Using the VMware OVF Tool

The VMware OVF Tool is a command-line utility that supports importing and exporting of OVF packages, VMX files, or virtual machines from ESXi hosts and other VMware products.

Definitions and Command Syntax
A source location or source URL locator refers to an OVF package, VMX file, or virtual machine in a VMware product, such as VMware Workstation, vSphere ESXi Host, vSphere vCenter Server, vCloud Director, or vFabric Data Director.
Command-Line Options
Specifying a Locator
A source or target locator points to a specific resource. Locators must specify a protocol, which defines how to reach the resource. Supported protocols are file access, vSphere, HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP.
Configuration Files
OVF Tool has many options. Rather than repeatedly entering long commands on the command line, you can create a configuration file. A configuration file uses the following syntax: