.. _datasource_ovf: OVF === The OVF Datasource provides a datasource for reading data from on an `Open Virtualization Format `_ ISO transport. For further information see a full working example in cloud-init's source code tree in doc/sources/ovf Configuration ------------- On VMware platforms, VMTools use is required for OVF datasource configuration settings as well as vCloud and vSphere admin configuration. User could change the VMTools configuration options with command:: vmware-toolbox-cmd config set
The following VMTools configuration options affect cloud-init's behavior on a booted VM: * a: [deploypkg] enable-custom-scripts If this option is absent in VMTools configuration, the custom script is disabled by default for security reasons. Some VMware products could change this default behavior (for example: enabled by default) via customization specification settings. VMWare admin can refer to (https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/blob/master/cloudinit/sources/helpers/vmware/imc/config.py) and set the customization specification settings. For more information, see [VMware vSphere Product Documentation](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-9A5093A5-C54F-4502-941B-3F9C0F573A39.html) and specific VMTools parameters consumed. .. vi: textwidth=78