# Use the following command to deploy a OVF:
ovftool -ds=DestinationDatastore -n=DestinationVMName OVF.ovf vi://username:password@vCenter2/Datacenter2/host/Cluster2
ovftool –name="NMIS9" -dm="thin" -ds=datastore_name-number -nw="network_name-number” Opmantek-VM9-Centos7.2003-3-64bit.ova vi://user:escaped_password@host_ip_address
# Worded Sample
ovftool -ds=datastore3 -dm="thin" -n="MikroTikOS7" -nw="VM Network" MikroTikOS6.ova vi://[email protected]
# If changed .ovf file add "--skipManifestCheck" to ovftool command, such as:
ovftool --skipManifestCheck -ds=datastore3 -dm="thin" -n="MikroTikOS7" -nw="VM Network" MikroTikOS6.ovf vi://[email protected]
Refs:
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1038709
https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Open-Virtualization-Format-Tool/ovftool-VM-gt-ova-f-fails-with-SHA1-digest-of-file-disk-iso-does/td-p/2185225
Article ID: 93
Created On: Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 1:04 AM
Last Updated On: Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 11:17 AM
Authored by: Saeed Nobakht [[email protected]]
Online URL: https://www.navel.ir/article/vmware-using-the-ovf-tool-deploy-93.html