OVFTOOL Examples

cd “C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool”

List all VM on ESXi server 192.168.1.250

ovftool “vi://192.168.1.250”

Export a VM called NST-VRA-01 to a thin-provisioned ovf with the same name on Y:

ovftool -dm=thin “vi://192.168.1.250/NST-VRA-01” y:\NST-VRA-01

IMPORTANT, unmount any ISOs from the VM. If you don’t unmount them they will get exported as part of the OVF

Export from vCenter:

ovftool “vi://brian@nstreamtech.com@nst-vc-01.nstreamtech.com\Melbourne, FL\vm\Templates\WS2016-Template” Y:\WS2016-Template