Importing OVF or OVA packages

The Open Virtualization Format (OVF) is an open standard for packaging and distributing virtual appliances (vApps). An Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) is an OVF package stored in a single file in the TAR format. VMware and other vendors distribute software in the OVA or OVF format. You can create OVF or OVA packages from vApps and virtual machines using the Export-VApp cmdlet.

An application packaged as an OVF or OVA can be imported to your vSphere inventory using PowerCLI. Before you can import an OVF or OVA package, you will have to configure the properties required by the package, such as the following:

  • Name
  • Port group
  • IP address

Retrieving the required properties

Because the required properties are different for each package, ...

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