To include VMTools version info to ova template, write 'ddb.toolsVersion=2147483647' to the VMDK file before create the template.
VDDK SDK VixDiskLib_WriteMetadata API can be used to write "ddb.toolsVersion" metadata - https://code.vmware.com/docs/11750/virtual-disk-development-kit-programming-guide/GUID-C13FE900-6B19-4082-A040-354FB1F60BCB.html VDDK SDK: https://code.vmware.com/web/sdk/7.0/vddk
Here is an example: https://github.com/vmware/photon/blob/master/support/image-builder/ovagenerator.py#L53
To include VMTools version info to ova template, write 'ddb.toolsVersi on=2147483647' to the VMDK file before create the template.
VDDK SDK VixDiskLib_ WriteMetadata API can be used to write "ddb.toolsVersion" metadata - https:/ /code.vmware. com/docs/ 11750/virtual- disk-developmen t-kit-programmi ng-guide/ GUID-C13FE900- 6B19-4082- A040-354FB1F60B CB.html /code.vmware. com/web/ sdk/7.0/ vddk
VDDK SDK: https:/
Here is an example: https:/ /github. com/vmware/ photon/ blob/master/ support/ image-builder/ ovagenerator. py#L53