# Create OVA using vmware ovftool on ESXi or Vcenter

- <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Download ovftool for Windows 64 from vmware.com and install.</span></span></span>
- <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From an elevated command prompt, navigate to **c:\\Program Files\\VMware\\VMware OVF Tool**</span></span></span>
- <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Run any of the following commands depending on your environment:</span></span></span>

### <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Vcenter Example (local)</span></span></span>

```
ovftool --noSSLVerify vi://[USERNAME]@[VHOST]/[DATACENTER]/vm/[MACHINE_NAME] C:\ova\[OVA_MACHINE_NAME].ova
```

#### <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ESXi Example (Share):</span></span></span>

```
ovftool --noSSLVerify vi://[USERNAME]@[ESXI_HOST]/[MACHINE_NAME] \\[FILE_SERVER]\[SHARE]\[MACHINE_NAME].ova
```