Best 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...
View Articleusing ovftool for importing a .ubf (Universal Boot Format) file
Hi,I am new to the virtualization world and was wondering if any of have come across anything like this: I am receiving a *.ubf file from another dev group, which I successfully import via vSphere.Now...
View ArticleWhat is the purpose of the ISO?
Hi I did a conversion of a vm workstation vm to an OVF using ovftool (yuck, coammndline!!) At the end of this my Win7 x 86 vm had an ISO in it as well as the .ovf and .vmdk When i open the ISO it is a...
View ArticleError converting OVF to VMX -- virtualbox-3?
I am trying to convert a .ovf to a .vmx using the ovftool utility in terminal on OSX 10.6.8. USING the --lax command, the result I get is as follows: Opening OVF source:...
View ArticleNo local configuration options in .ovftool
Hello: I am working in a Windows environment with ovftool 3.01. When running the ovftool in a directory that contains an ovf and a .ovftool file, the ovftool does not seem to pick up the local...
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Simple creation of OVA from VMX on ESXi 5.1 vCenter
I give; I have spent too long attempting to find the magic decoder ring to get ovftool to do what I expect to be a very basic use case. My vCenter server is win2k8 R2 node, my host node is RHEL6.3, and...
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 ArticleSpanning media with chunked OVF
Not sure if this is possible but is there a way if I were to chunk an OVF export into 2GB chunks so I can burn the files to a DVD, I can then import the OVF from the dvd's withouth having to copy all...
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OVFT: unable to export with spaces (in path) on server.
Hi All, I'm unable to get ovftool to export a vm from my server that has spaces in the path to the vmx file.Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! On the server:~ # vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvmsVmid Name...
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How to alter "Power on after deployment" checkbox's default behavior?
Hi All,I want to alter the "Power on after deployment" checkbox's default behavior, which is part of the last page of deployment. By default this box is not checked, is there a setting I can include in...
View ArticleInclude advanced CPU settings in OVF/OVA
Is it possible to include the advanced CPU settings for a VM when you build an OVF/OVA with ovftool? My VM must have VT-x enabled (nested virtualization) and the default setting seem to be disabled....
View ArticleDeploy OVF Template in VMWare Workstation 10 using ovf-tool
Hi All, I just started exploring the ovf-tools. I have an ovf template available for a VM and I was able to deploy it in Workstation using the GUI.Is there a way / command available to use this...
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 ArticleI HAVE a query can we install vSphere ESXi 4.1 U3 and ESXi 5.5 in HA cluster...
I HAVE a query can we install vSphere ESXi 4.1 U3 and ESXi 5.5 in HA cluster vCenter 5.5.
View ArticleHow 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?
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VMware's ovftool doesn't install/work on VMware vMA 4.0?
Tried to install 64bit ovftool on VMware vMA 4.0 today and it failed to install or yield any useful information: [vi-admin@scofield]$ ./VMware-ovftool-installer-1.0.0-166674-lin.x86_64.sh VMware OVF...
View ArticleIs there a way to specify static IP for a deploying OVA in the ovftool command?
Hi, I am trying to deploy OVA using ovftool. I see the option --network and --net available for selecting the network by name, though I was not able to find a way to assign a static IP in the ovftool...
View ArticleOVFTool 2.1.0 with Active Directory Question (vSphere crashes)
When I try to export one of my VMs using File/Export/Export OVF Template....it crashes vSphere with a nice assertion window. To see what the cause of this is, I decided to try using ovftool 2.1.0 on...
View ArticleComment sauvegarder une VM équipée d'un périphérique SCSI avec ovftool ?
Bonjour à tous, Je travail actuellement sur le développement un script de sauvegarde de VM qui utilise l'outil OVFTOOL. Le script se déroule correctement pour des VM n'ayant pas de périphériques...
View Articleimport ova esx 3.5
hi everyone im trying to install Solar Winds virtualization manager on my Esxi 3.5.The appliance is on OVA format.i got o File--> Virtual Appliance -->Import-->Import the file and i get the...
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