Can VMWare deployment package with.ova extension be converted for Parallels Desktop? APPLIES TO: Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac Home Edition; Parallels. How to Install Mac OS X El Capitan on VMware on PC. Steps to Install OS X 10.11 El Capitan on VMware on PC Step 1: Download Image and Extract file with Winrar or 7zip. One mistake that I had made was selecting the.vmdk file in the “Virtual Machines” folder instead of the.vmdk file in the folder I downloaded from you.
Symptoms I have VMWare deployment package with the extension.ova (Open Virtual Appliance, standard format for virtual machines). It contains my virtual machines.
I would like to switch from VMWare to Parallels Desktop. Can I use the same package (.ova) for deploying VMWare to Parallels Desktop. Or it should be converted? Resolution.ova is an archive. It usually contains description file (.ovf) a manifest file (.mf), and virtual machine disk files (.vhd or.vmdk) Currently, conversion directly from ova/ovf is not supported by Parallels Desktop. What needs to done in this particular case: • Download the from VMWare official site and install it on your computer. • Once this is done, you can convert the.ova to.vmx format: • Run Terminal ( /Finder/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) and execute the command: /Applications/VMware OVF Tool/ovftool --lax VM_NAME.ova exploit.vmx NOTE: You need to specify the exact path to.ova file instead of ' VM_NAME.ova'.
The best way is to simply Drag'n'Drop this file in Terminal window after enterning.--lax • (There should be a space between.lax and /path-to-vm.). Default java for mac high sierra. • Now, you have a: • Please make sure you deleted previous tools from your virtual machine (old Parallels Tools or VMware tools, etc.) • Fully Shut down your virtual machine - do not suspend the virtual machine and do not put it in hibernate mode.
• Open Parallels Desktop (in the Applications folder) and choose File > Open. • Select the.vmx file you want to import, then click Open.