Anybody experienced this issue ?..esxi is part of vcenter 6.0
shan
On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 7:56:23 AM UTC-8, Shankar Bala wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am using packer version v1.1.1 and trying to build vm template..here is
> my sample json
>
> {
> "variables": {
> "ks_path" : "packer_ks.cfg"
> },
> "builders": [{
> "type": "vmware-iso",
> "iso_url": "/var/www/html/ISOs/CentOS-6.8-x86_64-minimal.iso",
> "iso_checksum" : "0ca12fe5f28c2ceed4f4084b41ff8a0b",
> "iso_checksum_type" : "md5",
> "disk_type_id": "thin",
> "disk_size": "200000",
> "vmx_data": {
> "memsize": "4096",
> "numvcpus": "2",
> "ethernet0.networkName": "hx-vm-kickstart-10",
> "ethernet0.virtualDev": "vmxnet3",
> "ethernet0.present": "TRUE"
> },
> "boot_command" : [
> "<tab> text ks=http://kickstart/kickstart/packer.ks<enter><wait>"
> ],
> "boot_wait" : "30s",
> "ssh_username": "<username>",
> "ssh_password" : "<password>",
> "ssh_timeout" : "10000s",
> "remote_datastore": "hx-ds1",
> "remote_host": "<esxi ip>",
> "remote_password": "<esxi password>",
> "remote_type": "ex5",
> "remote_username": "root",
> "version": "11",
> "vm_name": "packer-test1",
> "vmdk_name": "packer-test1",
> "keep_registered": "true",
> "shutdown_command": "/usr/bin/sudo /sbin/shutdown -h now"
> }],
> "post-processors": [
> {
> "type": "vsphere-template",
> "host": "<esxi ip>",
> "insecure": true,
> "datacenter": "ha-datacenter",
> "username": "root",
> "password": "<esxi password>",
> "folder": "/vmfs/volumes/hx-ds1/packer-template"
> }]
> }
>
> I see the vm getting created., but while running post processor i am
> getting the below error
>
>
> 2017/11/16 01:42:10 packer-2: 2017/11/16 01:42:10 Writing VMX to:
> /tmp/packer-vmx652966173/packer-test1.vmx
> 2017/11/16 01:42:10 ui: ==> vmware-iso: Cleaning VMX prior to finishing
> up...
> 2017/11/16 01:42:10 ui: vmware-iso: Unmounting floppy from VMX...
> 2017/11/16 01:42:10 packer-2: 2017/11/16 01:42:10 Deleting key:
> floppy0.present
> 2017/11/16 01:42:10 ui: vmware-iso: Detaching ISO from CD-ROM device...
> 2017/11/16 01:42:10 ui: vmware-iso: Disabling VNC server...
> 2017/11/16 01:42:10 packer-2: 2017/11/16 01:42:10 Writing VMX to:
> /tmp/packer-vmx652966173/packer-test1.vmx
> 2017/11/16 01:42:10 ui: ==> vmware-iso: Skipping export of virtual machine
> (export is allowed only for ESXi and the format needs to be specified)...
> 2017/11/16 01:42:10 packer-2: 2017/11/16 01:42:10 opening new ssh session
> 2017/11/16 01:42:10 packer-2: 2017/11/16 01:42:10 starting remote command:
> vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate 107
> 2017/11/16 01:42:11 ui: ==> vmware-iso: Keeping virtual machine registered
> with ESX host (keep_registered = true)
> 2017/11/16 01:42:11 packer-2: 2017/11/16 01:42:11 opening new ssh session
> 2017/11/16 01:42:11 packer-2: 2017/11/16 01:42:11 starting remote command:
> ls -1p /vmfs/volumes/hx-ds1/output-vmware-iso
> 2017/11/16 01:42:11 [INFO] (telemetry) ending vmware-iso
> 2017/11/16 01:42:11 ui: ==> vmware-iso: Running post-processor:
> vsphere-template
> 2017/11/16 01:42:11 [INFO] (telemetry) Starting post-processor
> vsphere-template
> 2017/11/16 01:42:11 ui: vmware-iso (vsphere-template): Waiting 10s for
> VMware vSphere to start
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 ui: vmware-iso (vsphere-template): Choosing
> datacenter...
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 ui: vmware-iso (vsphere-template): Creating or
> checking destination folders...
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 ui: vmware-iso (vsphere-template): Creating
> folder: vmfs
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 ui error: ==> vmware-iso (vsphere-template):
> ServerFaultCode: The operation is not supported on the object.
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 [INFO] (telemetry) ending vsphere-template
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 [INFO] (telemetry) found error: ServerFaultCode: The
> operation is not supported on the object.
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 Deleting original artifact for build 'vmware-iso'
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 packer-2: 2017/11/16 01:42:21 opening new ssh session
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 packer-2: 2017/11/16 01:42:21 starting remote command:
> rm -rf /vmfs/volumes/hx-ds1/output-vmware-iso
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 ui error: Build 'vmware-iso' errored: 1 error(s)
> occurred:
>
> * Post-processor failed: ServerFaultCode: The operation is not supported
> on the object.
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 Builds completed. Waiting on interrupt barrier...
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 machine readable: error-count []string{"1"}
> 2017/11/16 01:42:21 ui error:
> ==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors:
>
> Any idea why this is happening ..? I am using ip of an esxi running 6.0
> managed by vcenter 6.0
>
> Please provide assistance here.
>
> Shan
>
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