How do I set target VM hostname when deploying OVA?
I'm deploying OVA files to a vCenter using ovftool; it's working perfectly, but I want to go the extra mile and automatically set the hostname of the VM after it is deployed. I found a reference to 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 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 ArticleError: Locale Initialization Failed
Hello I installed ovftool on SLES 11 SP1 but when I try to use it....says Error: Locale Initialization Failed =(
View ArticleScripting ovftool
I need to write a script to remotely shotdown a guest VM, export it to .ova format an restart it.Is there any sample I can start from?Regardsmarius
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 ArticleOFV export trouble
hello, I am stuck. Any help is much appreciated.I am simply trying to export an OVF template from a vm (.vmx) in vCenter 4.1.0 using the OVF Tool. The vm is located...
View ArticleOVF ValueMap & Values
I have an OVF with an ovf:qualifiers ValueMap drop down list of strings.I would like to map the selected string into some other values either int or string will do.I saw in the DSP0004 Version 2.5.0...
View Articleovftool frequently encounters Unexpected end of stream
HelloI've looked around in the forums, but couldn't find a resolution to this problem. I'm using ovftool (the latest version - 2.1.0) to deploy an ova consisting of 3 VMs to an ESXi 4.1 server, via a...
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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Problem with converting vmworkstation vm(.vmx) to ovf by ovftool
Ovftool in VMworkstation·7.0 used to convet .vmx to ovf display error: ovftool version 2.0 Any help with this is super appreciated!! Thanks,
View Articlehow to migrate a virtual machine on a single server esxi host to ovf
HI How do you use the ovftool to migrate a virtual machine (VMX) on a single server esxi 5.1 host to an ovf file? the syntax requires you to specify a data center . However I do not have a datacenter,...
View Articleovftool moref and ManagedObjectNotFound
Hi Guys, I'm trying to use the below command using ovftool and have not been successful ovftool vi://user:pass@localhost?moref=vim.vm.VirtualMachine:<VM GuestName>. every time I receive the...
View ArticleCustom OVF Property in my Virtual appliance
I'm trying to create an additional property in my VM that I build with VMware Studio so that I can use OVFTool to pass a value for the property when I deploy the VM to a vCenter. The property looks...
View ArticleHow to add addition Hard disk space for the created VM in ESXi server using...
Can anyone help me out on "how to add additional Hard Disk and Ethernet Adapter for VM created in an ESXi server using ovftool.exe commandline.
View ArticleDoes OVF Export support Windows 2000?
Hello people, Just wondering if OVF Export tool supports exporting Windows 2000 VM's?
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 ArticleOVA vs OVF in ovftool
Hi all,I am trying to implement an OVF support for some virtualization software, which is using raw images for disks. I use qemu-img to convert raw images to vmdk format. Then I use ovftool to convert...
View ArticleDeploy OVA to ESXi 5 host directly
Hello all, I have a linux VM on a remote ESXi 5 host that I have installed OVFtool. That same linux vm has a local "win2k8.ova" ova file. Here is the command i'm trying to use: ovftool -ds=DS1...
View ArticleGetting Password string in ovf property
Hello,I been working on the setting properties in the ovf template and this is working fine so far.Basically, I add property in the product section under property tag and read its value during...
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