Was the OVA prepared by the Maquis de Sade or is there a chance to find some instructions ?
Can you use the keyboard to kill the gnome-UI.
Do you use a gaming mouse ? - try the cheapest mouse you can find and connect it to a usb2 port.
Can you try network when connecting to a vmnet that offers DHCP ?
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Do you need support with a VMFS recovery problem ? - send a message via skype "sanbarrow"
I do not support Workstation 16 at this time ...
