OVF specifications for IBM Flex System Manager VMControl
With IBM® Flex System Manager VMControl, you can import a virtual appliance package that conforms to the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Open Virtualization Format (OVF) Version 1.1.0. This virtual appliance package or OVF package is a representation of a virtual server that contains a configured, tested operating system and middleware and software applications, along with the metadata that describes the virtual server. There are VMControl-specific requirements for the OVF package and specifications for the OVF XML descriptor file that describes the virtual server.