Convert PVM to OVF

What is PVM file?

The .PVM file extension stands for Parallels Virtual Machine, which is a container file used by Parallels Desktop, a virtualization software created by Parallels Inc. It contains multiple files such as .HDD, .CFG and .H2W that are collectively used to store the information of the virtual machine, including its configuration, operating system, applications, user data and other details. The . [ ⏩ ] PVM file extension

What is OVF file?

The OVF file extension is associated with Open Virtualization Format (OVF). OVF is a platform-independent, efficient, secure and extensible format for packaging and distributing virtual appliances across different virtualization software solutions. OVF specification (version 2.0) is an industry standard and is developed by members of the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) organization. [ ⏩ ] OVF file extension

How to convert the file from PVM to OVF?

To successfully convert the PVM file to OVF, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.PVM). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case OVF (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than OVF).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. PVM to OVF. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting PVM files to OVF files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension OVF, while before this step we had the PVM file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new OVF file, or not.

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