OVA files exist as 2 different types. Please find information about each of them below.
Type 1: Open Virtual Appliance
An OVA file is a virtual appliance used by virtualization programs. It stores virtual machine files. Programs like VirtualBox and VMware Workstation open OVA files. The Open Virtualization Format (OVF...
An OVA file is a virtual appliance used by virtualization programs. It stores virtual machine files. Programs like VirtualBox and VMware Workstation open OVA files. The Open Virtualization Format (OVF) saves OVA files. OVF is a standard format to package and distribute software run in virtual machines.
OVA files package an OVF directory in TAR format. This allows distribution of the virtual appliance. OVA files contain a descriptor file, certificate files, and other related files. Media type for OVA files is application/ovf.
The OVF standard allows easy distribution of a complete virtual machine template. Leading tech companies like Dell, Oracle, Microsoft and VMware adopted OVF. Later ANSI standardized it.
You need software like VirtualBox to open an OVA file. Without it, Windows gives “How do you want to open this file?” error.
OVA files allow easy distribution and installation of a virtual machine. No need to configure the virtual machine settings.
A file with the .OVA extension is usually a virtual appliance file. VirtualBox and similar programs open OVA files to store virtual machine files. OVA files are in the Open Virtualization Format (OVF)...
A file with the .OVA extension is usually a virtual appliance file. VirtualBox and similar programs open OVA files to store virtual machine files. OVA files are in the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) which packages software for virtual machines. Some OVA files are Octava musical scores. Octava is a program to create musical scores using German music notation.
The .OVA file extension has two primary formats. Open Virtual Appliance OVA files contain descriptions and information about a virtual machine. These archive files consist of various virtual machine files. Octava also uses .OVA for musical score files created with the Octava program. The score’s formatting options like columns and notes are in the file.
To open an Open Virtual Appliance OVA file, use VMware Workstation or VirtualBox. Unzip the file to convert to VHD or find the VMDK file. To open an Octava musical score OVA file, use the Octava program. This Page has information on both OVA file types and converting between formats.
VirtualBox
VMware Workstation
Octava Composer
Octava SD4