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About Virtual Appliances

OVF is an open standard for packaging and distributing virtual appliances. CA Enterprise Log Manager uses the Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) file format based on OVF. The OVF package contains the following files:

OVF Descriptor XML File

An OVF descriptor XML file with the .ovf extension. This file contains the virtual hardware specifications, CA Enterprise Log Manager configuration parameters, and the license agreement.

Virtual Disk Files

The following VMware vSphere virtual disk files, which contain disk image files used for deploying the virtual appliance:

Manifest File

The CA Enterprise Log Manager.mf file, which contains the signature of all the files.

Note: We highly recommend that you do not modify the virtual disk files or the manifest file, as modifying them might affect the performance of the virtual appliance.

By default, the VMware vSphere Client reads the details imported using the OVF template and provisions the virtual appliance.