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To deploy packaged VMs (appliances), VMware uses the Open Virtualization

Format (OVF) standard that makes the VMs deployment quick and easy.

An OVF package is composed by three files:

.ovf - is an XML file that contains the metadata for the OVF package:
name, hardware requirements, references to the other files in the OVF
package
.mf - is a manifest file that contains the SHA1 hash codes of all the files
in the package
.vmdk - is the disk image of the virtual machine

These files can be further processed and packaged into a single file, known
as an OVA file. English Italiano

During the deployment of an .OVA file, can happen that the procedure Search the site
suddenly stops displaying the following error:
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 The provided manifest file is invalid. Invalid OVF manifest entry.
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To fix the problem we need to extract the files from the OVA package using a
free tool like 7-Zip and re-create the package using the VMware OVF Tool, a
command-line utility that helps users import and export OVF packages.

Install the 7-Zip tool, right click the .OVA file to process then select 7-Zip >
Extract Here.

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From the .OVA file, three files are extracted: .ovf, .mf, and .vmdk.

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Install VMware OVF Tool

Download the VMware OVF Tool from VMware website and run the installer.
Click Next to begin.

Accept the EULA then click Next.

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The tool is being installed in the system.

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When the installation has completed successfully, click Finish.

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Re-create the packaged .OVA file

From the Windows machine, open the Command Prompt and go to the
default VMware OVF Tool location.

C:\>cd "\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool"

To re-create the .OVA file, run the following command:

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 ovftool.exe \source_path\filename.ovf \target_path\filename
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Depending on the size of your .OVF file, time to process the file may vary
from seconds up to minutes.

When the procedure completes successfully, the new .OVA file is created in
the specified path.

Start the Deploy OVF Template wizard once again and specify the new create
.OVA file as source.

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In step 3 Select a resource, the system tries to validate the new package.

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This time everything worked with no errors and the deployment of the
package can be completed successfully.

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With few steps the .OVA package can be recovered and used for new
deployments.

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About The Author

Paolo Valsecchi
System Engineer, VCP-DCV, vExpert, VMCE, Veeam
Vanguard, PernixPro. Working experience focused on
VMware vSphere, Microsoft Active Directory, and
backup/DR solutions.

2 Comments
DavidD 23/07/2018

Thanks man, this worked a treat. I'm trying to export a VM (an

old Windows 2003 DC) from a Vsphere 4.0 cluster to deploy
into a 6.5 cluster. The export OVF worked fine with the old
Vsphere client, but when deploying I got the message about
the problems with the manifest. The ovftool did the trick - I
just deleted the .MF file and ran it. The deployment worked
fine then.

Robert E Lee 25/01/2019

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