<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:taxo="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/taxonomy/" version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>topic ovftool &amp;quot;locator does not refer to an object&amp;quot; in Open Virtualization Format Tool Discussions</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Open-Virtualization-Format-Tool/ovftool-quot-locator-does-not-refer-to-an-object-quot/m-p/2520697#M1390</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am trying to create an OVF from a vm in vsphere - I'm running ovftool on a linux machine, and using the following syntax (I got this from the ovftool users guide):&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;ovftool &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:username@myvcenter.aaa.com"&gt;username@myvcenter.aaa.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;/"datacenter name"/vm/vmname /local/path/tostoreit/vnname.ovf&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It prompts for a password, I enter the password, and it comes back with:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Opening VI source: vi:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto://username@myvcenter.aaa.com"&gt;//username@myvcenter.aaa.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;/datacenter name/vmname&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Error: Locator does not refer to an object:vi:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto://username@myvcenter.aaa.com"&gt;//username@myvcenter.aaa.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;/datacenter name/vmname&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Incidentally, I get the exact same error when I try using the mac version of ovftool, and the windows version.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Please help - I know this should work. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, but I have to get this working pretty fast.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank you!!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:22:07 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>nicolaj</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2011-03-20T17:22:07Z</dc:date>
    <item>
      <title>ovftool "locator does not refer to an object"</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Open-Virtualization-Format-Tool/ovftool-quot-locator-does-not-refer-to-an-object-quot/m-p/2520697#M1390</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am trying to create an OVF from a vm in vsphere - I'm running ovftool on a linux machine, and using the following syntax (I got this from the ovftool users guide):&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;ovftool &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:username@myvcenter.aaa.com"&gt;username@myvcenter.aaa.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;/"datacenter name"/vm/vmname /local/path/tostoreit/vnname.ovf&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It prompts for a password, I enter the password, and it comes back with:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Opening VI source: vi:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto://username@myvcenter.aaa.com"&gt;//username@myvcenter.aaa.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;/datacenter name/vmname&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Error: Locator does not refer to an object:vi:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto://username@myvcenter.aaa.com"&gt;//username@myvcenter.aaa.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;/datacenter name/vmname&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Incidentally, I get the exact same error when I try using the mac version of ovftool, and the windows version.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Please help - I know this should work. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, but I have to get this working pretty fast.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank you!!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:22:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Open-Virtualization-Format-Tool/ovftool-quot-locator-does-not-refer-to-an-object-quot/m-p/2520697#M1390</guid>
      <dc:creator>nicolaj</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2011-03-20T17:22:07Z</dc:date>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Re: ovftool "locator does not refer to an object"</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Open-Virtualization-Format-Tool/ovftool-quot-locator-does-not-refer-to-an-object-quot/m-p/2520698#M1391</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;from the "Opening...." line it looks like you did not add the .../datacenter name/vm/vmname?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;you should let the smart help guide you to an object&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;by saying:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;.../datacenter name/ (without the vmname etc)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;eske&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:34:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Open-Virtualization-Format-Tool/ovftool-quot-locator-does-not-refer-to-an-object-quot/m-p/2520698#M1391</guid>
      <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2011-03-20T21:34:48Z</dc:date>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Re: ovftool "locator does not refer to an object"</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Open-Virtualization-Format-Tool/ovftool-quot-locator-does-not-refer-to-an-object-quot/m-p/2520699#M1392</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank you for that "smart help guide". That showed me what the problem was. The virtual machine was outside of the "discovered virtual machines" folder.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:42:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Open-Virtualization-Format-Tool/ovftool-quot-locator-does-not-refer-to-an-object-quot/m-p/2520699#M1392</guid>
      <dc:creator>nicolaj</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2011-03-29T18:42:15Z</dc:date>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

