Proxmox Import OVA // Create VM using OVF and VMDK

OVA means Open Virtual Appliance, you will have many pre-build Virtual Machines or Virtual appliances that you want to quickly import to Proxmox.
In this video I have explained how you can get your appliance ready in proxmox within few minutes.

All the commands that I used are provided in link below

0:00 - Introduction and Purpose
0:39 - Step 1: Downloading the OVA File
1:18 - Uploading the OVA File to Proxmox
2:19 - Step 2: Extracting the OVA File
3:20 - Step 3: Creating a Virtual Machine in Proxmox
4:41 - Step 4: Importing the OVF File
6:01 - Step 5: Importing the VMDK Disk
6:28 - Checking the Imported VM and Disk in Proxmox
8:00 - Conclusion and Closing Remarks

With few scripts in proxmox CLI you can get started.

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[josephcwallace]

Nice how-to...I appreciate you taking the time to explain the acronyms

[iainh]

I created my very first Proxmox VM using this guide - thank you!

[LalatenduSwain]

Thankx Buddy, I know alternate method, but this is one of the best method when PVE-ROOT volume is less.

[DeepFriedFrog]

Your are an absolute legend!!! Thank you so much!

[Janemayank]

Thank you for taking out your time and make this video.

[brackzaff]

Thanks! I transferred the OVA file from my Mac, so I used scp (after creating the required directories on the machine), but I followed this for everything else.

[sethbrown]

Man, I haven't even watched the whole video and already I clicked the Like button!

[juanespindola]

You are fabulous, your teaching is great.

[iupetre]

I have a large VM disk file that I need to upload directly to a ZFS pool, but I can't find where the pool is mounted. It's not in /var/lib/vz.

[saviothecnic]

Do you know if it's possible to import i
raspberry sd raw images the .img in proxmox ?

[yibranrdk]

Hi friend, good video, I followed all the steps of your video but at the moment of finishing the disk import with qm importdisk.... it sends me this error when turning on the machine "
TASK ERROR: storage 'local' does not support content-type 'images'"

[airwalk]

I want to import the Mikrotik crack that I found on Google, the files are in the form of ovf, vmdk etc. like the results from the esxi backup, can this be imported to proxmox, I'm waiting for your answer, master

[anis]

Really great Video. I have just one question: You have used two different Storage "proxthin" and "local-lvm", is it possible to use only one storage for the two steps you did?

[zzsql]

I followed this but the imported OVA/VM under options / Boot Order says "No Boot Device Selected".
When I try to fix, it warns "Warning: No devices selected, the VM will probably not boot!".
Any fixes?

[harshitpandey]

i cant find ova file anywhere, can someone please help me with the link of it

[taimou]

why did you rename the disk image breaking the original machine import?

[kokibakoha]

excellent video.. works perfect... take your like and suscribe

[Rekar.Alkamali]

how can i get that ova file cant find it

[JanHnza]

The microphone looks professional but the sound is really shitty.