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Converting a vmx file to ovf file (error while doing so)
Hello I am running a Ubuntu 10.04 host system. Using the ovftool i tried to convert a ".vmx" file to ".ovf" file. Here is the command that i used for the purpose. $ sudo -tt=ovf ovftool...
View ArticleHow to include 2 EULA files in an ovf?
Using OVFtool 2.1 (seems the download for 3.0.1 is still broken!) to create an ovf, and I need to insert two EULAs. The command option is --eula@=[path][filename] which is working fine for me. But I...
View ArticleOVF environment not available
Hi, I'm having a problem with ovftool. I'm running ovftool against a ESXi host with a trial license. The command shows the ovf properties that I've set on the commandline, but once I'm on the virtual...
View ArticleUse OVFTool to Convert OVA File Without A Domain
OVFTool keeps failing when I try to convert an OVA image to vmdk, since I don't have a domain on our network, a la vi://hostname.domain. What should I do? It's a Mitel Linux Image.
View Articleovftool terminating before starting the deployment of the ova
Hi Guys, I want to get some feed back about the below stack trace after setting the --X:logfile and loglevel 2013-04-29T04:47:37.841-07:00 [02188 verbose 'Default'] [SSL_DB] Using C:\Documents and...
View Articleovftool: 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 ArticleDeploy OVF Template problems
Hi!I'm trying to to deploy a OVF/OVA file into my vCenter but I'm getting a error message, pls help me. "Line 61: No space left for device '5' on parent controller '4'." (Tested to deploy other...
View ArticleHow to use ovftool command line utility Video Tutorial
Hi, I have created a Video Tutorial for Beginners to show 'How to use ovftool command line utility' fosshelp: How to use ovftool command line utility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvHfB6BdJk Thanks,
View ArticleConvert ESX4(i) OVF to work with ESX3.5
I have downloaded and installed the OVF tool but when i try and copy/deploy the OVF to the server i get a message below. Error: Failed to open OVF descriptorCompleted with errors Any help you guys can...
View Articlesign an ovf
Hi, I wrote some Ruby code that creates the the .cert file of my ovf. I used ovftool to create the .cert file. The two files differ slightly. The one created by my Ruby code is rejected when I try to...
View ArticleOVFtool error - Line 38: Unsupported value '16' for element 'VirtualQuantity'.
Hi Guys, I'm getting the below error when using the OVFtool to convert an OVA file to VMX. Error: - Line 38: Unsupported value '16' for element 'VirtualQuantity'.- Virtual machine has 16 virtual CPUs,...
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 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 ArticleOVF 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...
View ArticleUnsupported 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'
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...
View Articleexporting & importing VM;s ..
Gents , Pls bear with me as this will be long post... I plan to export a Whole DC consisting of some 90 + VM , each VM has it;s Own datastore ( Bad thing i know..will streamline it ) . the esx version...
View Articlehow 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...
View Articleovftool deploy failing with "Network connection was lost"
Hey, Is anybody aware of what network flows exist when deploying an ovf file using ovftool through a vCenter? Right now ovftool is continually erroring out with the following message: Transfer Failed...
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...
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