The VMware OVF Tool is a command-line utility that supports importing and exporting of OVF packages, VMX files, or virtual machines from ESXi hosts and other VMware products.
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Definitions and Command Syntax A source location or source URL locator refers to an OVF package, VMX file, or virtual machine in a VMware product, such as Workstation, Fusion, ESXi, vCenter Server, or vCloud Director.
Command-Line Options This section contains a long table of OVF Tool command-line options.
Specifying a Locator A source or target locator points to a specific resource. Locators must specify a protocol, which defines how to reach the resource. Supported protocols are file access, vSphere, HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP.
Configuration Files OVF Tool has many options. Rather than repeatedly entering long commands on the command line, you can create a configuration file. A configuration file uses the following syntax: