OVF

In a fashion similar to the Composing New scenario, you will be creating an OVF envelope as a new file into a workspace-based project.

If the OVF package is the single-file format, the extension of that file should be . ova (open virtual appliance or application).

The OVF composition tool supports both of these distribution formats thorough the services of Export processing.

The OVF is a specification for a portable (meaning hypervisor-neutral) distribution method for VMs (or in this case, virtual appliances).

The horizontal and vertical scaling of the service can only be achieved by using OCCI in conjunction with OVF.

Bear in mind that the majority of the OVF metadata is to be added after the new file creation.

The OCCI interface could be used to import and export Service definitions in an OVF format.

VMControl supports virtual appliances in the form of OVF fileset and its TAR file with the . ova extension.

The OVF is shared with the Democratic National Committee, and individuals are allowed to contribute much more -- a maximum of $35, 800 each.

The ovftool allows you to easily migrate VMs in certain formats to OVF as well as back from OVF to other formats.

If you selected an . ovf file before invoking the export wizard, the wizard will pre-load it for you.

DMTF's OVF specification presents a way of describing complete Services in a portable way.

The OVF envelope is created and used in the package and distribute phases of the virtual appliance life cycle.

As a reference to how OVF packages can be produced in support of distribution, we present the following scenario.

Create a new project (or use an existing project) to hold the OVF envelope files if one does not already exist.

With Kiwi you can build a virtual appliance in a variety of different formats, including LiveCD, bootable USB image, or OVF.

The envelope descriptor describes all metadata for the virtual machine(s) (including virtual hardware) that make up this OVF package.

After pressing Finish the import processing will analyze the VMX configuration file and generate the appropriate OVF envelope structure.

An OVF package can be represented as a set of files or as a single file using the TAR format.

Next you select and load the OVF descriptor file that defines the OVF envelope metadata and its respective files.

The migration process between two clouds might be triggered by OCCI but actually also involve CDMI and OVF.

With OVF, you can securely package and distribute virtual appliances in an efficient way.

The OVF standard requires that the OVF file reside in the same directory as the virtual machine image.

Authors of OVF package descriptors (the OVF envelope) indicate what custom properties will require variable input.

The following sections highlight the various aspects and usage scenarios of the OVF composition tool.

In many cases, it may be desirable to create an OVF envelope from scratch.

A step in this direction is the Open Virtualization Format (OVF), which defines the format of virtual appliance metadata.

The following topics should be considered to enable a further integration of OVF and OCCI.

The OVF Toolkit helps to package and distribute the virtual appliance in conformance to the OVF standard.

Additionally, tools exist that provide conversion of older format VMs into the OVF.

As shown on lines 3-7, the OVF content starts with a listing of the files used by the appliance.

Service providers supporting service provisioning using OVF over OCCI need to take care that these levels are met.

The image configuration parameters available are specified in the OVF.

ISD device with OVF (overflow) client for cascading multiple devices.

Create the initial deployment based on the service's architecture. This can be accomplished using OCCI and CDMI or by OVF import.

The OVF environment is used in the deployment phase of the virtual appliance life cycle.

I still prefer the OVF to the NEX EVF but overall t he NEX seems super impressive.

Figure 12 displays the envelope editor opened for the generated OVF envelope.

Zero to one OVF certification file (. cert).

OVF can even represent multiple VMs in a single package.

Closely related to the previous topic are conformance levels which are be described by OVF.

The manifest file contains the SHA-1 digests of the individual files in the OVF package.

Figure 1 shows the construct of part of an OVF envelope.

For best interoperability we would recommended that a MIME-type for OVF be registered.

The following topics are suggested to further integrate OCCI and OVF into CDMI.

In the deployment phase (Step 3), the OVF package is installed.

Discussed OVF's role in the life cycle of the common virtual appliance.

It is noted that OVF 2. x will be more supportive for these descriptions.

For example, you can use ovftool to convert older-style . vmx VM files into the OVF.

OVF's place in the virtual appliance life cycle

Configuring OCCI entities from options in an OVF description

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To export an OVF package from the OVF composition tool, you select the file export menu command

At its core, an OVF package is a distribution package that consists of the following

For OVF TAR archives, the files are created in the following order inside the archive

The steps to create a new OVF envelope are