vCenter 5.0 server with ESX 5.0 Update 1 hosts that have a large number of...
View Articleovftool VM->ova/f fails with SHA1 digest of file . . . disk.iso does not...
I'm trying to create an OVA file from an installed VM. If I try creating it with ovftool 3.5, it downloads everything completely then gives me the following error:SHA1 digest of file...
View ArticleError exploit ova to vmx
hi,i'm very newbie on terminal and i get this error when i tried to convert ova file to vmx. It says completed with errors but I can't locate any file, anywhere, and also the whole process is to fast...
View Articleovftool: unable to upload ovf
Hi, I am trying to upload ovf file to vcloud. But I am getting following error: D:\apps\ovftool>ovftool --acceptAllEulas --diskMode=thin --noSSLVerify --overwrite --X:connectionReconnectCount=3...
View Articlecompatibility issues between vsphere 6 and ovftool 4.1 - Unable to deploy OVA
ovftool is unable to deploy OVA on vCenter server 6.0 It can login into vcenter but does not accept datastore options despite having the correct value for datastore. Appears to be some compatibility...
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...
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