Deploy ovf from url using command line

[PoojaDell]

I would like to know command line option of deploying ovf from url.

Does Import-VApp supports url as source?

[RvdNieuwendijk]

The Import-VApp cmdlet only allows you to install a vApp from a path to a file on your computer or network. You can use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download the ovf from a url first.

[PoojaDell]

Thanks for your reply.

Is there any other cmdlet available which allows to deploy from url directly?  Downloading the ovf is taking more than 3 hours and hence we want to avoid that step.

[RvdNieuwendijk]

There is no other PowerCLI cmdlet to install ovf files than Import-VApp. Even if there was, the cmdlet would have to download the ovf it self, which would not be faster than downloading it in advance.