Select import option from file menu to extract the vmdk from .ova file.
Setting up network -> preferences and and enable host-to-host
in the guest, run $ sudo dhclient to assign the ip address.
Mounting shared filesystem:
Settings -> shared directory-> add new shared directory “vmshared”
Devices -> insert guest addition CD image
mount -t vboxsf -o uid=1000,gid=1000 vmshared <mount-point>
