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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 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 ArticleFailed to import OVF 1.0 image into an ESX 3.5 server using ovftool 1.0
I followed the ovftool 1.0 user's guide to try to import an OVF 1.0 image into an ESX 3.5 server, the ovftool command I ran is like below: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool.exe...
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 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 ArticleOVF TOOL Community moving to Automation Tools Branch...
Folks, We will be moving this community into the Automation Tools Community within the VMTN. New Location: http://vmware.com/go/sysadmintools When: Thursday May 27th 12 Noon PST We expect impact to be...
View ArticleLocator does not refer to an object:
Hi, trying to convert a "SUSEstudio" generated vmdk/vmx to our VI. I have:...
View ArticleOVF tool fails to convert compressed OVF file to vmx
I have a compressed OVF file generated by OVF tool using "compress" option. However, I cannot convert the generated ovf file back to vmx. When I run OVF tool to perform conversion, it says "Disk...
View ArticleOVF and BIOS Settings
Hi, is it possible to include the nvram-file in the OVF-File oder how to tranport BIOS-Settings with OVF. regards.Hans-PeterTAM, EMEA-CentralVMware
View ArticleOVA to VMX using OVFTool in Mac OSx Terminal Problem
Hello, I am new to OVFTool and am having difficulty using it in Terminal on my MacBook Pro to convert an OVA (created by exporting my WinXp virtual machine from within VirtualBox), to a VMX file for...
View ArticleVMware OVF Tool 2.1.0 is now alive.
Hi All. VMware OVF Tool 2.1.0 is now ready for download. Go to the download link on the frontpage. Eske
View ArticleOVF Tool 3.0.1 Segmentation fault on linux
Running OVF Tool 3.0.1 on 32 bit CentOS 6 Linux 2.6.32-279.11.1.el6.i686 (download from VMWare site md5sum was checked ok) Tool starts up fine and is in the process of exporting a VM from one ESXi 4.1...
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:...
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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 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 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...
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 ArticleDoes anyone know how to sign ova with timestamp?
I am creating ova file using VMware OVF tool .And I want to use public Code Signing Certificate like published by Globalsign or Verisign.But current OVF tool doucment is not introduce how to sign with...
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 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...
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