Using OVF Tool Machine Mode About Machine ModeYou can use the --machineOutput option to run OVF Tool from another program or script. With the --machineOutput option, OVF Tool provides output in the following format: Running Machine OutputYou can run the --machineOutput option in different modes: Probe, Validate host, Import, and Export. Example OutputYou can run the OVF Tool machine mode --machineOutput option in probe mode, validate host mode, or import mode. In import and validate Host modes, --machineOutput is meant for third party program to use silently without any interactive prompt appearing in the standalone OVF tool command console. If your OVF file contains EULA information, you should add this option --acceptAllEulas so that the program doesn’t pause to wait for acceptance of the license agreement. This section contains the following topics: