Validating OVF Envelope metadata

As mentioned earlier, the OVF composition editor provides support to ensure that your created (or generated) metadata is compliant with the OVF schema as well as the additional semantics introduced within the written DMTF specification. Performing validation of the envelope (or a subsection of an envelope) is achieved simply by opening the OVF envelope, selecting the place with in the envelope hierarchy that you want validation to start with, and using the context menu option "Validate".

If OVF validation problems are detected during the validation process, a dialog box will be presented with a "details" button allowing further inspection of the errors. The recognized validation problems will also appear within the "Problems" view as well as error markers within the OVF envelope itself.