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  <title>Exporting an Appliance in OVF Format</title>
  
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    <p>The following steps show how to export one or more VMs to OVF format.</p>
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      <li>
        <p>Select <b outputclass="bold">File</b>, <b outputclass="bold"> Export Appliance</b>.</p>
        <p>On the initial <b outputclass="bold">Virtual machines</b> page, you can combine several VMs into an OVF appliance.</p>
        <p>Select one or more VMs to export, and click <b outputclass="bold">Next</b>.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Format Settings</b> page enables you to configure the following settings:</p>
        <ul>
          <li>
            <p><b outputclass="bold">Format:</b> Selects the <b outputclass="bold">Open Virtualization Format</b> value for the output files.</p>
            <p>The <b outputclass="bold"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></b> value exports the appliance to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. See <xref href="cloud-export-oci.dita#cloud-export-oci"/>.</p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <p><b outputclass="bold">File:</b> Selects the location in which to store the exported files.</p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <p><b outputclass="bold">MAC Address Policy:</b> Specifies whether to retain or reassign network card MAC addresses on export.</p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <p><b outputclass="bold">Write Manifest File:</b> Enables you to include a manifest file in the exported archive file.</p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <p><b outputclass="bold">Include ISO Image Files:</b> Enables you to include ISO image files in the exported archive file.</p>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Next</b> to show the <b outputclass="bold">Appliance Settings</b> page.</p>
        <p>You can edit settings for the virtual appliance. For example, you can change the name of the virtual appliance or add product information, such as vendor details or license text.</p>
        <p>Double-click the appropriate field to change its value.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Finish</b> to begin the export process. Note that this operation might take several minutes.</p>
      </li>
    </ol>
    <p>You can use the <userinput>VBoxManage export</userinput> command to export an appliance. See <xref href="../cli_topics/vboxmanage-export.dita"/>.</p>
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