To download and set up a SAP HANA VMware image , the most common and officially supported route for development is SAP HANA, express edition (HXE)
To download the official SAP HANA VMware image (from SAP Marketplace or VMware Marketplace), repackage it into a new, customized VMware template—optimized for storage, security, and deployment automation.
ovftool --exportAsTemplate --diskProvisioning=thin --powerOffTarget source.ova | ovftool --compress=9 --overwrite - target_new.ova
For quick reference, save this OVF Tool snippet: