Create an OVF Package in a Content Library from a Virtual Machine

You can create library items from existing virtual machines or virtual appliances. Use those library items later to deploy virtual machines and virtual appliances on hosts and clusters in the

vSphere Automation

environment.

Create a

DeployableIdentity

instance to specify the source virtual machine or virtual appliance to be captured in an OVF package.

Create a

CreateTarget

instance to identify the content library where the OVF package is stored.

Create a

CreateSpec

instance to specify the properties of the OVF package.

Initiate a synchronous create operation by invoking the

create

function of the

LibraryItem

service.

Verify the results of the

create

operation.

Using the LibraryItem Service to Execute OVF-Specific Tasks

Java Example of Creating an OVF Package in a Content Library from a Virtual Machine

Python Example of Creating an OVF Package in a Content Library from a Virtual Machine

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Create an OVF Package in a Content Library from a Virtual Machine