Convert Citrix License Server VPX to OVF

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:41:54 +0000

I wanted to run a virtual Citrix License server in my LAB.

Unfortunately Citrix only provides the VPX License Server in XenServer format (.xva). If you want to run the VPX on VMware ESX or Microsoft Hyper-V you need to convert it first.

The option to convert a Xen Virtual Appliance to OVF format was removed in XenConvert 2.4.1. So for a conversion you need version 2.3.1.

Here are the direct download links:

XenConvert 2.3.1 (Windows 32-bit)
XenConvert 2.3.1 (Windows 64-bit)

However when I tried to convert the downloaded VPX (Citrix_License_Server_VPX_v11.10.0_Build_12002.xva) I got the error "Failed to decode tar header record":

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Convert Citrix License Server VPX to OVF