Invoke the OVF Tool from a Command Line

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Invoke the OVF Tool from a Command Line

Note: You must install the OVF Tool 1.0.0.0 before you perform the silent installation. For more information about the OVF Tool, see VMware's OVF Tool User Guide or go to www.vmware.com.

You must pass the configuration parameters as command line arguments to invoke the OVF Tool.

Note: We highly recommend that you use a medium deployment configuration to provision a collection server, and a large deployment configuration to provision a reporting server. We also recommend that you use thick deployment method as outlined in the VMware documentation.

To invoke the OVF Tool from command line

Open the command prompt on the computer where VMware vSphere Client is installed.
Execute the following command to invoke the OVF Tool:
```
ovftool -dm=thick --acceptAllEulas --name=value --deploymentOption=value --prop:ROOT_PASSWORD=value --prop:LOCAL_REMOTE_EEM=value --prop:REMOTE_EEM_LOCATION=value --prop:EEM_PASSWORD=value --prop:FIPS_MODE=value --prop:IP_ADDRESS=value --prop:SUBNET_MASK=value --prop:HOSTNAME=value --prop:DEFAULT_GATEWAY=value --prop:DNS_SERVERS=value --prop:DOMAIN_NAME=value --prop:TIMEZONE=value --prop:NTPLOCATION=value <OVF_Name.ovf> vi://username:password@hostname_of_VMware_vSphere_Client/Datacenter/host/hostname
```
The message Opening VI target is displayed. The deployment status of CA User Activity Reporting Module server is displayed. If the installation is successful, the CA User Activity Reporting Module server is listed under the datastore you selected in the left pane.

Note: If a property value contains space, enclose the property value in double quotes (""). For example, if the OVF name is CA ELM, enter the value as "CA ELM.ovf". For more information about the OVF Tool, see the OVF Tool User Guide.

Example

ovftool -dm=thick --acceptAllEulas --name="example_server" --deploymentOption=medium --prop:ROOT_PASSWORD="example_password" --prop:LOCAL_REMOTE_EEM=Local --prop:REMOTE_EEM_LOCATION=none --prop:EEM_PASSWORD=calmr12 --prop:FIPS_MODE=Yes --prop:IP_ADDRESS=172.168.0.0 --prop:SUBNET_MASK=10.0.0.0 --prop:HOSTNAME="example_server1" --prop:DEFAULT_GATEWAY=198.168.0.0 --prop:DNS_SERVERS=198.168.10.20,198.168.10.25 --prop:DOMAIN_NAME=example.com --prop:TIMEZONE=Asia/Kolkata --prop:NTPLOCATION=198.168.10.30 "C:\Program Files\CA ELM\CA Enterprise Log Manager.ovf" "vi://administrator:password@examplevmwarehost/ELMQAvAppDatacenter/host/10.0.10.0"