How to deploy OVF Template
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Login to the vSphere Client and click on File and select Deploy OVF Template.
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It will prompts “browse to the path containing the OVA file.” and select the path where OVA exists.
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The OVF template details will shown in the next window.
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Accept the agreement, then click Next.
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Give the virtual machine a name and select the inventory location — Next, specify the host to be used.
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Once the host has been specified, you will be prompted to select a datastore — Select the type of provisioning desired(Thick /Thin).
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Select a network and click on Next then it will show the summarize of all the options to apply for the deployment of the appliance.
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And click on Finish then it will show the status of the deployment.
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Once done then it will prompts that the deployment completed successfully.