Would expect that I will use this, just not sure how or what I can pass in:
https://www.packer.io/docs/provisioners/ansible#extra_arguments
On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 1:04:55 PM UTC Eoghan O'Hara wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am using Packer with Ansible. What is the best way to pass in the VM
> name (generated in Packer) to Ansible? I need it for naming directories in
> a task.
>
> See my packer JSON:
>
> {
> "builders": [
> {
> "boot_command": [
> "<tab> text ks=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort
> }}/ks.cfg<enter><wait>"
> ],
> "boot_wait": "10s",
> "disk_size": 50000,
> "guest_additions_path": "VBoxGuestAdditions_{{.Version}}.iso",
> "guest_os_type": "RedHat_64",
> "headless": true,
> "http_directory": "http",
> "iso_checksum":
> "sha256:659691c28a0e672558b003d223f83938f254b39875ee7559d1a4a14c79173193",
> "iso_urls": [
> "CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-2003.iso",
> "
> http://mirrors.mit.edu/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-2003.iso
> "
> ],
> "shutdown_command": "echo 'vagrant'|sudo -S /sbin/halt -h -p",
> "ssh_password": "vagrant",
> "ssh_port": 22,
> "ssh_timeout": "1800s",
> "ssh_username": "vagrant",
> "type": "virtualbox-iso",
> "name": "infoblox-{{isotime \"20060102-150405\"}}",
> "vm_name": "infoblox-{{isotime \"20060102-150405\"}}",
> "output_directory": "{{user `output_dir`}}/infoblox-{{isotime
> \"20060102-150405\"}}",
> "vboxmanage": [
> [
> "modifyvm",
> "{{.Name}}",
> "--memory",
> "8000"
> ],
> [
> "modifyvm",
> "{{.Name}}",
> "--cpus",
> "3"
> ],
> [
> "sharedfolder",
> "add",
> "{{.Name}}",
> "--name",
> "mountdir",
> "--hostpath",
> "{{user `mount_dir`}}",
> "--automount"
> ]
> ],
> "vboxmanage_post": [
> [
> "sharedfolder",
> "remove",
> "{{.Name}}",
> "--name",
> "mountdir"
> ]
> ],
> "virtualbox_version_file": ".vbox_version"
> }
> ],
> "provisioners": [
> {
> "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -S -E bash
> '{{.Path}}'",
> "script": "scripts/ansible.sh",
> "type": "shell"
> },
> {
> "galaxy_file": "../shared/requirements.yml",
> "playbook_file": "../shared/main.yml",
> "role_paths": [
> "../shared/roles/common"
> ],
> "type": "ansible-local"
> },
> {
> "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -S -E bash
> '{{.Path}}'",
> "script": "scripts/cleanup.sh",
> "type": "shell"
> }
> ],
> "variables": {
> "mount_dir": "",
> "output_dir": ""
> }
> }
>
> Thanks,
> Eoghan
>
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