Importing nios ova into virtual box

Question

Hi there,

I am trying to import the ova of vnios onto my virtual box but am getting this error message. Any idea ?

Failed to import appliance C:/Users/Downloads/vNIOS-VMWare_nios-7.3.9-343507-2016-10-23-22-29-22-160G-820.ova.

Digest mismatch (VERR_NOT_EQUAL): 'nios-7.3.9-343507-2016-10-23-22-29-22-160G-820-xen.ovf' not found in the 2nd manifest.

Result Code:VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80BB0004)Component:ApplianceWrapInterface:IAppliance {8398f026-4add-4474-5bc3-2f9f2140b23e}

sgluhov · Answer

I am doing some tests on Virtualbox and the machine stucks at boot right after the install.

Can you please be more accurate on how I run it on a Virtualbox 6.0 or if its is not compatible - we clear that aspect, so I look for alternatives.

I am attaching a screnshot of my issue:

PCosta · Answer

Neither VirtualBox or VMware Workstation are supported for production workloads. However, both can be used for lab and testing purposes (I've been using VMware Workstation for 4 years and never had any kind of issue).

Official compatibility for hypervisors list can be found at this link: https://support.infoblox.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6323/kw/Compatibility%20Matrix

Please note that NIOS 8.0 is no longer supported in ESXi 5.0, is partially supported at 5.1 and not supported at 6.5. In addition, NIOS 7.3, is partially supported at ESXi 6.0.

Regards,

Paulo Costa

MPL · Answer

I think, Virtual Box is not supported. Please try VMware Workstation (which is apparently also not offically supported but works for the most part) or ESXi 5+