Open Virtualization Format Specification
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1 2 Document Number: DSP0243 3 Date: 2013-12-12 4 Version: 2.1.0 5 Open Virtualization Format Specification 6 Document Type: Specification 7 Document Status: DMTF Standard 8 Document Language: en-US Open Virtualization Format Specification DSP0243 9 Copyright notice 10 Copyright © 2010-2013 Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF). All rights reserved. 11 DMTF is a not-for-profit association of industry members dedicated to promoting enterprise and systems 12 management and interoperability. Members and non-members may reproduce DMTF specifications and 13 documents, provided that correct attribution is given. As DMTF specifications may be revised from time to 14 time, the particular version and release date should always be noted. 15 Implementation of certain elements of this standard or proposed standard may be subject to third party 16 patent rights, including provisional patent rights (herein "patent rights"). 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Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 7 34 1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................... 9 35 2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................ 9 36 3 Terms and definitions .......................................................................................................................... 10 37 4 Symbols and abbreviated terms .......................................................................................................... 12 38 5 OVF package ...................................................................................................................................... 13 39 5.1 OVF package structure ............................................................................................................. 13 40 5.2 Virtual disk formats ................................................................................................................... 14 41 5.3 OVF package options ............................................................................................................... 14 42 5.4 Distribution as a set of files ....................................................................................................... 15 43 6 OVF descriptor .................................................................................................................................... 15 44 7 Envelope element ................................................................................................................................ 16 45 7.1 File references .......................................................................................................................... 16 46 7.2 Content element ........................................................................................................................ 17 47 7.3 Extensibility ............................................................................................................................... 18 48 7.4 Conformance ............................................................................................................................ 18 49 8 Virtual hardware description ................................................................................................................ 19 50 8.1 VirtualHardwareSection ............................................................................................................ 19 51 8.2 Extensibility ............................................................................................................................... 20 52 8.3 Virtual hardware elements ........................................................................................................ 21 53 8.4 Ranges on elements ................................................................................................................. 22 54 9 Core metadata sections ...................................................................................................................... 24 55 9.1 DiskSection ............................................................................................................................... 25 56 9.2 NetworkSection ......................................................................................................................... 26 57 9.3 ResourceAllocationSection ....................................................................................................... 26 58 9.4 AnnotationSection ..................................................................................................................... 27 59 9.5 ProductSection .......................................................................................................................... 27 60 9.5.1 Property elements ........................................................................................................ 28 61 9.6 EulaSection ............................................................................................................................... 30 62 9.7 StartupSection .......................................................................................................................... 30 63 9.8 DeploymentOptionSection ........................................................................................................ 31 64 9.9 OperatingSystemSection .......................................................................................................... 32 65 9.10 InstallSection ............................................................................................................................. 32 66 9.11 EnvironmentFilesSection .......................................................................................................... 33 67 9.12 BootDeviceSection .................................................................................................................... 33 68 9.13 SharedDiskSection ................................................................................................................... 34 69 9.14 ScaleOutSection ....................................................................................................................... 34 70 9.15 PlacementGroupSection and PlacementSection ...................................................................... 35 71 9.16 EncryptionSection ..................................................................................................................... 37 72 10 Internationalization .............................................................................................................................. 38 73 10.1 Internal resource bundles ......................................................................................................... 39 74 10.2 External resource bundles ........................................................................................................ 39 75 10.3 Message content in external file ............................................................................................... 39 76 11 OVF environment and OVF environment file ...................................................................................... 39 77 11.1 Transport media ........................................................................................................................ 40 78 11.2 Transport media type ................................................................................................................ 41 79 ANNEX A (informative) Symbols and conventions .................................................................................... 42 80 ANNEX B (normative) OVF XSD ............................................................................................................... 43 81 ANNEX C (informative)