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How to insert multi laguage eula in ova file.

I inserted eula file in ova file by ovftool command "eula@=[filename]".But i dont know how to insert multi laguage eula.How do I do that with the ovftool command?

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Cannot convert OVA to VMX using OVFTOOL / Using workstation throws system Error

I am facing an issue. I have an ova file of size 362 MB. I am using OVFTOOL to convert ova to vmx file. I get the below error during conversion,Also tried with option --chunkSize=200mb, but with no...

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Cannot 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...

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Unsupported 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'        

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OVFtool 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...

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OVF format expectations

 Is there a document anywhere that outlines the format that the OVFTool expects the OVF file to be in?   Such as: elements that ovfTool expects?   I have some OVF sources that are .9 and 1.0 compliant...

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Failure 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...

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Error: Device 'cdrom1' has a backing type that is not supported.

Hi, I'm getting the following error when trying to convert from VMX to OVF:      ovftool ./n1dps/Solaris\ 10\ 64-bit\ Single\ Partition.vmx ./ovf/n1dps.knerr.us.ovfOpening VMX source: ./n1dps/Solaris...

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OVF Tool HELP!!!!!!

 i installed the OVF tool yesterday, i followed every step in the "OVF Tool User Guide" and when i open the comman prompt and typed "ovftool" its work  but when i retype again i get an error saying "no...

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ovftool. Cannot execute binary file

I've downloaded the recent version of ovftool (VMware-OvfTool-1.0.0-117388.i386.tar.gz) to use it on VMWare ESX 3.5 server It shows the following error in CLI:   [root@vmserver ovftool]# ./ovftool...

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ovf 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...

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Unable 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...

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ovftool import VM slow

Hi, Am I the only one that gets about 10Mbps (Megabits/second), or about 1MB/sec (megabyte/sec) throughput when using the ovftool to import a VM on a 1Gbps LAN?  I would assume there is some type of...

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Create OVF with flat vmdk

Hey, I'm trying to build a utility that builds an OVF, given a flat.vmdk and a .vmdk with the descriptor. But I've found that only streamOptimized disks will export properly, however they only take...

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Using OVFTool 2.1.0 with vmdk/vmk from Converter

Contents too long on my OVF descriptor?   C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool --X:logToConsole y:\A10\A10.vmdk y:\A10.ovf[2011-08-30 13:10:49.390 05232 verbose 'ovftool'] Subscribing to...

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Problem extracting OVA using latest OVFTool

I have a .ova created supplied to me that I'd like to open on several local copies of VMWare Workstation. On one machine I am able to open it successfully. On another using VMWare Workstation I get...

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Mac OSX newbie - where is ovftool after installing the package

which ovftool does not find a match after I have installed the latest version of the tool.  The User Guide does not specify where it is installed on OSX.  How do I validate that it was installed...

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how to deploy ova/ovf into VMware Player?

hello.          I create a ova file from my ESXi 5.0.0 with ovftool 2.1.0-467744, then I deploy this ova file into ESXi 5.0.0 is success and work well. But I can't deploy the same ova file into VMWare...

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OFV 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...

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giving 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...

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