If what you are after ( looking at the piece of JSON file you shared ) is to upload a file from your packer machine to the guest machine , I would recommend you use File provisioner instead ( link below ), which will help you to upload a file without knowing the guest IP address
https://www.packer.io/docs/provisioners/file.html On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 2:03:10 PM UTC+12, James Elmes wrote: > > Should have mentioned i am using windows.. > > I know how to copy files to the guest vm, i am trying to initiate the copy > from the local windows server i am running packer on. I am doing this > manually using the shell-local command > > "type": "Shell-Local" > "command": "xcopy -source C:\packer\vmtools -destination > \\guestip\c$\packer > > The guest IP i am entering manually by checking which dhcp address is > allocated to the guest IP from my AD server > > Packer knows this address already as it connected over SSH/Winrm without > me providing it.. i want to know how i can get it.. using something like > {{guest_IP}} > > James > > On Friday, 23 June 2017 05:12:14 UTC+10, Rickard von Essen wrote: >> >> You can do something like this: >> >> "provisioners": [ >> { >> "type": "shell", >> "inline": [ "hostname > /tmp/hostname" ] >> }, >> { >> "type": "file", >> "direction": "download", >> "source": "/tmp/hostname", >> "destination": "hostname" >> } >> ] >> >> And you will get the hostname in the file "hostname". >> >> You just need to switch to ifconfig etc. If you are building in a cloud >> it might also be possible to use the cli/api if you have an unique >> name/id/tag etc to lookup. >> >> >> On Jun 22, 2017 17:27, "James Elmes" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Howdy. >> >> Wondering if there is a way to return the guest IP. I want to initiate a >> file copy from Shell-Local provisioner, this way the copy is initiated from >> the local machine running packer. >> >> example: xcopy -source C:\packer\vmtools -destination \\guestip\c$\packer >> >> i have looked everywhere and can't seem to find a way to return the >> actual guest IP >> >> any help appreciated >> >> James >> >> -- >> 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/0db28607-448b-4bf7-b2ec-8aa4a72272ab%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/0db28607-448b-4bf7-b2ec-8aa4a72272ab%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- 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/7d0a6815-829e-4f30-95cf-bf06688a76db%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
