Tuesday 18 February 2014

Fusion 4 OVA import using OVF Format Tool

If you running into problems importing OVAs into fusion 4 here are some quick steps to follow:

- Download VMware Open Virtualization Format Tool (ovftool) from Vmware developer center.

- Install the DMG.

- Run the following (online):
$ /Applications/VMware\ OVF\ Tool/ovftool /Users/someuser/Downloads/UCSPE2.2/Cisco_UCS_Platform_Emulator_2.2.1bPE1.ova /Users/someuser/Downloads/UCSPE_Fusion/ucspe.vmx

Opening OVA source: /Users/someuser/Downloads/UCSPE2.2/Cisco_UCS_Platform_Emulator_2.2.1bPE1.ova
The manifest validates
Opening VMX target: /Users/someuser/Downloads/UCSPE_Fusion/ucspe.vmx
Writing VMX file: /Users/someuser/Downloads/UCSPE_Fusion/ucspe.vmx
Transfer Completed                    
Completed successfully