Hello If I understand this correctly, you want to build on a remote ESXi server.
As you haven't defined the remote host, its trying to build a local vmware vm ie Workstation/Fusion. Check all the remote_<*> in the documentation, especially remote_host https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html Thanks Alvaro. On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Anil Dasmala <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm new to packer. > Im on centos 7.2, Packer v0.10.1 > My ultimate goal is to spinup a centos vm on vcenter with vmware-iso > builder. > using a custom minimal iso which has kick-start profiles to install from > spacewalk. > i.e packer -> bootiso-to-kickstart-from-spacewalk ->bootcommand referrign > kickstart profile -> install vm on vcenter > > Here is my initial json file. but im gettign below error when runnign > packer build on my json file, any ideas why its failing? > so the builder section builds an image which can be in turn transferred to > vcenter in post-processing? or how does the process actually work. > Thanks in advance. > > 2016/08/26 04:40:11 ui error: Build 'vmware-iso' errored: Failed creating > VMware driver: Unable to initialize any driver for this platform. The errors > from each driver are shown below. Please fix at least one driver > to continue: > * exec: "vmware": executable file not found in $PATH > * exec: "vmware": executable file not found in $PATH > * exec: "vmplayer": executable file not found in $PATH > * exec: "vmplayer": executable file not found in $PATH > > json file > ========== > { > "variables": { > "ssh_name": "root", > "ssh_pass": "xxxxxx", > "hostname": "packer-test" > }, > > "builders": [ > { > "type": "vmware-iso", > "iso_url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/centos-min-custom-boot.iso";, > "iso_checksum_type": "none", > "ssh_username": "{{user `ssh_name`}}", > "ssh_password": "{{user `ssh_pass`}}", > "shutdown_command": "echo {{user `ssh_pass`}} | sudo -S shutdown -P > now", > "boot_command": [ > "<tab> linux nameserver=x.x.x.x gateway=x.x.x.x ip=x.x.x.x ks= > http://spacewalkhost/ks/cfg/org/1/label/centos70_x86_64_MIN > netmask=255.255.255.0 --<enter>" > ] > } > ] > } > > -- > This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - > https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. Behavior in > violation of those guidelines may result in your removal from this mailing > list. > > GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues > IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Packer" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/packer-tool/fb95e989-5c91-4662-9e9c-56e7f238f683%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/fb95e989-5c91-4662-9e9c-56e7f238f683%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Alvaro (+31)103400555 -- This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. Behavior in violation of those guidelines may result in your removal from this mailing list. GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Packer" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CAHqq0ewaC9GuEu7azaxNgkXtTaOJyrRvmpNhwPZD6XneX4r%3Dbw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
