Dear greetings. I have a problem when I want to import an .OVA file.someone could help me?
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-<Envelope 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" vmw:buildId="build-1331820">
-<References>
<File ovf:href="W2008R2STD-PLCCPX-02-disk1.vmdk" ovf:id="file1" ovf:size="12170721280"/>
<File ovf:href="W2008R2STD-PLCCPX-02-disk2.vmdk" ovf:id="file2" ovf:size="704384512"/>
</References>
-<DiskSection>
<Info>Virtual disk information</Info>
<Disk ovf:capacity="40" ovf:capacityAllocationUnits="byte * 2^30" ovf:diskId="vmdisk1" ovf:fileRef="file1" ovf:format="http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized" ovf:populatedSize="28717547520"/>
<Disk ovf:capacity="40" ovf:capacityAllocationUnits="byte * 2^30" ovf:diskId="vmdisk2" ovf:fileRef="file2" ovf:format="http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized" ovf:populatedSize="9873850368"/>
</DiskSection>
-<NetworkSection>
<Info>The list of logical networks</Info>
-<Network ovf:name="LAN">
<Description>The LAN network</Description>
</Network>
</NetworkSection>
-<VirtualSystem ovf:id="W2008R2STD-PLCCPX-02">
<Info>A virtual machine</Info>
<Name>W2008R2STD-PLCCPX-02</Name>
-<OperatingSystemSection ovf:id="103" vmw:osType="windows7Server64Guest">
<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>W2008R2STD-PLCCPX-02</vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier>
<vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-10</vssd:VirtualSystemType>
</System>
-<Item>
<rasd:AllocationUnits>hertz * 10^6</rasd:AllocationUnits>
<rasd:Description>Number of Virtual CPUs</rasd:Description>
<rasd:ElementName>4 virtual CPU(s)</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>1</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceType>3</rasd:ResourceType>
<rasd:VirtualQuantity>4</rasd:VirtualQuantity>
<vmw:CoresPerSocket ovf:required="false">4</vmw:CoresPerSocket>
</Item>
-<Item>
<rasd:AllocationUnits>byte * 2^20</rasd:AllocationUnits>
<rasd:Description>Memory Size</rasd:Description>
<rasd:ElementName>4096MB of memory</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>2</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceType>4</rasd:ResourceType>
<rasd:VirtualQuantity>4096</rasd:VirtualQuantity>
</Item>
-<Item>
<rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>
<rasd:Description>SATA Controller</rasd:Description>
<rasd:ElementName>SATA Controller 0</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>3</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.sata.ahci</rasd:ResourceSubType>
<rasd:ResourceType>20</rasd:ResourceType>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="35"/>
</Item>
-<Item>
<rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>
<rasd:Description>SCSI Controller</rasd:Description>
<rasd:ElementName>SCSI Controller 0</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>4</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceSubType>lsilogicsas</rasd:ResourceSubType>
<rasd:ResourceType>6</rasd:ResourceType>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="160"/>
</Item>
-<Item>
<rasd:Address>1</rasd:Address>
<rasd:Description>IDE Controller</rasd:Description>
<rasd:ElementName>VirtualIDEController 1</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>5</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType>
</Item>
-<Item>
<rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>
<rasd:Description>IDE Controller</rasd:Description>
<rasd:ElementName>VirtualIDEController 0</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>6</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType>
</Item>
-<Item ovf:required="false">
<rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>
<rasd:ElementName>VirtualVideoCard</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>7</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceType>24</rasd:ResourceType>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="enable3DSupport" vmw:value="false"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="enableMPTSupport" vmw:value="false"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="use3dRenderer" vmw:value="automatic"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="useAutoDetect" vmw:value="true"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="videoRamSizeInKB" vmw:value="4096"/>
</Item>
-<Item ovf:required="false">
<rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>
<rasd:ElementName>VirtualVMCIDevice</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>8</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.vmci</rasd:ResourceSubType>
<rasd:ResourceType>1</rasd:ResourceType>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="allowUnrestrictedCommunication" vmw:value="false"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="34"/>
</Item>
-<Item ovf:required="false">
<rasd:AddressOnParent>1</rasd:AddressOnParent>
<rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>
<rasd:ElementName>CD-ROM 1</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>9</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:Parent>3</rasd:Parent>
<rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.cdrom.atapi</rasd:ResourceSubType>
<rasd:ResourceType>15</rasd:ResourceType>
</Item>
-<Item>
<rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>
<rasd:ElementName>Hard Disk 1</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:HostResource>ovf:/disk/vmdisk1</rasd:HostResource>
<rasd:InstanceID>10</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:Parent>4</rasd:Parent>
<rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="backing.diskMode" vmw:value="independent_persistent"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="backing.grainSize" vmw:value="4"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="backing.writeThrough" vmw:value="true"/>
</Item>
-<Item>
<rasd:AddressOnParent>1</rasd:AddressOnParent>
<rasd:ElementName>Hard Disk 2</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:HostResource>ovf:/disk/vmdisk2</rasd:HostResource>
<rasd:InstanceID>11</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:Parent>4</rasd:Parent>
<rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="backing.diskMode" vmw:value="independent_persistent"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="backing.writeThrough" vmw:value="false"/>
</Item>
-<Item>
<rasd:AddressOnParent>7</rasd:AddressOnParent>
<rasd:AutomaticAllocation>true</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>
<rasd:Connection>LAN</rasd:Connection>
<rasd:Description>E1000 ethernet adapter on "LAN"</rasd:Description>
<rasd:ElementName>Ethernet 1</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>12</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceSubType>E1000</rasd:ResourceSubType>
<rasd:ResourceType>10</rasd:ResourceType>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="32"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="wakeOnLanEnabled" vmw:value="true"/>
</Item>
-<Item ovf:required="false">
<rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>
<rasd:ElementName>Audio</rasd:ElementName>
<rasd:InstanceID>13</rasd:InstanceID>
<rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.soundcard.ensoniq1371</rasd:ResourceSubType>
<rasd:ResourceType>1</rasd:ResourceType>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="33"/>
</Item>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuHotAddEnabled" vmw:value="true"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuHotRemoveEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="firmware" vmw:value="bios"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="virtualICH7MPresent" vmw:value="false"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="virtualSMCPresent" vmw:value="false"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="memoryHotAddEnabled" vmw:value="true"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nestedHVEnabled" vmw:value="false"/>
<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.standbyAction" vmw:value="checkpoint"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.suspendType" vmw:value="hard"/>
<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="tools.syncTimeWithHost" vmw:value="false"/>
<vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.toolsUpgradePolicy" vmw:value="manual"/>
</VirtualHardwareSection>
</VirtualSystem>
</Envelope>
You're attempting to deploy an OVA which has the backing.grainSize option which is only available for SE Sparse disks. If you're not deploying to a datastore which is SE Sparse capable, you'll need to get the person who generated this OVA to do another one that doesn't require the grainSize.
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