importing an .ova file of (for example) citrix merchandising server

Recently I had some issues during an import of an .OVA file. I was setting up a Citrix Merchandising server and wanted to import the .OVA file to a VMWare vSphere 4 server. The import failed with an “Error occurred” notification without any additional info.

The other way was doing this trough command line, though it is well documented, it is easier to have a “default” line which you can edit ;) ovftool –name=”V-CMSKDV-01″ –datastore=LocalDisk01 –network=VLAN74 –X:logToConsole –X:logLevel=trivia “C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Downloads\citrix-merchandising-server-2.1.0-0_VMware.ova” vi://192.168.74.244
What does this all mean (the ovftool is a separate, free, download on www.vmware.com):

  • ovftool –name=”V-CMSKDV-01″
    Starting ovftool and specify the name of the destination virtual machine (which will be created from the .ova file).
  • –datastore=LocalDisk01
    Where to store the files of the new vm
  • –network=VLAN250
    which NETWORK to use. This are the virtual networks already existing in vmware.
  • –X:logToConsole
    Logging to console (you can also choose for file).
  • –X:logLevel=trivia
    the level of logging, this was enough for me to see the local disk was full
  • “C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Downloads\citrix-merchandising-server-2.1.0 0_VMware.ova”
    The .ova file which you want to import
  • vi://192.168.74.244
    the ip address of the VMWare 4 host.

When you run it you need to manually specify credentials (you can also supply them with the task and schedule the whole event). When it fails, just see the screen (or log file) for a meaningful error code.

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