ovftool 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 ArticleOVF Tool memory range error
I'm using the ovf tool to convert a virtual appliance to virtual machine format and getting a memory size limitation error based on the OVF source. The source ovf file specifies 4GB of memory for...
View ArticleOVF entry to embed .vmx data?
Hi, Does anyone know of a way to add .vmx key/value pairs from an OVF? As in: foo="bar" As it stands I would have my newly imported OVF use VMware API (with host' ESX credentials) modify the...
View ArticleHow do I keep vmxnet3 NIC type when exporting to OVF/OVA
Hi,I exported a VM from my ESXi 4.0.0 server using ovftool for Windows but the type of NIC seems to have been changed as part of the conversion. It was VMXNET3 on the host but ends up being VMXNET in...
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...
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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 Articleiso to ovf/ova? Can it be done?
Hi I'm wondering if there is an automation tool/command(s) that will allow us (team of developers) to import/use a .iso file that contains 64bit OS and pass it through VMware ESXi or Server and then...
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 ArticleOracle VM VirtualBox image -> VMware ESXi Server
I'm running Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2 on my Windows 7 PC. I want to import this to my VMware ESXi Server 4.x. Give me guidens to what are the options I have follow to export first. And how to import...
View Articlereource types supported by vSphere?
Hi all I'm looking for information about the resource types and suptymes supported by vSphere Using an example: <ovf:Item> <rasd:ElementName>Harddisk 1</rasd:ElementName>...
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 Articleovftool sanfs://..../linux.iso was not found
Hi, I'm trying to convert VM into ovf. But ovftool fails with the message: ./ovftool --powerOffSource vi://administrator:xxxxx@host/?ip=192.168.1.22 myovf.ovfOpening VI source:...
View ArticleCreate 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...
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 ArticleA quick note on using a domain login for ovftool
I didn't find this documented anywhere else, so I wanted to note that, if you want to use windows domain accounts in the authentication process for ovftool without specifying it interactively, you must...
View ArticleOVFtool "IO Error" when .ova is 99% extracted
I'm trying to convert a .ova into a .vmx using OVFTool 2.1.0 but after reaching 99% I get an "IO Error"/Disk Transfer Failed and then the .vmx is deleted. During the extraction process everything...
View ArticleOFV 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...
View ArticleError: Invalid access to memory location - Fix an OVA?
I have a VM that I exported as an OVA as a "Just in Case" backup a while ago. Today I had to use it and I cannot import it.There was an ISO mounted when I did the export and it exported the ISO as...
View ArticleMAC ovftool not working
When I try to fun ovftool from the terminal I get the error message 'ovftool: command not found' i.e. m'ovftool Photo_[Work]/VirtualBoxMachines/copyxp\ Base\ V.vmx Photo_[Work]/VBConversions/xpvb.ovf'...
View ArticleUsing ovftool to deploy an OVF with references to external files does not...
Hi, I have an OVF file that refeneces a disk image from a webserver, e.g.: <File ovf:href="http://myserver/cdrom.iso" ovf:id="file1"/> When i try to deploy this OVF to a vSphere server, it fails...
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