You are correct. Fortunately, the format if question is an open specification[1], so you can use a[2] number[3] of[4] tools[5] to convert the OVF to an interi

You are correct. Fortunately, the format if question is an open specification[1], so you can use a[2] number[3] of[4] tools[5] to convert the OVF to an interim format. That is, obviously, a pretty ugly workaround. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Virtualization_Format http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Virtualization_Format [2] http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/ovf/ http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/ovf/ [3] http://www.citrix.com/english/ss/downloads/details.asp?downloadId=2306318 http://www.citrix.com/english/ss/downloads/details.asp?downl... [4] http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#ovf http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#ovf [5] http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/virtual-machine-manager.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/vi...