Exporting Virtual Machines to OVF Packages The following sections show you how to export virtual machines within OVF packages. Exporting a Virtual Machine from a vCloud instance to an OVF PackageThe following command exports a Virtual Machine from a vCloud instance into an OVF package. Exporting a Running Virtual Machine or vApp from vSphereYou must power off a virtual machine or vApp before exporting it. The following example locates the virtual machine or vApp based on its DNS name through the vCenter Server and powers it off: Exporting a vApprun Entity to an OVF PackageBoth virtual machine and vApp entities in your vApprun workspace can be exported as OVF packages, as shown in the following example: Parent topic: Examples of OVF Tool Syntax