This script convert VMX+VMDK native machine to OVA file

convert_ova.sh

#!/bin/bash

## Author: Giorgio Crivellari <miticojo>
## Description: This script convert VMX+VMDK native machine to OVA file
## Date: April 1, 2016
## More info about OVFTOOL: https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/ovf/ovf410/ovftool-410_userguide.pdf

VMNAME=$1
BASEDIR=/data

if [ ! -f $BASEDIR/$VMNAME/$VMNAME.vmx ]; then
   echo "VM not found" 1>&2
   exit 2
fi

echo "Starting conversion of VM $VMNAME ..."
ovftool $BASEDIR/$VMNAME/$VMNAME.vmx $BASEDIR/OVA/$VMNAME.ova > $BASEDIR/$VMNAME/ova.log 2>&1 &
echo "... process started in background and it can be monitored in log file:"
echo $BASEDIR/$VMNAME/ova.log
echo ".... at the end of conversion your $VMNAME.ova will be available here:"
echo $BASEDIR/OVA/$VMNAME.ova

exit 0

cron_convert_ova.sh

#!/bin/bash

## Author: Giorgio Crivellari <miticojo>
## Description: This script loop all VMX file, check that no file are locked by vsftpd and run convert_ova.sh script
## Can be used in cron to auto-create OVA file for any uploaded VM
## Date: April 1, 2016


BASEDIR=/data
CONVERTCMD=/root/convert_ova.sh
THRESHOLD_SPACE=90

if [ "$(df -k $BASEDIR | grep "/" | cut -d" " -f 6 | tr -d '%')" -gt $THRESHOLD_SPACE ]; then
 echo "Not enough space left on device"
 exit 2
fi

for VMX in $BASEDIR/*/*.vmx; do
  VMNAME=$(basename "${VMX%%.*}")
  LOCK=$(lsof $BASEDIR/$VMNAME/* | grep vsftpd | wc -l)

  if [ ! -f $BASEDIR/OVA/$VMNAME.ova ] && [ $LOCK -eq 0 ]; then
      $CONVERTCMD $VMNAME 2>&1 | logger &
  fi

done

exit 0