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InCadJoe
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Cannot export/import VMs between esxi hosts via OVF

I have a VM running on an ESXi 5.5 host. When I export that VM to an OVF, then reimport to another ESXi 5.5 host it always fails saying "Invalid configuration for device '10'".

However, if I use the ovftool I can export the same VM between those same two ESXi hosts with no problem.

Any ideas as to how I can export the vm to a file and successfully import to another ESXi host?

BTW, device '10' indicates a CD-ROM drive. I've tried both to manually edit the xml file to get around this but nothing seems to work. I've also used VMWare workstation 11 to import the vm and edit the settings to remove the cdrom, then export that but it will not import back onto ESXi. I'm terribly frustrated that I cannot export from one ESXi host to another without such difficulty.

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Please attach such a non-working OVF file to a reply post?

André

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