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Cannot create OVF with ovftool from ESXi. Getting Error: Got fault from server

When I try to create an ova/ovf from a vmx located on a ESXi 5.1 server, or try to verify it, I'm getting an error that seems to indicate that the server or tool is looking for the .iso file that was used on the original data store to build the server.

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool --verifyOnly "vi://root:vmware@1

0.62.222.85:443/Staging-DC/vm/HQ-CUCM-01

Error: Got fault from server: File ds:///vmfs/volumes/5354c80b-dc197e1f-3639-b83

861d76de7/ISOs/CUCM-CUC/Bootable_UCSInstall_UCOS_9.1.2.11900-12.sgn.iso was not

found

I thought that perhaps the server thought that the .iso was mounted when I shut it down and that the tool was trying to do something with it but I powered it up and made sure the .iso was not connected.  I tried copying the file it is complaining about to the datastore, following the same directory tree but it still fails.  Also the VM was migrated from one server to another. So I don't know if that has something to do with it or not.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

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iSamNC
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Thanks for the response.  I had made sure that the ISO was disconnected (last part of my original question).  But I went ahead and changed the setting for DVD from the .iso to "Client Device" and that did it.

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Simply disable the CDrom device of that VM - then rebuild the OVF


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Hi

Welcome to communities.

Hope you have installed properly , if not please try to command line .

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

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Thanks for the response.  I had made sure that the ISO was disconnected (last part of my original question).  But I went ahead and changed the setting for DVD from the .iso to "Client Device" and that did it.

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