When you run the machineOutput option in probe mode, OVF Tool reports the following status sequence:

  1. AUTHENTICATION (zero or more)
  2. PROBE (exactly one)
  3. RESULT (exactly one)

To run the machineOutput option in probe mode, you run the following command.

ovftool.exe --machineOutput source_locator

For an example, see Output from Running machineOutput in Probe Mode.