ovftool: How to override disk naming of ovftool
Hi, Suppose I have a VM "vm1" with 3 disks "[datastore2] k1/k1.vmdk", "[datastore2] k1/k1new.vmdk" and "[datastore2] k1/k1up.vmdk". I can't identify the correct disk, If I import this VM to my local...
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 ArticleSpecifying ?ip=[ip] in locator results in "Locator does not refer to an...
I have a setup where I am accessing vCenter and an ESXi host through a NAT layer. If I try to deploy directly to vCenter, ovftool automatically tries to connect to the ip address of the ESXi host...
View ArticleSelective VM deployment using ovf file
Hi Experts, We are trying to build an ova package which has multiple virtual machines (something like LAMP VM, AD VM )Can we have selective vm deployments? say user gets to select what he wants to...
View Articleovftool 3.5.0 not running on CentOS 5 (needs GLIBC 3.4?)
Installed ovftool 3.5 on CentOS 5.9. Install went without any errors, says Installation Successful. Running ovftool yields about 5 errors similar to:/usr/lib/vmware-ovftool/ovftool.bin:...
View Articleovftool : Specify Hardware version during a conversion ?
Hi everybody, I'd like to change the hardware version during an export using ovftool. Is there a way to specify it ? I've seen the "--maxVirtualHardwareVersion" but I'm unable to understand how to use...
View ArticleOVA template deployment - sysprepping and customizing the deployment
Hello,I am seeking guidance on automation\customization of an OVA deployment. Looking to use an OVA due to it's compression ability which is favorable when needing to transfer a VMWare virtual machine...
View ArticleProperties lost when deployed a VM and exported it to OVF
Hi, I have built a VM, using VMware Studio in OVA format. I defined some custom OVF environment properties in it.After I built the VM, I opened the .OVF file to see the property values are appeared...
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....
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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...
View Articlefailed to upload template to vcloud director with ovftool 3.0.1
Hello There, OvfTool: 3.0.1vCloud Director(VCD): 5.1I use ovftool 3.0.1 to upload an ovf file to VCD and the server return error after upload completely.It works previously while use ovftool 2.1 with...
View Articleovftool VM->ova/f fails with SHA1 digest of file . . . disk.iso does not...
I'm trying to create an OVA file from an installed VM. If I try creating it with ovftool 3.5, it downloads everything completely then gives me the following error:SHA1 digest of file...
View Articleovftool coredumped
I use ovftool to deploy an appliance to a host (esx 3.5i). after disk copy done, I got an error message and the tool core dumped. What does the message means ? Thanks in advance. Opening OVF...
View Articlerun ovftool error , anyone helps?
i am using ovftool (verisn 2.01), and i have got some error as below, anyone ever met these? SOS (1)command:"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool\ovftool.exe" --X:logToConsole...
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 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 - 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 Articleovftool fails with curl error: couldn't connect to server
HI, I'm trying to create an OVF using ovftool 3.0.1. When I issue the ovftool command from the command line I get:Error: cURL error: Couldn't connect to serverCompleted with errors I used the...
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...
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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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