How do I set IPaddress when deloploying an OVF using Vsphere APIs
What is the format of the ovf and what APIs do I use to set the ipaddress of a Vm when deploying it as an ovf?
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...
View ArticleHow do I keep vmxnet3 NIC type when exporting to OVF/OVA
Hi,I exported a VM from my ESXi 4.0.0 server using ovftool for Windows but the type of NIC seems to have been changed as part of the conversion. It was VMXNET3 on the host but ends up being VMXNET in...
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 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 ArticleError: Invalid access to memory location - Fix an OVA?
I have a VM that I exported as an OVA as a "Just in Case" backup a while ago. Today I had to use it and I cannot import it.There was an ISO mounted when I did the export and it exported the ISO as...
View ArticleCreate OVF/OVA via ovftool
Hi, I have a ESXi 5.0 server running which has a Guest VM running CentOS 5.6. The ESXi server is a standalone server, not included in a datacenter, not managed by vCenter. The server has a HDD of 80G...
View ArticleAutomating the export from a vSphere 5 host
Is it possible to automate the export from a vSphere 5 host like the vcb mounted would perform in the past?
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 ArticleHow to upgrade hardwareversion
Hi i've an OVF virtual appliance with hardware version 4 how can i upgrade it to hardware version 7 and convert to OVA as well? it seems ovftools does not have the ability to upgrade to a higher...
View Articleovftool terminating before starting the deployment of the ova
Hi Guys, I want to get some feed back about the below stack trace after setting the --X:logfile and loglevel 2013-04-29T04:47:37.841-07:00 [02188 verbose 'Default'] [SSL_DB] Using C:\Documents and...
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 ArticleHow 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 ArticleNo support for the virtual hardware device type '7'
Hello When using ovftool: # ovftool file.ova fileOpening OVA source: file.ovaThe manifest validatesOpening VMX target: fileError: OVF Package is not supported by target:- Line 60: OVF hardware element...
View Articleovftool - What is wrong with my command?
I have tried everything and having trouble with this command and here is the error I am getting. I have tried "--network=VM Network" and every option I can think of and those options seems correct...
View Articleovftool.exe crashes when deploying OVA from Windows 7
I'm experiencing a coredump when attempting to deploy an OVA into vCenter 5.0.0. I have downloaded the OVA to the Windows 7 PC locally and have run the ovftool from that path as follows: ovftool...
View Articleovf tool fails on device paths
"A line such as ide1:0.fileName = "/dev/cdrom" or a line such as ide1:0.fileName = "/dev/scd0" wil cause the ovftool to abort with the following message: - Device 'cdrom1' has a backing type that is...
View ArticleUnable to parse xml element 'Envelope'
I used ovftool (1.0 running in a RHEL 5.2 VM) to create an ovf of a powered off RHEL 5.1 VM. All was successful and I can probe the OVF without issue. However, when I try to import it as a virtual...
View ArticleUnsupported element 'Property'
I am trying to import OVF with custom propery set and getting folling error with vmware ovf tool. Any idea on how to resolve this issue? Error: - Line 107: Unsupported element 'Property'
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...
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