Thanks for the reply. I just attached my current files.
On Friday, September 16, 2016 at 10:24:44 AM UTC-7, Rjaydee wrote:
>
> I am trying to deploy and set a vm using packer and a kickstart file. This
> packer code:
>
> {
> "builders": [
> {
> "type": "vmware-iso",
> "format": "ovf",
> "vm_name": "PACKERTEST2",
> "iso_url":
> "http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1511.iso";,
> "iso_checksum":
> "907e5755f824c5848b9c8efbb484f3cd945e93faa024bad6ba875226f9683b16",
> "iso_checksum_type": "sha256",
> "disk_size": "10240",
> "disk_type_id": "thin",
> "remote_host": "host",
> "remote_datastore": "ds",
> "remote_username": "root",
> "remote_password": "pw",
> "remote_type": "esx5",
> "ssh_username": "root",
> "guest_os_type": "centos-64",
> "ssh_password": "ps",
> "ssh_port": 22,
> "ssh_wait_timeout": "800s",
> "shutdown_command": "shutdown -h now",
> "headless": false,
> "floppy_files": [
> "kickstart/ks.cfg"
> ],
> "boot_command": "<esc> linux inst.text inst.ks=hd:fd0:/ks.cfg
> <enter><wait>",
> "boot_wait": "20s",
> "keep_registered": "true",
> "vmx_data": {
> "config.version": 8,
> "virtualHW.version": 8,
> "ethernet0.virtualDev": "vmxnet3",
> "ethernet0.networkName": "VM Network",
> "ethernet0.addressType": "generated",
> "ethernet0.present": "TRUE",
> "ethernet1.virtualDev": "vmxnet3",
> "ethernet1.networkName": "VLAN100",
> "ethernet1.addressType": "generated",
> "ethernet1.present": "TRUE",
> "ethernet0.pciSlotNumber": "9",
> "ethernet1.pciSlotNumber": "224",
> "memsize": "2048",
> "numvcpus": "2",
> "cpuid.coresPerSocket": "1",
> "RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled": "TRUE",
> "RemoteDisplay.vnc.port": "5900"
>
> }
> }
> ]
> }
>
> This is the ks.cfg file I have:
>
>
> # SELinux configuration
> selinux --enforcing
>
> # Installation logging level
> logging --level=info
>
>
> # Run the Setup Agent on first boot
> firstboot --enable
>
> # Reboot after installation
> reboot
>
> # System timezone
> timezone --isUtc America/Los_Angeles
> # Network information
> network --activate --bootproto=static --device=eth0 --gateway=8.1.132.254
> --netmask=255.255.255.0 --ip= 8.1.132.18 —hostname=myhost.com
>
> # System bootloader configuration
> bootloader --append="crashkernel=auto rhgb quiet" --location=mbr
> --driveorder="sda"
>
> # Partition clearing information
> zerombr
> clearpart --all --drives=sda
>
> # Disk partitioning information
> part /boot --fstype="ext4" --size=500
> part pv.008002 --grow --size=1
> volgroup vg_centos --pesize=4096 pv.008002
> logvol / --fstype=ext4 --name=lv_root --vgname=vg_centos --grow --size=1024
> --maxsize=51200
> logvol swap --name=lv_swap --vgname=vg_centos --grow --size=3072
> --maxsize=3072
>
> %packages --nobase
> @^minimal
> @core
> kexec-tools
>
> %end
>
> I however keep getting this error when I run it.
>
> => vmware-iso: Waiting for SSH to become available...
> ==> vmware-iso: Timeout waiting for SSH.
> ==> vmware-iso: Stopping virtual machine...
> ==> vmware-iso: Destroying virtual machine...
> Build 'vmware-iso' errored: Timeout waiting for SSH.
> Why do I getting this error message? Is it because my code in the ks.cfg file
> to connect to a static ip address correct? Any thought would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
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#version=DEVEL # System authorization information auth --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512 # Firewall configuration firewall --disabled --ssh --service=ssh # USE CDROM installation media cdrom #Use graphical install graphical #Run the Setup Agent on first boot firstboot --enable ignoredisk --only-use=sda # Reboot after installation reboot #Keyboard layouts keyboard --vckeymap=us --xlayouts='us' #System language lang en_US.UTF-8 #Network Information network --bootproto=static --device=eno16780032 --gateway=*** --ip=*** --nameserver=**** --netmask=255.255.252.0 --noipv6 --activate --hostname=host.ibm.com # Root password rootpw "testing" #System timezone timezone --isUtc America/Los_Angeles #System bootloader configuration bootloader --append=" crashkernel=auto" --location=mbr --boot-drive=sda autopart --type=lvm #partition clearing information clearpart --all --initlabel --drives=sda %packages @^minimal @core %end
packertest.json
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