[ovirt-users] Re: Import to VMware

Ok then, could there be something wrong with my ova backup because the ovf is only 19kb and the other "file" is 3.8G? When I try to untar the ovf it says it doesn't look like a tar file.

On Fri, May 21, 2021, 9:06 AM Vojtech Juranek <vjuranek(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > On Friday, 21 May 2021 13:50:15 CEST Darin Schmidt wrote: > > I believe you are partially right? Originally it was an OVA file. I > > uncompressed the file which gave me another file and the vm.ovf. The > OVF > > file appears to be only an xml file? Or are you saying I can also > > uncompressed the ovf file as well like I did the OVA? > > yes, OVA is tar archive of OVF directory (see e.g. [1]) and OVF is again > tar > archive of one XML descriptor and VM disks, so you should be able to get > the > VM disk this way > > [1] https://fileinfo.com/extension/ova > > > > > On Fri, May 21, 2021, 2:39 AM Vojtech Juranek <vjuranek(a)redhat.com&gt; > wrote: > > > On Thursday, 20 May 2021 22:58:22 CEST Darin Schmidt wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Ive exported an OVA of a server we had made on OVIRT and Im trying > to > > > > > > import > > > > > > > it to VMware. Its complaining that the ovf:format is incorrect. > > > > > > > > ovf:format="http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html" > > > > > > > > That link doesnt resolve to anywhere because it appears its now > > > > http://people.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html > > > > > > > > But I dont know whats supposed to go there nor have I been able to > > > > locate > > > > anything to help solve this issue. All I really need is access to > the > > > > > > files > > > > > > > in the, what I assume is, vdmk file that comes along with the ovf > file, > > > > which mine is called: 154b3d77-d340-4d24-a448-66265c5fb613 > > > > > > > > So if anything, is there a way to open this vm disk so I can gain > access > > > > > > to > > > > > > > the files? > > > > > > OVF file is just a tar archive with disks and XML descriptor. So > untar > the > > > OVF > > > file should work. > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Users mailing list -- users(a)ovirt.org > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave(a)ovirt.org > > > > Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/privacy-policy.html > > > > oVirt Code of Conduct: > > > > https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ List > > > > > > Archives: > > > > > > > https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/message/3YAA7Z3SLLDX > > > 4 > > > > > > > GBW6EXPGNOII3OGRYJF/ > > _______________________________________________ Users mailing list -- users(a)ovirt.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave(a)ovirt.org Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/privacy-policy.html oVirt Code of Conduct: https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ List Archives: https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/message/HPGLXQNVYG3...