Specifications

Basic System Administration
140 VMware, Inc.
About OVF
OVFisafileformatthatallowsforexchangeofvirtualappliancesacrossproductsand
platforms.TheOVFformatoffersthefollowingadvantages:
 OVFfilesarecompressed,allowingforfasterdownloads.
 TheVIClientvalidatesaOVFfilebeforeimportingit,andensuresthatitis
compatiblewiththeintendeddestinationserver.Iftheapplianceisincompatible
withtheselectedhost,itcannotbeimportedandanerrormessageisdisplayed.
Importing a Virtual Appliance
YoucanimportavirtualappliancestoredinOVFformatfromalocalfilesystem
accessibletotheVIClientmachine,orfromaWebURL.
To import a virtual appliance
1IntheVIClient,chooseFile>VirtualAppliance>Import.
TheImportVirtualMachinewizardisdisplayed.
2 Selectoneofthefollowingoptions:
 ImportfromDisk–Browseyourfilesystemforanappliance.
 ImportfromURL–SpecifyaURLtoanappliancelocatedontheinternet.
Example:http://vmware.com/VMTN/appliance.ovf
 ImportfromVMTN–SelectfromVMwareappliancesavailableonthe
VMTNWebsite.
3ClickNext.
TheVirtualMachineDetailspageisdisplayed.
4ClickNext.
5Iflicenseagreementsarepackagedwiththeappliance,theEndUserLicense
Agreementpageisdisplayed.Agreetoacceptthetermsofthelicensesandclick
Next.
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OTEToimportavirtualmachinethatwascreatedbyanotherVMwareproductand
isnotinOVFformat,usetheVMwareConverterEnterprisemodule.SeetheVMware
ConverterEnterpriseforVirtualCenterdocumentationformoreinformation.