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2 Replies Last post: Oct 16, 2009 12:14 PM by Divyen

Unsupported element 'Property' posted: Oct 15, 2009 4:18 PM

Divyen

3 posts since
Oct 15, 2009

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'

Tags: ovf, tool, vapp

Re: Unsupported element 'Property'

1. Oct 16, 2009 11:14 AM

in response to: Divyen

Divyen

3 posts since
Oct 15, 2009

Here is more details.

Using following command.

PS C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool> .\ovftool.exe 'C:\Documents and Settings\Divyen Patel\Desktop\solaris10-upda
te7-mysql-vapp\solaris10-update7-mysql-vapp.ovf' vi://root:guest123@129.146.85.165
Opening OVF source: C:\Documents and Settings\Divyen Patel\Desktop\solaris10-update7-mysql-vapp\solaris10-update7-mysql-
vapp.ovf
Opening VI target: vi://root@129.146.85.165/
Error:
- Line 107: Unsupported element 'Property'
PS C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>

Version I am using is

PS C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool> .\ovftool.exe -v
VMware ovftool 1.0.0 (build-166674)

Also attached here with the ovf file.

Any help?

Regards,
Divyen Patel

Attachments:

solaris10-update7-mysql-vapp.ovf (5.6 K)

Re: Unsupported element 'Property'

2. Oct 16, 2009 12:14 PM

in response to: Divyen

Divyen

3 posts since
Oct 15, 2009

Issue resolved. Thanks to Rene, for the clarification.

See the comments in this blog entry.

http://blogs.vmware.com/vapp/2009/07/commandline-ovf-deployments-.html

I was trying to deploy OVF package which has some custom properties directly to ESX server using OVF tool. Via vCenter its uploading fine with the same command line tool.

Regards,

Divyen Patel