Running Machine Output You can run the --machineOutput option in different modes: Probe, Validate host, Import, and Export. Running machineOutput in Probe ModeWhen you run the machineOutput option in probe mode, OVF Tool reports the following status sequence: Running machineOutput in Validate Host ModeWhen you run machineOutput in validate host mode, OVF Tool reports the following status sequence: Running machineOutput in Import to vSphere ModeWhen you run the machineOutput option in import mode, OVF Tool reports the following status sequence: Running the Machine Mode Export from vSphere OperationWhen you run the machineOutput option in export mode, OVF Tool reports the following status sequence: Parent topic: Using the VMware OVF Tool Machine Mode