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# Set the OVFTool EXE and execute it with some arguments # Build the vCloud Connection "vCloud Connection String" $vCloud $vDC=read-host "Enter in your vCloud Virtual Datacenter" $vCD_ORG=read-host "Enter in your vCloud Organisation" $password=read-host "Enter in your vCloud Password" $username=read-host "Enter in your vCloud Username"
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# Get the arguments needed for the OVFTOol to Connect and Download the vApp # Set the Zone from the Menu Option Selected otherwise Exit - No Fancy While Loop $answer = read-host "Please Make a Selection" Write-host " PLEASE ENTER IN THE ZETTAGRID ZONE."
#Export vm to ovf vmware fusion 8 how to#
Note: The VM/vApp needs to be offline for the export process to take place.īelow is a basic example of how to construct the vCloud String and use it as a variable to execute the tool.Īdd-pssnapin -ErrorAction Silentl圜ontinue On Windows you can run the tool from CMD but I would suggest using PowerShell/CLI as in the example below I go through building a variable. Upon doing some research I found a bunch of posts relating to importing OVFs into vCloud Director, vCloud Air or vCenter’s but not a lot around the export side of things…after working through the Admin Guide and some examples I was ready to build out a basic export command and start work on the PowerShell Script.
#Export vm to ovf vmware fusion 8 install#
You can Download and install the tool from here: I’ve known about the OVFTool for a while but never really had the need to use it in anger…for those that don’t know the OVFTool is a command line tool that has a powerful set of functions to import/export VMs and vApps from vCenter, ESXi and vCloud Director weather it be from a vCloud Air or vCloud Air Network Provider. Last week I had a requirement to look at how to allow customers to export VM’s and vApps from our vCloud Director Zones without using the UI.