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‎11-27-2018 07:13 AM

Can import ovf but can't import self packaged ova

I have generated a vmdk file and exported an ovf from vmware Workstation. When I import the ovf file in VMware Workstation, I can start the machine, everything works.

Problem comes when I try to package it into an ova.

tar cvf my-file.ova my-file.ovf my-file.vmdk

(I know there's an optional step to use a mf file and I tried with it too, I got the same result.)

Then, when trying to import this ova, I first get:

The import failed because /home/david/Documents/virtualbox/my-file.ova \ did not pass OVF specification conformance or virtual hardware compliance checks.

I press retry and finally obtain:

Error importing OVF: Disk (my-file.vmdk) could not be found

I double checked the ovf but I don't believe anything is wrong with it, it looks like there's a bug coming from the packaging step or if this can't work, I don't get why.

Setup:

  • Ubuntu 16.04
  • VMware® Workstation 15 Pro

Here is my ovf:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<Envelope vmw:buildId="build-10104578" xmlns="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:cim="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/common" xmlns:ovf="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:rasd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData" xmlns:vmw="http://www.vmware.com/schema/ovf" xmlns:vssd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_VirtualSystemSettingData" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

  <References>

    <File ovf:href="oblac-box-os-product-20181127144109-disk1.vmdk" ovf:id="file1" ovf:size="436076544"/>

  </References>

  <DiskSection>

    <Info>Virtual disk information</Info>

    <Disk ovf:capacity="27943501824" ovf:capacityAllocationUnits="byte" ovf:diskId="vmdisk1" ovf:fileRef="file1" ovf:populatedSize="0" ovf:format="http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized"/>

  </DiskSection>

  <NetworkSection>

    <Info>The list of logical networks</Info>

    <Network ovf:name="nat">

      <Description>The nat network</Description>

    </Network>

    <Network ovf:name="bridged">

      <Description>The bridged network</Description>

    </Network>

  </NetworkSection>

  <VirtualSystem ovf:id="vm">

    <Info>A virtual machine</Info>

    <Name>oblac-drives</Name>

    <OperatingSystemSection ovf:id="100" vmw:osType="other4xLinux64Guest">

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

    </OperatingSystemSection>

    <VirtualHardwareSection>

      <Info>Virtual hardware requirements</Info>

      <System>

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

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

        <vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier>oblac-drives</vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier>

        <vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-07</vssd:VirtualSystemType>

      </System>

      <Item>

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

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

        <rasd:ElementName>Virtual CPU(s)</rasd:ElementName>

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

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

        <rasd:VirtualQuantity>2</rasd:VirtualQuantity>

      </Item>

      <Item>

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

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

        <rasd:ElementName>Memory</rasd:ElementName>

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

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

        <rasd:VirtualQuantity>1024</rasd:VirtualQuantity>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>

        <rasd:Description>SATA Controller</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>sataController0</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>3</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.sata.ahci</rasd:ResourceSubType>

        <rasd:ResourceType>20</rasd:ResourceType>

      </Item>

      <Item ovf:required="false">

        <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>

        <rasd:Description>USB Controller (EHCI)</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>usb</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>4</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.usb.ehci</rasd:ResourceSubType>

        <rasd:ResourceType>23</rasd:ResourceType>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="ehciEnabled" vmw:value="true"/>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:Address>1</rasd:Address>

        <rasd:Description>IDE Controller</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>ideController1</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>5</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType>

      </Item>

      <Item ovf:required="false">

        <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>

        <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

        <rasd:ElementName>cdrom0</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>6</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:Parent>5</rasd:Parent>

        <rasd:ResourceType>15</rasd:ResourceType>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="connectable.allowGuestControl" vmw:value="true"/>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:AddressOnParent>1</rasd:AddressOnParent>

        <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>true</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

        <rasd:Connection>nat</rasd:Connection>

        <rasd:Description>E1000 ethernet adapter on &quot;nat&quot;</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>ethernet0</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>7</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceSubType>E1000</rasd:ResourceSubType>

        <rasd:ResourceType>10</rasd:ResourceType>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="wakeOnLanEnabled" vmw:value="true"/>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="connectable.allowGuestControl" vmw:value="true"/>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:AddressOnParent>2</rasd:AddressOnParent>

        <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>true</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

        <rasd:Connection>bridged</rasd:Connection>

        <rasd:Description>E1000 ethernet adapter on &quot;bridged&quot;</rasd:Description>

        <rasd:ElementName>ethernet1</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>8</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceSubType>E1000</rasd:ResourceSubType>

        <rasd:ResourceType>10</rasd:ResourceType>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="wakeOnLanEnabled" vmw:value="true"/>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="connectable.allowGuestControl" vmw:value="false"/>

      </Item>

      <Item ovf:required="false">

        <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

        <rasd:ElementName>video</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>9</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceType>24</rasd:ResourceType>

      </Item>

      <Item ovf:required="false">

        <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>

        <rasd:ElementName>vmci</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:InstanceID>10</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.vmci</rasd:ResourceSubType>

        <rasd:ResourceType>1</rasd:ResourceType>

      </Item>

      <Item>

        <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>

        <rasd:ElementName>disk0</rasd:ElementName>

        <rasd:HostResource>ovf:/disk/vmdisk1</rasd:HostResource>

        <rasd:InstanceID>11</rasd:InstanceID>

        <rasd:Parent>3</rasd:Parent>

        <rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType>

        <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="connectable.allowGuestControl" vmw:value="false"/>

      </Item>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuHotAddEnabled" vmw:value="true"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="memoryHotAddEnabled" vmw:value="true"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.syncTimeWithHost" vmw:value="false"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.afterPowerOn" vmw:value="true"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.afterResume" vmw:value="true"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.beforeGuestShutdown" vmw:value="true"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.beforeGuestStandby" vmw:value="true"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.powerOffType" vmw:value="soft"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.resetType" vmw:value="soft"/>

      <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.suspendType" vmw:value="soft"/>

      <vmw:ExtraConfig ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nvram" vmw:value="oblac-drives-file1.nvram"/>

      <vmw:ExtraConfig ovf:required="false" vmw:key="virtualHW.productCompatibility" vmw:value="hosted"/>

    </VirtualHardwareSection>

  </VirtualSystem>

</Envelope>

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