vmdk2ova.sh

#!/bin/bash

# usage: bash <script> systemvm64template-4.5-vmware systemvm64template-4.5-vmware.vmdk

function stage_vmx (){
  cat << VMXFILE > "${1}.vmx"
.encoding = "UTF-8"
displayname = "${1}"
annotation = "${1}"
guestos = "otherlinux-64"
virtualhw.version = "7"
config.version = "8"
numvcpus = "1"
cpuid.coresPerSocket = "1"
memsize = "256"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
ide0:0.clientDevice = "FALSE"
ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.deviceType = "atapi-cdrom"
ide0:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
ide0:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
mks.enable3d = "false"
svga.autodetect = "false"
svga.vramSize = "4194304"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "disk"
scsi0:0.fileName = "$2"
scsi0:0.mode = "persistent"
scsi0:0.writeThrough = "false"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
vmci0.unrestricted = "false"
vcpu.hotadd = "false"
vcpu.hotremove = "false"
firmware = "bios"
mem.hotadd = "false"
VMXFILE
}

stage_vmx $1 $2
ovftool $1.vmx $1.ova