How to specify post installation script on OVF?
Dear all,I am setting up an CentOS VM-image, which will be used as an appliance image for our software.What I want to do is be able to run a setup script after the OVF template is deployed and the...
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use ovftool export ova template from vcenter catch cURL error: Couldn't...
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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 ArticleOVF Compatibility in VMWare products
Hi I have created CentOS VM in ESXi 4.1 server and i have exported this VM into OVF using vSphere Client 4.1 with export OVF option. Because I wanted use and test this same VM in other following VM...
View ArticleProblem with export VM to OVF ( not enough resources)
Hello, I'm trying to export a few VMs to OVF. Successfully I've exported 3 machines but another export finished with error "Failed to export Virtual Machine:Insufficient system resources exists to...
View ArticleOVF Import Failing Due to Syntax
Hi. I'm trying to deploy an OVF template using Vsphere 4.1 client but it keeps failing with syntax errors. The OVF is supplied with an IBM product I've trying to install but there's something it...
View ArticleVirtualBox support directly in ovftool?
Hi All. I was wondering if I should include direct support for VirtualBox into ovftool. Is this something that will be used? I was planning on doing it as source only as:ovftool...
View Articleovftool.exe crashes when deploying OVA from Windows 7
I'm experiencing a coredump when attempting to deploy an OVA into vCenter 5.0.0. I have downloaded the OVA to the Windows 7 PC locally and have run the ovftool from that path as follows: ovftool...
View ArticleOVFtool cannot authenticate to vcloud
I am atempting to connect to a vcloud instance to download an OVF and no matter what I cannot authenticate. Even if I manually input the userid and password it continues to prompt for them. I have...
View ArticleProblems trying to convert a .iso to .ova file
I have a .iso image from which I want to create a .ova , But everytime I run into a problem Error: Curl error: Couldn't connect to serverCompleted with errors Here is the command I used, ovftool...
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 Articleovftool - Managing Resource Pools
Hello, I am using vSphere ESX (4 or 5).I am writing automatic scripts using esxcfg and ovftool (on windows) commands. I have some questions: 1. How can i create Resource Pool's? (if it cannot be done...
View Articleovftool fails with Error: vim.fault.FileNotFound
Hi all. I'm trying to archive some no-longer-used VMs with ovftool, and I've managed to save half of them. The ovftool output looks like:wpeters$ ovftool vi://root@zeus/Riverbed/VSH_250m...
View ArticleCould not look up host [username]. Proper password, but will not convert
Hey all. I know I am using proper syntax, but it seems like there's a missing service running on my esx cluster. I am able to log in with vSphere, but cannot use ovftool to export a stopped server in...
View Articleovftool command line on Win 7 unable to process backsplash in...
Hi VMWare experts, I am having problem with automation script because the string passed in the ovftool command uses credential vsphere.local\userXYZ instead of just userXYZ It appears that the...
View ArticleQuestion Installing OVFtool in ESXi 5.5U1
So long story short I'm building a self deployment install using a Kickstart script that after the install uses wget to copyy the OVA files to the local data store and then deploys the OVAs, i have the...
View ArticleOVF imports but gives disk error on power-on
Fellows, We just imported an .ova file using the vSphere Client GUIsuccessfully. But when we try to power on the VM, the VM console only shows"A disk error" and nothing else. This is a...
View ArticleDeploy OVF template with monolithicFlat VMDKs
I am currently trying to deploy a OVF template that points to a VMDK of createType=monolithicFlat. At the time of deployment I get an error .. Failed to deploy OVF package: The remote server returned...
View Articleovftool fails with connection timeout problems or failed to respond. Ideas...
ovftool fails with a connection problem. The error message is below.Error: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properlyrespond after a period of time, or established...
View ArticlePublishing an ovf to IIS 6?
I have exported an VM to an ovf and put it in a folder on a 2003 windows server. I then created a web folder in IIS 6, and turned on folder browsing. When I put the url path in vSphere to import the...
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