ovf-section
Specifies the list of uninterpreted OVF metadata sections. The ovf-section encapsulates uninterpreted metadata sections in an OVF descriptor. When an OVF package is imported, the non-interpreted sections are stored as ovf-section object. During the creation of an OVF package, these sections are placed in the OVF descriptor.
The following table contains the definition for the child elements of ovf-section.
Child elements - ovf-section
Element | Definition | Required |
|---|---|---|
<operation> | Specifies the type of operation being performed on the specified virtual machine | Yes |
<at-envelope-level> | Specifies whether it is a global envelope section | No |
<contents> | Specifies the XML fragment including the top-level <section> element | No |
<key> | Specifies the unique key used to identify the section | Yes |
<namespace> | Specifies the namespace for the value in xsi:type attribute | No |
<type> | Specifies the value of the xsi:type attribute, not including the namespace prefix | No |
Child elements - ovf-section
Element | Definition | Required |
|---|---|---|
<operation> | Specifies the type of operation being performed on the specified virtual machine | Yes |
<at-envelope-level> | Specifies whether it is a global envelope section | No |
<contents> | Specifies the XML fragment including the top-level <section> element | No |
<key> | Specifies the unique key used to identify the section | Yes |
<namespace> | Specifies the namespace for the value in xsi:type attribute | No |
<type> | Specifies the value of the xsi:type attribute, not including the namespace prefix | No |
The following figure shows the sample for ovf-section.
XML sample for ovf-section
<operation></operation>
<info>
<key></key>
<contents></contents>
<namespace></namespace>
<type></type>
<at-envelope-level></at-envelope-level>
</info>
<ovf-section>