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I have created a VM template using VCenter in my ESX server.
I want to export this template and store it in the file system and then import it to a different ESX server.
Is this doable?
Using OVF format is one option, but is there a different approach? VMWare Convertor can help? If so does it expose a SDK so I can do some automation?
I want to export this template and store it in the file system and then import it to a different ESX server.
Is this doable?
Using OVF format is one option, but is there a different approach? VMWare Convertor can help? If so does it expose a SDK so I can do some automation?
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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
or you could convert template to virtual machine, and use converter to transfer to destination esx server.
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How about if I want to be able to automate this. Does SDK has support to copy files out of the data store to the file system and upload it to a different ESX server?
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