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• In the Resources pane, right-click, and then select Import on the shortcut menu.
• On the File menu, select Import.
2. On the first page of the wizard, locate the file you want to import (.xva or ova.xml), and then click Next to
continue.
If you enter a URL location (http, https, file, or ftp) in the Filename box, and then click Next, a Download
Package dialog box opens and you must specify a folder on your XenCenter host where the file will be copied.
3. Select a pool or host for the imported VM to start on, and then choose Next to continue.
4. Select the storage repositories on which to place the imported virtual disk, and then click Next to continue.
5. Configure networking for the imported VM: map the virtual network interface in the VM you are importing
to target a network in the destination pool. The Network and MAC address shown in the list of incoming
VMs are stored as part of the definition of the original (exported) VM in the export file. To map an incoming
virtual network interface to a target network, select a network from the list in the Target Network column.
Click Next to continue.
6. Review the import settings, and then click Finish to begin the import process and close the wizard.
Note:
Importing a VM may take some time, depending on the size of the VM and the speed and
bandwidth of the network connection.
The import progress is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the XenCenter window and on the Logs tab.
When the newly-imported VM is available, it appears in the Resources pane.

To Import a VM from XVA using the xe CLI:

• To import the VM to the default SR on the target XenServer host, enter the following:
xe vm-import -h <hostname> -u <root> -pw <password> \
filename=<pathname_of_export_file>
To import the VM to a different SR on the target XenServer host, add the optional sr-uuid parameter:
xe vm-import -h <hostname> -u <root> -pw <password> \
filename=<pathname_of_export_file> sr-uuid=<uuid_of_target_sr>
If you wish to preserve the MAC address of the original VM, add the optional preserve parameter and
set to true:
xe vm-import -h <hostname> -u <root> -pw <password> \
filename=<pathname_of_export_file> preserve=true
Note:
Importing a VM may take some time, depending on the size of the VM and the speed and
bandwidth of the network connection.
Once the VM has been imported, the command prompt returns the UUID of the newly-imported VM.
11.5. Exporting VMs
You can export OVF/OVA and XVA files using the XenCenter Export wizard; you can also export XVA files via the
xe CLI.

11.5.1. Exporting VMs as OVF/OVA

Using the XenCenter Export wizard, you can export one or more VM(s) as an OVF/OVA package. When you export
VMs as an OVF/OVA package, the configuration data is exported along with the virtual hard disks of each VM.