To include VMTools version info to ova template, write 'ddb.toolsVersion=2147483647' to the VMDK file before create the template.
VDDK SDK VixDiskLib_WriteMetadata API can be used to write "ddb.toolsVersion" metadata - https://code.vmware.com/docs/11750/virtual-disk-development-kit-programming-guide/GUID-C13FE900-6B19-4082-A040-354FB1F60BCB.html VDDK SDK: https://code.vmware.com/web/sdk/7.0/vddk Here is an example: https://github.com/vmware/photon/blob/master/support /image-builder/ovagenerator.py#L53 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893898 Title: open-vm-tools status is toolsNotInstalled after deploy cloud image groovy-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1893898/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
