This is because you have a version of VMware Player which is not supported or not correctly setup to use with Packer.
Rerun with: PACKER_LOG=1 packer build template.json And attach the full log. On Sep 21, 2016 22:39, "Steven Langlois" <[email protected]> wrote: > Using the bento-master templates I can successfully create VirtualBox VMs > but I'm getting an error with VMWare. > > I installed: > > VMware-Player > VMwareVIX > QEMU > > I created a virtual machine with VMware-Player and installed VMware Tools > but now I am stuck on this error. Any pointers are much appreciated. > > The output I am seeing: > > [newzr@newgw189 bento-master]$ packer build vmware-centos-7.2-x86_64.json > vmware-iso output will be in this color. > > ==> vmware-iso: Downloading or copying ISO > vmware-iso: Downloading or copying: http://mirrors.kernel.org/ > centos/7.2.1511/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1511.iso > ^[c==> vmware-iso: Creating virtual machine disk > ==> vmware-iso: Building and writing VMX file > ==> vmware-iso: Starting HTTP server on port 8945 > ==> vmware-iso: Starting virtual machine... > ==> vmware-iso: Error starting VM: VMware error: Unable to connect to host. > ==> vmware-iso: Error: The specified version was not found > ==> vmware-iso: Waiting 4.993297601s to give VMware time to clean up... > ==> vmware-iso: Deleting output directory... > Build 'vmware-iso' errored: Error starting VM: VMware error: Unable to > connect to host. > Error: The specified version was not found > > ==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors: > --> vmware-iso: Error starting VM: VMware error: Unable to connect to host. > Error: The specified version was not found > > ==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created. > > My vmware-centos.json which is just the bento-master with virtual-box, > parallels, and vagrant removed: > > [newzr@newgw189 bento-master]$ cat vmware-centos-7.2-x86_64.json > { > "builders": [ > { > "boot_command": [ > "<tab> text ks=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/{{user > `ks_path`}}<enter><wait>" > ], > "boot_wait": "10s", > "disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}", > "guest_os_type": "centos-64", > "headless": "{{ user `headless` }}", > "http_directory": "http", > "iso_checksum": "{{user `iso_checksum`}}", > "iso_checksum_type": "{{user `iso_checksum_type`}}", > "iso_url": "{{user `mirror`}}/{{user `mirror_directory`}}/{{user > `iso_name`}}", > "output_directory": "packer-{{user `template`}}-vmware", > "shutdown_command": "echo 'vagrant' | sudo -S /sbin/halt -h -p", > "ssh_password": "vagrant", > "ssh_port": 22, > "ssh_username": "vagrant", > "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s", > "tools_upload_flavor": "linux", > "type": "vmware-iso", > "vm_name": "{{ user `template` }}", > "vmx_data": { > "cpuid.coresPerSocket": "1", > "memsize": "{{ user `memory` }}", > "numvcpus": "{{ user `cpus` }}" > } > } > ], > "provisioners": [ > { > "destination": "/tmp/bento-metadata.json", > "source": "{{user `metadata`}}", > "type": "file" > }, > { > "environment_vars": [ > "HOME_DIR=/home/vagrant", > "http_proxy={{user `http_proxy`}}", > "https_proxy={{user `https_proxy`}}", > "no_proxy={{user `no_proxy`}}" > ], > "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -S -E sh -eux > '{{.Path}}'", > "scripts": [ > "scripts/common/metadata.sh", > "scripts/common/sshd.sh", > "scripts/centos/networking.sh", > "scripts/centos/vmware.sh", > "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh", > "scripts/common/minimize.sh" > ], > "type": "shell" > } > ], > "variables": { > "box_basename": "centos-7.2", > "build_timestamp": "{{isotime \"20060102150405\"}}", > "cpus": "1", > "disk_size": "16384", > "git_revision": "__unknown_git_revision__", > "headless": "", > "http_proxy": "{{env `http_proxy`}}", > "https_proxy": "{{env `https_proxy`}}", > "iso_checksum": "907e5755f824c5848b9c8efbb484f3 > cd945e93faa024bad6ba875226f9683b16", > "iso_checksum_type": "sha256", > "iso_name": "CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1511.iso", > "ks_path": "centos-7.2/ks.cfg", > "memory": "512", > "metadata": "floppy/dummy_metadata.json", > "mirror": "http://mirrors.kernel.org/centos";, > "mirror_directory": "7.2.1511/isos/x86_64", > "name": "centos-7.2", > "no_proxy": "{{env `no_proxy`}}", > "template": "centos-7.2-x86_64", > "version": "2.1.TIMESTAMP" > } > } > > -- > This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - > https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. 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