Yes i dont't really want to stand up a HTTP server just for this, theres already enough moving parts with automating image creation.. initiating he copy from the local-shell would be perfectly fine if i could reference the guest IP (which packer knows) easily
regards James On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Rickard von Essen < [email protected]> wrote: > And if you use the file privisioner with WinRM with larger files you will > find that it's slow. The workaround is to use http_directory and > environment variable PACKER_HTTP_ADDR, see https://www.packer.io/ > docs/provisioners/powershell.html#packer_http_addr > > On Jun 24, 2017 01:23, "Gabo Kete" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. 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