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pdam123456
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How to specify memorySize in ovftool

I  am trying to   specify  the   memorySize  using  --memorySize:VMID=10*1024  in ovftool   but   it  always  defaults    to   OVA  defaults 

I tried   using   VCFC-2.3.0-jenkins-cl-4611 

but   did   not  work . I   have  attached  the  OVF for  reference

 <VirtualSystem ovf:id="VCFC-2.3.0-jenkins-cl-4611">

    <Info>A virtual machine</Info>

    <Name>VCFC-2.3.0-jenkins-cl-4611</Name>

    <OperatingSystemSection ovf:id="94" vmw:osType="ubuntu64Guest">

      <Info>The kind of installed guest operating system</Info>

      <Description>Ubuntu Linux (64-bit)</Description>

    </OperatingSystemSection>

    <VirtualHardwareSection>

      <Info>Virtual hardware requirements</Info>

      <System>

        <vssd:ElementName>Virtual Hardware Family</vssd:ElementName>

        <vssd:InstanceID>0</vssd:InstanceID>

        <vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier>VCFC-2.3.0-jenkins-cl-4611</vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier>

        <vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-09</vssd:VirtualSystemType>

      </System>

      <Item>

        <rasd:AllocationUnits>hertz * 10^6</rasd:AllocationUnits>

        <rasd:Description>Number of Virtual CPUs</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>8 virtual CPU(s)</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>1</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceType>3</rasd:ResourceType>

        <rasd:VirtualQuantity>8</rasd:VirtualQuantity>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:AllocationUnits>byte * 2^20</rasd:AllocationUnits>

        <rasd:Description>Memory Size</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>65536MB of memory</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>2</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceType>4</rasd:ResourceType>

        <rasd:VirtualQuantity>65536</rasd:VirtualQuantity>

      </Item>

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parmarr
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--memorySize : Sets the memory size in megabytes of a VM

using the syntax --memorySize:=. Only applies to vCloud targets

version 5.5 or newer. Please refer to this doc: https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d3440c16-d7e6-44bd-8c86-a219acda376c/0c99...

Sincerely, Rahul Parmar VMware Support Moderator
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dgold
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This is fixed in 4.3 version ovftool just released.
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