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I am trying to export a vm from workstation 8 to an ovf or similar to import to vmware 4. Is there an easy way to do this?

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I have the converter installed, but the export to ovf option is greyed out.....any ideas?

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actually, got it, thanks guys!

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

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Forgot about that...actually, doesn't 7.1 have the OVF tool as well? (gonna check)

Yep: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws71/doc/releasenotes_ws71.html:

"OVF 1.1 Support — Import or export virtual machines and vApps to upload them to VMware vSphere or VMware vCloud. The VMware OVF Tool is a command-line utility bundled in the VMware Workstation installer. Use this tool along with VMware Workstation to convert VMware .vmx files to .ovf format or vice versa. VMware recommends that you use the OVF command-line utility. For more information, see the OVF Web site and OVF Tool User Guide"