Hi Jon,
Try out these steps
variables.json
==============
{
"esxi_host": "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx",
"esxi_username": "root",
"esxi_password": "PassWordGoesHere"
}
runESXiCommands.json
===================
{
"builders": [{
"type": "null",
"name": "BUILDER-EXEC-ESXI-CMD",
"ssh_host": "{{user `esxi_host`}}",
"ssh_username": "{{user `esxi_username`}}",
"ssh_password": "{{user `esxi_password`}}"
}],
"provisioners": [{
"type": "shell",
"only": ["BUILDER-EXEC-ESXI-CMD"],
"scripts": [
"runESXiCommands.sh"
]
}
]
}
runESXiCommands.sh << This script will be executed on ESXi and make sure
that SSH is Open on ESXi >>
==================
#!/bin/sh
vim-cmd vmsvc/convert.toTemplate
packer validate -var-file=variables.json runESXiCommands.json
packer build -only=BUILDER-EXEC-ESXI-CMD -var-file=.variables.json
runESXiCommands.json
Regards,
On Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 3:08:36 AM UTC+5:30, Jon Hittner wrote:
>
> Thanks, but unfortunately that doesn't work in my case as we don't use
> virtualbox/vagrant. We are using the vmware-iso builder to build the
> image using a remote esxi box (remote_type esx5) and the the vsphere
> post-processor to upload to our vcenter. Unless Im missing it, I don't
> think the ovftool has the ability to convert a vmware virtual machine on a
> vsphere to a vmware template.
>
> Maybe there is a way to do it during the builder phase after the machine
> is shutdown as a final step. The esxi shell has a "vim-cmd
> vmsvc/convert.toTemplate" although I havent figured out how to get the
> builder to run a command on the remote esxi machine that the image is being
> built, or how to pass it the vmid that that command would need.
>
> any ideas?
>
> -Jon
>
> On Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 4:48:45 PM UTC-4, Stan Dorsett wrote:
>>
>> I've posted some blog posts around the approach the team I work on uses:
>>
>> https://sdorsett.github.io/2015/12/27/using-ovftool-to-export-packer-generated-virtual-machines/
>> https://sdorsett.github.io/2015/12/28/scripted-packer-build-and-export/
>>
>> Stan
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Jon Hittner <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm using the vsphere post-provisioner to upload the vmx output from the
>>> vmware-iso builder to my vcenter. It works well, but the result is a
>>> virtual machine. Is there any way to have the provisioner convert the
>>> virtual machine to a template, or does anyone have a workflow that already
>>> does this?
>>>
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