Exporting/Importing VMs in Xenserver using 'xe' command

Exporting VM to xva using 'xe' command:

Importing .xva file to VM using 'xe' command:

 
#xe vm-import filename=/mnt/Export/<name of ova.xml>       \\It imports the VM into default SR (Storage Repository) and returns uuid of imported VM on success.

Note: If multiple xenserver are in a pool, it selects default shared SR. To import into SR other than default one, execute following commands:

#xe sr-list    \\To display list of Storage Repository and its details including uuid

#xe vm-import filename=/mnt/Export/<name of xva> force=true sr-uuid=<uuid of desitination SR> preserve=true   \\Preserve=true preserves the original MAC address of the VM.

Source: http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XAPI_Command_Line_Interface

http://docs.vmd.citrix.com/XenServer/5.0.0/1.0/en_gb/guest.html#creatingVMs_import-importing

Note: To check md5 checksum of exported/downloaded file before importing: http://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Using_Md5sum_und_sha1sum_for_Checking_Downloaded_Files