When you run machineOutput in validate host mode, OVF Tool reports the following status sequence:

  1. AUTHENTICATION (zero or more)
  2. VALIDATEHOST (exactly one)
  3. PROGRESS (exactly one)
  4. TARGET_ID (exactly one)
  5. RESULT (exactly one)

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

ovftool.exe --machineOutput --verifyOnly source_locator destination_locator

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