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commobill
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How to convert .ova files to .ovf

Hello.I'm new to the VM world. If used to running CUCM 8.6.1 directly on servers. My company is now virtualizing all call managers on ESXi 3.5 and 5.0 platforms. ESXi 3,5 due to hardware limitations. I have some laptops that run CUCM 8.6.1 VMs on ESXi 5.0 and some that run CUCM 8.6.1 on ESXi 3.5. I have a basic .ova for the VMs on the ESXi 5.0 platforms. Can I convert this .ova to an .ovf that will run on the ESXi 3.5 platforms so I don't have to re ghost the laptops when a VM is corrupted? If so, how?

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larsonm
VMware Employee
VMware Employee

Try using OVFTool.  It's available for download on VMware's download site:  OVF Tool Documentation

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