ovftool installation for Alpine (musl libc instead of glibc)
Hi,We are moving from ubuntu to Alpine for our container image and encountered the following error for ovftool installation in an Alpine container. It works fine in an ubuntu container. Please note...
View ArticlePowercli Export a specific disk of a VM
Good morning to all, I’ve been trying to find a few posts around, but I haven’t found anything on the subject. I would need to create a script to export a specific disk of a virtual machine. I thought...
View Articleovftool install fails due to libpython3.7m.so.1.0 missing
The install of ovftool from VMware-ovftool-4.4.0-15722219-lin.x86_64.bundle on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS fails. Please advise how to proceed.root@ubuntu-qcore:/tmp# cat /etc/os-release...
View ArticleError: 32 occurring when converting .vmx to .ova file
I am converting a .vmx for to a .ova file using the ovftool. I have used the ovftool to do this operation in the past, and would occasionally see the error:Error: 32Completed with errorsWhenever this...
View Articleovftool install fails on CentOS 8 due to libpython3.8.so.1.0 missing
Hi all - as this is supported on RHEL, I am using a CentOS 8 machine and am unable to install this new version. I had v4.3 installed without issues but v4.4 is failing due to libpython3.8.so.1.0 and I...
View Articleautomate vapp property creation with api or ovftool?
hi..i'm creating a vm via packer automation, i was wondering if there's after creation to use ovftool or even a direct api call to vcenter to add vapps properties i'm talking about version, vendor,...
View ArticleHow to install OVFTOOL on ESXi 6.7
I have downloaded and place the Linux file VMware-ovftool-4.4.0-15722219-lin.x86_64.bundle on ESXi but cannot install. I want to run the OVF tool on the ESXi server onto a datastore. It's a 1-2 TB...
View Articleovftool deploy to a cluster fails with seg fault
Using the latest ovftool 4.4.0 (build-15722219) on Linux, having a hard time deploying to a cluster of hosts in vCenter. What is the current syntax?$ ovftool win2k16.ova...
View ArticleOVFTool Import Multiple VMs into vApp or Template
Hi There, Please can someone advise if it is possible, I would like to import multiple VMs into the same vApp or Template in vCloud. When testing i get this error... Opening vCloud target:...
View Articleovf template for including different license agreement text not working as...
Hi, I am working on one migration where I expected to generate custom ovf template for my product.I used the earlier version ovf template and it was working in those version perfectly In new ovf...
View Articleovftool 4.4: Importing OVF template into vCenter 6.7 fails with error "OVF...
According to Release Notes of 4.4, the importing of OVF template into vCenter is supported." Release 4.4 supports importing OVF into vCenter Server as a template, rather than as a VM. Template import...
View ArticleCan't install in Debian 11
Hello,I'm trying to install OVF Tool in Debian 11 without luck...sudo ./VMware-ovftool-4.4.0-16360108-lin.x86_64.bundleExtracting VMware Installer...done.Traceback (most recent call last): File...
View ArticleDeploy vof template to vSphere
I want to deploy some vof template to vSphere, but I don't want to deploy them by manually next step and next step. Can I deploy them use PowerCLI or other ways? What should I do?
View ArticleMACOS OVF tool
# aditya @ Adityas-MacBook-Pro in /Applications/VMware OVF Tool [14:45:05] C:1$ ./ovftool /Users/aditya/VirtualBox\ VMs/Windows\ 2000/Windows\ 2000\ Professional.vmx /Users/aditya/VirtualBox\...
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 Articleovftool -- mapping multiple nics with same network name to different network...
Is there a way to map network devices that are both associated with "VM Network" in the ova to different networks on the target? The ova contains only "VM Network", but I would like to put one...
View ArticleSerious problem in ovftool VMDK input
All, First of all, apologies if this is an inappropriate forum. I do not have a support contact for this issue. We are VMware customers, however our licenses are purchased through an academic reseller....
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 ArticleOVF tool for Windows 64 bit OS VMs
Hi All, Do we have an ovf tool for Windows 64bit OS virtual machines? The ovf tool guide mentions toolsfor Windows 32 bit OS and Linux 32 & 64 bit OS but not for Windows 64 bit OS virtual...
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