An OVF template captures the state of a virtual machine or vApp into a self-contained package. The disk files are stored in a compressed, sparse format.
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VMware Fusion 12 VMware Fusion delivers the best way to run Windows on the Mac, and the ultimate development and testing tool for building apps to run on any platform. Ready for macOS 11.0 Big Sur, Fusion 12 supports macOS 10.15 Catalina and includes new features for developers, IT admins and everyday users. Use Fusion Pro to connect to VMware vCloud Air, the public cloud service by VMware, to securely manage and download cloud workloads, or run an entire cloud environment directly on your Mac, all from within VMware Fusion 8 Pro. Leverage the cloud to share virtual machines with anyone in your organization for tests, analysis or demonstrations. Overview The VMware OVF Tool is a conversion program freely downloadable from VMware that assists in the distribution of virtual machines (VMs) and vApps, converting them between OVF, VMX and OVA formats. It also includes a command‑line facility to import and export OVF packages between environments or from third party suppliers. Import an Open Virtualization Format Virtual Machine You can import an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) virtual machine and run it in Fusion. You can import both.ovf and.ova files. Fusion converts the virtual machine from OVF format to VMware runtime (.vmx) format.
- Power off the virtual machine or vApp.
- Required privilege: vApp.Export
Procedure
- Navigate to a virtual machine and from the Actions menu, select Template > Export OVF Template.
- In the Name field, enter the name of the template. For example, type MyVm.Note: When you export an OVF template with a name that contains asterisk (*) characters, those characters turn into underscore (_) characters.
- (Optional) In the Annotation field, enter a description.
- To include additional information or configurations in the exported template, select the Enable advanced options check box. The advanced settings include information about the BIOS UUID, MAC addresses, boot order, PCI Slot numbers, and configuration settings used by other applications. These options limit portability.
- Click OK and respond to the prompts to save each file associated with the template (.ovf, .vmdk, .mf). Note: If you are using the Internet Explorer browser to export an OVF template, new tabs open in the browser for each file of the OVF template. For each new tab, you are prompted to accept a security certificate. Accept each security certificate, before saving each file.
You can export virtual machines, virtual appliances, and vApps in Open Virtual Format (OVF) and Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) . You can then deploy the OVF or OVA template in the same environment or in a different environment.
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In previous versions of vSphere, you needed to install the Client Integration Plug-in to deploy and export OVF or OVA templates. vSphere 6.5 no longer requires that you install the Client Integration Plug-in to deploy or export OVF and OVA templates.
Note: In vSphere 6.5 and later, you cannot export OVA templates. OVF templates is the only option.
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Watch the video 'vSphere Web Client after the Client Integration Plug-in Removal' for more information about the workflow changes to the vSphere Client for deploying and exporting OVF and OVA templates: Skype for business missed conversation.