VMware - Using the OVF Tool deploy

# Use the following command to deploy a OVF:
ovftool -ds=DestinationDatastore -n=DestinationVMName OVF.ovf vi://username:password@vCenter2/Datacenter2/host/Cluster2

ovftool –name="NMIS9" -dm="thin" -ds=datastore_name-number -nw="network_name-number” Opmantek-VM9-Centos7.2003-3-64bit.ova vi://user:escaped_password@host_ip_address

# Worded Sample
ovftool -ds=datastore3 -dm="thin" -n="MikroTikOS7" -nw="VM Network" MikroTikOS6.ova vi://[email protected]

# If changed .ovf file add "--skipManifestCheck" to ovftool command, such as:

ovftool --skipManifestCheck -ds=datastore3 -dm="thin" -n="MikroTikOS7" -nw="VM Network" MikroTikOS6.ovf vi://[email protected]

Refs:

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1038709

https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Open-Virtualization-Format-Tool/ovftool-VM-gt-ova-f-fails-with-SHA1-digest-of-file-disk-iso-does/td-p/2185225