Hello, I'm use Dell R610 2xE5620 48GB, I am trying to export vm, but from network failure, in version 6.5 was working normal, someone with the same problem?
I can confirm that after upgrading from ESXi 6.5 U2 to ESXi 6.7 EP3, I have the same issue and I am not unable to export a VM from the vSphere web client. I get an error around 100MB using both Chrome and Firefox. Chrome shows that it was a network error while Firefox just shows that the download stopped after 100MB.
However, I can also confirm that I was able to install ovftool on Ubuntu and export to an .ova using ovftool.
#Install ovftool on the platform of your choice
https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/ovf/
#Syntax For the command. You will notice that I am exporting thin-provisioned .vmdk files
ovftool -dm=thin "vi://<ESXi IP>/<VM name>" <name of ova file to create>.ova
For username, type root and press enter.
For password, type the password and press enter.
#Example
ovftool -dm=thin "vi://192.168.93.142/template_2016" template_2016.ova
When I tried importing this via the GUI, I noticed that at the final window of the Create/Register VM wizard, I would see an error that states "A required disk image is missing." It did allow me to click Finish and the import would work without any issues. However, I did not want the error so I found that it was b/c the .ovf file contains references to the nvram file. The steps below walk you through extracting the .ova file, editing the .ovf file by removing any lines that say "nvram", and then deleting the files you do not need.
#You can untar the contents of the .ova file
tar -xvf template_2016.ova
rm *.mf
rm *.nvram
vi template_2016.ovf
/nvram
Delete the line by pressing dd
Press n to go to the next result
Delete the line by pressing dd
Press :wq to save the file and quit
Once you have tested importing the .ovf and .vmdk files, delete the ova file
Now you can import your VM the normal way using the Create/Register VM wizard. You will select the .ovf and all .vmdk files instead of an .ova file.
You really need to provide more information in this including either logs or screenshots that illustrates our problem or else we have no idea what you're encountering.
the download starts, but after 100mb it fails
And how large is the VM you're attempting to export as OVF?
one of them i exported from esxi 6.5 gave 780mb, When exporting to ovf it compresses the size, there is nothing too much, just the operating system.
Maybe the reason is trivial and you do not have space on your computer's disk?
Yes
583GB
Hi,
same issue here since installing ESXi 6.7 and trying to export ovf using the Web User Interface.
Using chrome, receive network error after 100-300MB, ESXi reports the task completed.
Using firefox, no report of error but same thing the .vmdk is 100-300 and ESXi reports the task is complete which it can't be after 10 seconds.
Internet explorer, same as firefox.
Same here.
Upgraded by CD boot and install keeping datastores. I have a 40gb vmdk VM and I need to export to ovf keeping interface macs and uuid, as I can do with ovftool on Win/Mac/Linux.
I've also tried to use vSphere converter and Fusion , both connecting to the server and downloading it.
On Fusion I received a message saying error reading the .nvram file after a long time which I understand that was downloading the large vmdk.
The VM is stopped when I'm trying to download or export.
Hi,
quite same experience here. It is fresh new 6.7 installation. everything works fine so far, except export part.
When i am trying to export VM , I do receive ovf file normally and during vmdk i get error. Behaviour is one and the same in chrome, IE and Edge.
Any help would be appreciated .
regards.
Update: PowerCLI command "Get-VM -Name "*****" | Export-VApp -Destination "D:\_temp\" -Format Ova" works as expected.
Hi
I have the same problem.
Only Opera pointed out that there was a network problem.
Perhaps something is wrong with the VMWare bridge settings. Such are my dreams.
I will give it a rest today. I will look for tomorrow.
Unfortunately, this is probably not it.
I can easily copy files from DATASTORE.
Export functionality breaks download files to about 80MB.
I found such an entry:
"It looks like this is a known issue. Based on the referenced thread, exporting large VM's via the embedded host client has some bugs and a reliable work around is to use the OVF Tool which is available for Windows, Linux (yeah!) and Mac.
You can also connect to the ESXi Host via VMware Workstation and then select the VM, and in the menu select VM > Manage > Download. It will download as OVF template."
You can use the OVFtool to export VM's, however be aware that you need at least version 4.3.
I can confirm that after upgrading from ESXi 6.5 U2 to ESXi 6.7 EP3, I have the same issue and I am not unable to export a VM from the vSphere web client. I get an error around 100MB using both Chrome and Firefox. Chrome shows that it was a network error while Firefox just shows that the download stopped after 100MB.
However, I can also confirm that I was able to install ovftool on Ubuntu and export to an .ova using ovftool.
#Install ovftool on the platform of your choice
https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/ovf/
#Syntax For the command. You will notice that I am exporting thin-provisioned .vmdk files
ovftool -dm=thin "vi://<ESXi IP>/<VM name>" <name of ova file to create>.ova
For username, type root and press enter.
For password, type the password and press enter.
#Example
ovftool -dm=thin "vi://192.168.93.142/template_2016" template_2016.ova
When I tried importing this via the GUI, I noticed that at the final window of the Create/Register VM wizard, I would see an error that states "A required disk image is missing." It did allow me to click Finish and the import would work without any issues. However, I did not want the error so I found that it was b/c the .ovf file contains references to the nvram file. The steps below walk you through extracting the .ova file, editing the .ovf file by removing any lines that say "nvram", and then deleting the files you do not need.
#You can untar the contents of the .ova file
tar -xvf template_2016.ova
rm *.mf
rm *.nvram
vi template_2016.ovf
/nvram
Delete the line by pressing dd
Press n to go to the next result
Delete the line by pressing dd
Press :wq to save the file and quit
Once you have tested importing the .ovf and .vmdk files, delete the ova file
Now you can import your VM the normal way using the Create/Register VM wizard. You will select the .ovf and all .vmdk files instead of an .ova file.
I had the exact same problem but when I tried Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 it was able to download the 43GB for my vm.
How can I install VMware-ovftool-4.3.0-13981069-lin.x86_64.bundle on ESXi 6.7 host ?
I was able to get it to work using IE (running it on server 2012 r2) and allowing pop-ups.
OVF and OVA Limitations for the VMware Host Client
Refer the below Vmware KB