With Flash going out of support, ML OVA does not get deployed in HTML5 UI of ESX.
So the next working option is cli-based ovftool.

 

This article provides inputs on using cli-based ovtool to deploy TIBCO Mashery Local 442 OVA.

All Supported Platforms

##Sample Command
C:\Users\vviswana\Downloads\TIBCOInstallers>ovftool --X:logFile=meraOVF_withIP_Four.log --X:logLevel=verbose --acceptAllEulas --name=MeraML442Four --datastore=arlesx3_datastore -dm=thin --net:"Network 1"="TIBCO Network" --net:"Network 2"="VM Network" --prop:vami.gateway.Mashery_Local=10.97.24.1 --prop:vami.DNS.Mashery_Local=10.97.24.20 --prop:vami.ip0.Mashery_Local=10.97.24.139 --prop:vami.netmask0.Mashery_Local=255.255.255.0 --ipProtocol=IPv4 "TIB_mash-local_4.4.2_centos68_x64.ova" "vi://arl-vcenter.na.tibco.com/Arlington/host/arlesx3/"
Opening OVA source: TIB_mash-local_4.4.2_centos68_x64.ova
The manifest validates
Enter login information for target vi://arl-vcenter.na.tibco.com/
Username: vviswana@vsphere.local
Password: ********
Opening VI target: vi://vviswana%40vsphere.local@arl-vcenter.na.tibco.com:443/Arlington/host/arlesx3/
Deploying to VI: vi://vviswana%40vsphere.local@arl-vcenter.na.tibco.com:443/Arlington/host/arlesx3/
Transfer Completed
Completed successfully

- Attached are some sample commands and their errors, for reference.
- The protocol should be "IPv4"(lower-case v)
- The target-url can be provided in the command "vi://...." and have the tool prompt for credentials.

- Besides VMWare community, I was able to look up other sites for information.
for e.g.:
https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Open-Virtualization-Format-Tool/Unable-to-deploy-an-ovf-to-datacenter-folder/td-p/1351336

Please get in touch with VMWare Support for any other errors or issues.