You may optionally export an ovf from VSphere to the instance running Packer. Example usage: In JSON: ```json ... "vm_name": "example-ubuntu", ... "export": { "force": true, "output_directory": "./output_vsphere" }, ``` In HCL2: ```hcl # ... vm_name = "example-ubuntu" # ... export { force = true output_directory = "./output_vsphere" } ``` The above configuration would create the following files: ```text ./output_vsphere/example-ubuntu-disk-0.vmdk ./output_vsphere/example-ubuntu.mf ./output_vsphere/example-ubuntu.ovf ```