Change the directory to the folder where ovf tool is installed, ex. – C:\Program Files\VMware>cd “VMware OVF Tool”
CMD prompt will look like – C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>
Run the following command – ovftool.exe --shaAlgorithm=SHA1 \path\to\the\original\ova_file.ova \path\to\the\new\ova\file-SHA1.ova
\path\to\the\original\ova_file.ova Means, path to the folder where you have stored your .ova file that you have downloaded from Security Center.
\path\to\the\new\ova\file-SHA1.ova Means path to the folder where you want to store your SHA1 converted .ova file. Source : https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2151537
If you have followed the steps mentioned above, it will show you message (filename will be as per the selected name) – Opening OVA source: \path\to\the\original\ova_file.ova The manifest validates Opening OVA target: \path\to\the\new\ova\file-SHA1.ova Opening OVA target: \path\to\the\new\ova\file-SHA1.ova Transfer Completed Warning:
ExtraConfig option ‘nvram’ is not allowed, will skip it.
ExtraConfig option ‘virtualhw.productcompatibility’ is not allowed, will skip it. Completed successfully.
