Scripting 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 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 ArticleOVA vs OVF in ovftool
Hi all,I am trying to implement an OVF support for some virtualization software, which is using raw images for disks. I use qemu-img to convert raw images to vmdk format. Then I use ovftool to convert...
View ArticleMac OSX newbie - where is ovftool after installing the package
which ovftool does not find a match after I have installed the latest version of the tool. The User Guide does not specify where it is installed on OSX. How do I validate that it was installed...
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 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 ArticleCannot convert an other26xlinux-64 guest from VMX to OVF
I'm not sure if this is a bug or I'm missing something, but if I create a VMX using the "Other 2.6.x Linux (64-bit)" guest type (so that guestOS is "other26xlinux-64"), and then convert it to OVF via...
View Articlegetting following error while login
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool --machineOutput --acceptAllEulas --verifyOnly E:\vmdk2008\Windows2008\Windows2008P2V.vmx...
View Articlegetting following error while calling OVF tool.
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool E:\vmdk2008\Windows2008\Windows2008P2V.vmx...
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 Articleimport ova esx 3.5
hi everyone im trying to install Solar Winds virtualization manager on my Esxi 3.5.The appliance is on OVA format.i got o File--> Virtual Appliance -->Import-->Import the file and i get the...
View Articleovftool - deploy vshield manager 5.1.2 to esxi 5.1 error
I am trying to deploy OVAs using ovftool 3.0.1 to an ESXi 5.1 host. When deploying VCSA 5.1.0b it works as expected with the following command: "/Applications/VMware OVF Tool/ovftool" --acceptAllEulas...
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How to set a Virtual Machine name with Java vCloud SDK api
I'm trying to settup a vApp with one VM via the Java SDK api, how can this be achieved? I have thried : childVm.getReference().setName("4pm-test-00004");GuestCustomizationSectionType customSection =...
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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...
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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 ArticleUnsupported section "BootOrderSection" (Virtual hardware device boot order)
I have a Linux VM running on fusion, and using ovftool to convert this .vmx into .ovf, then import into a ESXi 5...unfortunately having this error message. I tried the -lax option, but doesn't help...I...
View ArticleNot able use the ipaddress and netmask properties from ovf using ovftool
OVF Command option:ovftool.exe "--acceptAllEulas=true" "--name=Robo_Naren_vApp_Temp" "--datastore=fiddleback-esx2:storage1" "-dm=thin" "--network=VM-Network" "C:/appliance-main-image-8.0.0.3.0.ova"...
View ArticleCan not convert a VMX from vCenter server to a local vmx
I am trying to convent a vmx within vCenter server to a local vmx, i am trying with: ovftool.exe "vi://user:password@my_vCenterserver/may_datacenter?ds=[my_datastore] my_vm/my_vm.vmx" C:\ovfs\my_vm.vmx...
View ArticleVMware Workstation Natively
okay, I know this isn't developed yet, but I thought I would ask about.first I love VMware workstation, amazing tool. and most VMware products are quick and easy for the average user. okay to meat of...
View ArticleEscaping backslashes (or other special characters) in the FTP locator
Using ovftool 3.0.1, I cannot figure out how to escape the backslash character when specifying the username and password in an FTP locator on the command line. $ ovftool...
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