Or, How to Export OVF
or OVA template in VMware vSphere?
Or, Exporting OVF or OVA template in VMware vSphere.
Descriptions:
There are very minor difference between the way of exporting
OVF templates using vSphere Web Client and vSphere Traditional Client. Both are given below with screenshot for your easy reference.
If you are willing to know the difference between these two template files type (OVA and OVF), please refer my another article What is difference between OVF and OVA Templates in VMware.
Please Note: You
must have the VM in shutdown/powered off status to be able to export OVF or OVA
template of the particular Virtual Machine.
Steps:
Using VMware vSphere
Web Client:
Login to vSphere Web
Console > Go to Home >
Click on VMs and Templates >
Select the Powered Off VM you need
> Go to Action Menu > Go to Template Option> Choose Export OVF Template > Choose the
template types you need (OVA or OVF)
> Choose the Directory Path where
you want this file to be exported > Click OK > Wait for the OVA/OVF
export process to be completed.
For GUI view, please
refer the below screenshots with sequential steps.
Using vSphere
Traditional Client:
Login to vSphere
Client > Go to File Menu >
Go to Export > Choose Export OVF Template > Choose the
template types you need (OVA or OVF)
> Choose the Directory Path where
you want this file to be exported > Click OK > Wait for the OVA/OVF
export process to be completed.
For GUI view, please
refer the below screenshots with sequential steps.
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