To find out the why this time failed I searched online again. My searching is based on error message I got from ESXi:
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The OVF package requires support for OVF Properties
Line 264: Unsupported element 'Property'.
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Following two links explains why , also both gives a solution , which is Vmware vCenter will be able to help load ASAv 9.4.1 into ESXi or ESX. Actually Vmeare vSphere Client has to connect to vCenter first then deploy this asav941.ova into ESX/ESXi host.
- http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/dfa/troubleshooting/guide/b-dfa-trouble/b-DFA-Troubleshooting_chapter_0100.html
- https://www-304.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSCR9A_2.0.0/doc/ICON/topics/tsicn_ovafailsproperty.html
1. ESXi vSphere Client connecting to vCenter5.5.
2. File -> Delply OVF Template...
3. Choose downloaded asav941.ova file as the template.
4. Choose vm's name
5. NICs configuration.
By default, there are 10 NICs and all of them are in same virtual network. In my case, it automatically set to connect to VM DMZ network.6. Some other parameters.
7. Review all configuration
8. After 3-5 minutes importing process deponding on your connection speed, you should get a new VM in your ESXi.
And you can power VM on and get booting window from console.9. VM will reboot itself once then you will get this lovely ciscoasa prompt
10. Basic configuration for SSH
Interface management 0/0 is Network adapter 1. I changed it to VM Internet network to make management interface connect to my client pc network.There are some basic configuration to get you SSH session enabled on your ASAv.
ip address 192.168.2.12 255.255.255.0
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