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 ArticleVMware datacenter optimization project
We are working on a project that analyzes datacenter utilization and decides how to optimize VMs. We just released our VMware data collector. The data collectors continuously gets utilization data from...
View Articleovftool add description when exporting ova
I want to edit the description filed when exporting an ova file. With export-vapp, it is pretty straightforward, just specify a parameter called “description”. like export-vapp -Description “abcd”. Is...
View ArticleSelective VM deployment using ovf file
Hi Experts, We are trying to build an ova package which has multiple virtual machines (something like LAMP VM, AD VM )Can we have selective vm deployments? say user gets to select what he wants to...
View ArticleOvfTool - Resource Switch not working.
Hi, Thanks in advance for any help that can be given with this, Have been looking at rolling out .ovf VM's as part of a automation project. What we are trying to do is roll out two servers to a...
View ArticleIs it possible to create the vm using vmcreate.pl script without datacenter ?...
We are getting null response (No error) when create the vm without datacenter params..
View ArticleUnable To convert .vmx to .ovf
HI I got Workstation 7.1.5I want to migrate my VM on to Esxi5.5I tried to convert .vmx to .ovf with Command (ovftool E:\VM\VM4\VM4.vmx E:\OVF\OVF4\VM4.ovf)But its failing with error :C:\Program...
View ArticleOVFTool: How to add description while exporting a VM as OVF file
I am using OVFTool to export a VM as an OVF file. I want to know if there is any way to add description during export. I can add EULA and other stuff but i am stuck at description.Adding description is...
View ArticleHow to handle VI Java API for Events and Alarms in vCenter
Hello Friend, I need to come up with Java script where all sort of events and alarms that get generated in vCenter can be tracked off. Is there a powerful document or link , which describes in detail...
View ArticleFailure on disk import
Hello, I'm having some trouble getting both the vSphere Client and ovftool toimport my OVF's. When using the vSphere Client, I successfully walk throughthe wizard to "Deploy OVF Template", I click...
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 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 Articlehow to change ovf exported from vsphere to be compatible with workstation?
Hi, we want make our virtual appliance as vmware ready. We want have OVF file with VMDK compatible with vmware workstation, player, server and esx3.5. But we have only Vmware vSphere. vSphere...
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 Articleovftool: Conversion to monolithic sparse image fails with a Vapp ovf file
Hi, We have been trying to create the monolithicSparse Image for the Vapp Ovf using the following OVF Tool command-Line Options/usr/bin/ovftool --acceptAllEulas -dm=monolithicSparse Test_Vapp.ovf...
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 ArticleHow to use ovftool command line utility Video Tutorial
Hi, I have created a Video Tutorial for Beginners to show 'How to use ovftool command line utility' fosshelp: How to use ovftool command line utility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvHfB6BdJk Thanks,
View ArticleSpecifying ?ip=[ip] in locator results in "Locator does not refer to an...
I have a setup where I am accessing vCenter and an ESXi host through a NAT layer. If I try to deploy directly to vCenter, ovftool automatically tries to connect to the ip address of the ESXi host...
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 ERROR
Hi, I am getting below error while depoying a OVF template. Please suggest. Failed to Deploy:Unable to access file: server1.vmdk.The process cannot access the file "fullpath of vmdkfile\server1.vmdk'...
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