It is recognized that many x86 based virtual machines already exist and are
hosted by one of the VMware hypervisor products. In many cases, it will be
desirable to create the OVF envelope metadata and OVF distribution package that
represent these previously built virtual machines.
To facilitate this composition scenario, you would leverage a new "Import"
capability that has been developed, or more specifically "Import VMware VMX
Configuration File". By utilizing this new import capability, you can have the
base OVF envelope metadata generated from the VM configuration data file, which
can then be subjected to additional editing changes depending on the final OVF
package desired. In a fashion similar to the "Composing New" scenario, you will
be creating an OVF envelope as a new file into a workspace based project. The
following diagrams illustrated the basic steps to perform this type of import.