I followed the ovftool 1.0 user's guide to try to import an OVF 1.0 image into an ESX 3.5 server, the ovftool command I ran is like below:
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool.exe -ds="vitestbox3:storage1" "c:\temp\ovf\WebSphere_V7.ovf" "vi://root:xxxxxx@vitestbox3.rtp.raleigh
.ibm.com"
Opening OVF source: c:\temp\ovf\WebSphere_V7.ovf
Warning: No manifest file
Opening VI target: vi://root@vitestbox3.rtp.raleigh.ibm.com/
Warning:
- The operating system has been mapped to 'Other Linux (32-bit)' from '' (id: 84).
Error:
- Line 31: Unsupported hardware family 'vmx-04'.
Then I didn't change anything and ran the above command again in the same command line window, but this time, I got a different result:
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool.exe -ds="vitestbox3:storage1" "c:\temp\ovf\WebSphere_V7.ovf" "vi://root:xxxxxxt@vitestbox3.rtp.raleigh
.ibm.com"
Opening OVF source: c:\temp\ovf\WebSphere_V7.ovf
Warning: No manifest file
Opening VI target: vi://root@vitestbox3.rtp.raleigh.ibm.com/
Target: vi://vitestbox3.rtp.raleigh.ibm.com/
Disk Transfer Failed
Error: Target disk not found
Deleting VM: WebSphere_V7
On the ESX server side, I saw it tried to create a VM, but removed it immediately due to a failure. I am not sure if I need to specify other options in the command, or I need to change something in .ovf file. It would be appreciated if someone can give me some advices/suggestions. Thanks.
- Matt
It seems that I can import ovf 1.0 images into an ESX server, but got the above error when trying to import into an ESXi server. Any ideas? Thanks.
I have the same problem and even try to enter the IP address as target.
same result!!
any help would be appreciated
Gab
could you try to upgrade to ovftool 2.0.1?
If did not work please provide logs etc so I have a look.
eske
great it worked with the ovftool 2.0.1
Thanks!!!
good to hear!
be sure to also download the user guide as new features was added from ovftool 1.0 to ovftool 2.0.1
eske
