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Uploading OVA images to Cloud Director

Uploading OVA images to Cloud Director

Introduction

Uploading exported OVA images to Cloud Director sometimes fails due to OVA formatting, this guides helps in simplifying the process.

Prerequisites

  • Access to local ESX or vCenter server where source virtual machine template resides.

  • Catalog created in VDC service

Procedure

  • Download OVF Tool from VMware, https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/ovf/ (See OVF Tool documentation for further information, https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1038709 )

  • OVF Tool usage

    syntax: ovftool.exe vi://<vcenter-name>/<DC-NAME>/vm/vm-name <Folder path to save the OVA file\ova-name.ova> example: ovftool.exe vi://vc-01.md.lab/MD-LAB/vm/web-01 E:\vm-export\web-01.ova

     

  • Once OVF image is successfully exported, log in to portal, https://portal.cloudist.se

  • Select Virtual Data Center service

  • Select the Virtual Datacenter you want to upload images to

  • In Cloud Director interface, select Applications and click ADD VAPP FROM OVF

  • Select Catalog and upload OVF image

     

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