VMware Platforms Using the OVF Standard

VMware supports the OVF standard on the following platforms:

• Use the OVF Tool 3.x for vSphere 4.0 and later, vCloud Director 1.5, 5.1, and 5.5, vCloud Director 1.0 (for OVF and OVA types only), vCenter 2.5 and later, ESX 3.5 and later, VMware Server 2, VMware Workstation 6.0 and later, and VMware Fusion 3.0 and later.
• OVF 0.9 is supported for import and export by VirtualCenter 2.5 and later, and ESX 3.5 and later.
• VMware Studio 1.0 and later can generate OVF packages.

OVF support is built into the vSphere Client that installs from, and is compatible with vCenter 5.0 and ESXi 5.0, vCenter 4.0 and ESX 4.0. It is also built into the vSphere Client that installs from and is compatible with VirtualCenter 2.5 and later, and ESX 3.5 and later. The vSphere 5.1 Web Client includes the 3.x version of the VMware OVF Tool as part of the Client Integration Plug-in.