I resolved the error I got during the conversion from .vmx to the .ova file. The background story for this is, I moved to Oracle Virtual box from VMware player. I tried to import my old virtual machine( .vmx) from the Oracle virtual box. I found that the .vmx file is not supported. So I decided to convert it to the .ova file.
How to convert .vmx to .ova or .ovf file?
I have explained how to covert the file and how to resolve the error in three steps:
- Incorrect Command
- Correct Command
- How to use the command
I have installed ovftool from the Vmware website. In the command mode, I have given the below command to convert it to a .ova file from a .vmx file.
My command not worked. I did some research and found a solution. Then I used corrected-command. It worked fine, and I can convert the file.
1. Incorrect Command
This is just an example. As per your ovftool installed path you need to use.
c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool F:\Ubantu64\ubuntu 64-bit.vmx F:\myuba\Myuba.ova
2. Correct Command
Add double quotes on both the sides of the path.
c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool “F:\Ubantu64\ubuntu 64-bit.vmx: “F:\myuba\Myuba.ova”
3. How to use the ovftool?
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