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dpmovf import Command--Import an OVF Package

The dpmovf import command imports the OVF package and creates VMs or vApps. You can provide a custom properties file by using the -properties attribute. A custom properties file allows you to specify custom properties that are defined in the OVF package. The custom properties file contains a list of property keys and the corresponding property values.

Note: If you do not have a custom properties file, the properties.txt file is created in your working directory. The default directory is CA\ProductName\bin.

This command has the following format:

dpmovf import
-host vCenter_server
-user user_name
-password user_password
-name VM_VApp_name
-path OVF_file_path
-datacenter data_center
-datastore data_store
-resourcepool resource_pool
[-locale iso639value]
[-properties properties_file]

-host vCenter_server

Specifies the name of the vCenter server host.

-user user_name

Specifies the user name to log in.

-password user_passsword

Specifies the user password to log in.

-name VM_VApp_name

Specifies the name of the VM or the vApp.

-path OVF_file_path

Specifies the OVF file path.

-datacenter data_center

Specifies the data center name.

-datastore data_store

Specifies the data store.

-resourcepool resource_pool

Specifies the resource pool.

-locale iso639value

(Optional) Specifies an IS0 639_3166 combination to override the default English output, for example, fr_FR for French. To use the locale of the command prompt, specify "native".

-properties properties_file

(Optional) Specifies the custom properties file path.

Example: Import the OVF file for CA Platform using CA Virtual Assurance

This example imports CA Platform OVF package and creates a vApp and VMs. The CA Platform OVF file is CA Platform_v1_0_0_92c.ovf and the file location is D:\OVF\CA_Platform. The username is user123. The following attributes for the vApp are specified: my_datastore, my_datacenter, and my_resourcepool. The custom properties are provided in the custom_properties.txt file.

dpmovf import -path "D:\OVF\CA_Platform\CA Platform_v1_0_0_92c.ovf" -name "My_CA_Platform" -host my_host.company.com -user user123 -locale en-US -datastore "my_datastore" -datacenter "my_datacenter" -resourcepool "my_resourcepool" -properties "custom_properties.txt"