Thanks, Now static IP address got assigned, But SSH gets not connected
and waiting till timeout.
Here's the file:
{
"variables":{
"hostname": "testmachine",
"packerhost": "192.168.0.5",
"ip": "192.168.0.125",
"netmask": "255.255.255.0",
"gateway": "192.168.0.1",
"domain": "test.net",
"nameservers": "192.168.0.1",
"language_country": "en_US",
"keyboard": "en"
},
"builders": [
{
"type": "virtualbox-iso",
"guest_os_type": "Ubuntu_64",
"iso_url":
"file:///../resources/operatingSystem_ISO/debian-9.2.1-amd64-DVD-1.iso",
"iso_checksum": "a6e3743a6df3e69851fd5a3e7f6f1466",
"iso_checksum_type": "md5",
"ssh_host": "192.168.0.125",
"ssh_username": "root",
"ssh_password": "user",
"shutdown_command": "echo 'root' | sudo -S shutdown -P now",
"vboxmanage": [
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--memory", "2048" ],
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--vram", "36" ],
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--cpus", "2" ],
["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic1", "bridged"],
["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--bridgeadapter1", "TP-LINK Wireless
USB Adapter"],
["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--vrde", "on"]
],
"boot_command": [
"h<enter><wait>",
"install ",
"preseed/url=http://192.168.0.102:8080/preseed-deb9.cfg ",
"hostname={{user `hostname`}} ",
"netcfg/disable_autoconfig=true ",
"netcfg/get_domain={{user `domain`}} ",
"netcfg/confirm_static=true ",
"netcfg/get_ipaddress={{user `ip`}} ",
"netcfg/get_netmask={{user `netmask`}} ",
"netcfg/get_gateway={{user `gateway`}} ",
"netcfg/get_nameservers={{user `nameservers`}} ",
"debian-installer={{user `language_country`}} auto locale={{user
`language_country`}} ",
"keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap={{user `keyboard`}} ",
"fb=false ",
"debconf/frontend=noninteractive ",
"console-setup/ask_detect=false ",
"<enter><wait>"
]
}],
"provisioners": [
{
"type": "shell",
"inline": "echo > /etc/apt/sources.list"
},
{
"type": "shell",
"inline": "sudo apt-get update"
},
{
"type": "file",
"source": "../resources/Share_Files/",
"destination": "/root/"
},
{
"type": "shell",
"inline": "sudo apt-get install apache2 apache2-doc apache2-utils"
}
]
}
SSH from another machine using putty works fine. What could be the problem?
Regards
Valli
On Monday, 27 November 2017 01:28:43 UTC+5:30, Alvaro Miranda Aguilera
wrote:
>
> for the VM part you ned to pass the IP in the boot command line to have
> the IP
>
> from there can download the preseed but the IP setting need to happen
> before if you use preseed over the network.
>
> to be clear all that is more a debian question than a packer question.
>
> This is what I use for ubuntu, hope it helps as reference, you are missing
> some options to force/ensure dhcp is disabled and fixed ip is set.
>
>
> however if doesn't work, i will suggest check debian documentation or
> check on some debian forum:
>
>
> "boot_command": [
> "<esc><esc><enter><wait>",
> "/install/vmlinuz noapic preseed/file=/floppy/preseed.cfg
> ",
> "debian-installer=en_US auto locale=en_US
> kbd-chooser/method=us ",
> "netcfg/hostname={{user `hostname`}} hostname={{user
> `hostname`}} ",
> "fb=false debconf/frontend=noninteractive ",
> "keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP
> keyboard-configuration/layout=USA keyboard-configuration/variant=USA
> console-setup/ask_detect=false ",
> "initrd=/install/initrd.gz netcfg/enable=true
> netcfg/disable_autoconfig=true interface=eth0 netcfg/get_ipaddress={{user
> `fixip_ipaddress`}} netcfg/get_netmask={{user `fixip_netmask`}} ",
> "netcfg/get_gateway={{user `fixip_gateway`}}
> netcfg/get_nameservers={{user `fixip_nameservers`}}
> netcfg/disable_dhcp=true netcfg/confirm_static=true -- <enter>"
> ],
>
> you add a variables block with those values, or just replace them:
>
> "variables": {
> "hostname": "precise64",
> "fixip_ipaddress": "{{env `fixip_ipaddress`}}",
> "fixip_netmask": "{{env `fixip_netmask`}}",
> "fixip_gateway": "{{env `fixip_gateway`}}",
> "fixip_nameservers": "{{env `fixip_nameservers`}}"
> }
>
> Alvaro
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 6:48 AM, valli nayagam <[email protected]
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the answer, But the VM doesn't take the ip address
>> 192.168.0.130 which is given in the preseed and json file.
>>
>>
>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0zE-BxZxerY/WhpVhj58KoI/AAAAAAAABqU/HUMFP988b7ERT0FXQXb9EUUvTib4UofnACLcBGAs/s1600/address.PNG>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, 26 November 2017 10:36:20 UTC+5:30, Rickard von Essen wrote:
>>>
>>> You (at least) have to add "ssh_host": "192.168.0.130".
>>>
>>> On 26 November 2017 at 05:15, valli nayagam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, Its working once I change the network type. Now I'm trying to set
>>>> the static ip address for the Debian VM but its not working. Installation
>>>> was completed successfuilly and statictally given ip address is not
>>>> getting
>>>> assigned
>>>>
>>>> Please have a look of json and preseed changes and help me on this topic
>>>>
>>>> Template:
>>>>
>>>> "builders": [
>>>> {
>>>> "type": "virtualbox-iso",
>>>> "boot_command": [
>>>> "<esc><wait>",
>>>> "install <wait>",
>>>> "preseed/url=http://192.168.0.105:8080/preseed-deb9.cfg ",
>>>> "debian-installer=en_US <wait>",
>>>> "auto <wait>",
>>>> "locale=en_US <wait>",
>>>> "kbd-chooser/method=us <wait>",
>>>> "d-i netcfg/disable_autoconfig boolean true <wait>",
>>>> "d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp true <wait>",
>>>> "d-i netcfg/confirm_static=true <wait>",
>>>> "d-i netcfg/dhcp_options select Configure network manually <wait>",
>>>> "d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.0.130 <wait>",
>>>> "d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0 <wait>",
>>>> "d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.0.1 <wait>",
>>>> "d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.0.1 <wait>",
>>>> "d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true <wait>",
>>>> "netcfg/get_hostname={{ .Name }} <wait>",
>>>> "netcfg/get_domain=testing.com <wait>",
>>>> "fb=false <wait>",
>>>> "debconf/frontend=noninteractive <wait>",
>>>> "console-setup/ask_detect=false <wait>",
>>>> "console-keymaps-at/keymap=us <wait>",
>>>> "keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap=us <wait>",
>>>> "<enter><wait>"
>>>> ],
>>>> "boot_wait": "10s",
>>>> "disk_size": 45536,
>>>> "guest_os_type": "Debian_64",
>>>> "http_directory": "http",
>>>> "iso_checksum": "a6e3743a6df3e69851fd5a3e7f6f1466",
>>>> "iso_checksum_type": "md5",
>>>> "iso_url":
>>>> "file:///../resources/operatingSystem_ISO/debian-9.2.1-amd64-DVD-1.iso",
>>>> "vm_name": "Testmachine",
>>>> "ssh_username": "viewpoint",
>>>> "ssh_password": "user",
>>>> "ssh_port": 22,
>>>> "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s",
>>>> "shutdown_command": "echo 'halt -p' > shutdown.sh; echo
>>>> 'vagrant'|sudo -S bash 'shutdown.sh'",
>>>> "guest_additions_path": "VBoxGuestAdditions_{{.Version}}.iso",
>>>> "virtualbox_version_file": ".vbox_version",
>>>> "vboxmanage": [
>>>> ["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--memory", "512"],
>>>> ["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--cpus", "1"],
>>>> ["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic1", "bridged"],
>>>> ["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--bridgeadapter1", "TP-LINK Wireless USB
>>>> Adapter"],
>>>> ["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--vrde", "on"]
>>>> ]
>>>> }
>>>> ]
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> Preseed changes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> # netcfg will choose an interface that has link if possible. This makes
>>>> it
>>>> # skip displaying a list if there is more than one interface.
>>>> d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
>>>>
>>>> # To pick a particular interface instead:
>>>> #d-i netcfg/choose_interface select enp0s3
>>>>
>>>> # To set a different link detection timeout (default is 3 seconds).
>>>> # Values are interpreted as seconds.
>>>> #d-i netcfg/link_detection_timeout string 10
>>>>
>>>> # If you have a slow dhcp server and the installer times out waiting for
>>>> # it, this might be useful.
>>>> #d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60
>>>> #d-i netcfg/dhcpv6_timeout string 60
>>>>
>>>> # If you prefer to configure the network manually, uncomment this line
>>>> and
>>>> # the static network configuration below.
>>>> d-i netcfg/disable_autoconfig boolean true
>>>> d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp true
>>>> d-i netcfg/confirm_static=true
>>>>
>>>> # If you want the preconfiguration file to work on systems both with and
>>>> # without a dhcp server, uncomment these lines and the static network
>>>> # configuration below.
>>>> d-i netcfg/dhcp_failed note
>>>> d-i netcfg/dhcp_options select Configure network manually
>>>>
>>>> # Static network configuration.
>>>> #
>>>> # IPv4 example
>>>> d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.0.130
>>>> d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0
>>>> d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.0.1
>>>> d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.0.1
>>>> d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Valli
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sunday, 26 November 2017 01:40:14 UTC+5:30, Rickard von Essen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> If you don't change the network type it should work with the example
>>>>> in the docs. Get that working first and then change the network type only
>>>>> if you really need to.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 25, 2017 21:00, "valli nayagam" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Because the machine boots with Network as "Nat" and may be because of
>>>>>> that the pressed.file is not accessible for the VM
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Correct me if i'm wrong and what could be the problem to retrieve the
>>>>>> preseed file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Valli
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sunday, 26 November 2017 01:03:09 UTC+5:30, Rickard von Essen
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just to clearify, why do you need a bridged network?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Nov 25, 2017 20:04, "valli nayagam" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm newbie to packer, I'm trying to install debian os in virtualbox.
>>>>>>> But it looks network is not connected with host machine and failed to
>>>>>>> retrieve the preseed file.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Json file:
>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>> "variables":{
>>>>>>> "hostname": "testmachine",
>>>>>>> "packerhost": "192.168.0.5",
>>>>>>> "ip": "192.168.0.125",
>>>>>>> "netmask": "255.255.255.0",
>>>>>>> "gateway": "192.168.0.1",
>>>>>>> "domain": "test.net",
>>>>>>> "nameservers": "192.168.0.1",
>>>>>>> "language_country": "en_US",
>>>>>>> "keyboard": "en"
>>>>>>> },
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "builders": [
>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>> "type": "virtualbox-iso",
>>>>>>> "guest_os_type": "Ubuntu_64",
>>>>>>> "iso_url":
>>>>>>> "file:///../resources/operatingSystem_ISO/debian-9.2.1-amd64-DVD-1.iso",
>>>>>>> "iso_checksum": "a6e3743a6df3e69851fd5a3e7f6f1466",
>>>>>>> "iso_checksum_type": "md5",
>>>>>>> "http_directory": "http",
>>>>>>> "http_port_min": "9001",
>>>>>>> "http_port_max": "9001",
>>>>>>> "ssh_username": "packer",
>>>>>>> "ssh_password": "packer",
>>>>>>> "shutdown_command": "echo 'packer' | sudo -S shutdown -P now",
>>>>>>> "vboxmanage": [
>>>>>>> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--memory", "2048" ],
>>>>>>> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--vram", "36" ],
>>>>>>> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--cpus", "2" ],
>>>>>>> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--hardwareuuid",
>>>>>>> "02f110e7-369a-4bbc-bbe6-6f0b6864ccb6" ],
>>>>>>> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic0","bridged"]
>>>>>>> ],
>>>>>>> "boot_command": [
>>>>>>> "<esc><wait>",
>>>>>>> "install ",
>>>>>>> "preseed/url=http://192.168.0.105:8080/preseed-deb9.cfg ",
>>>>>>> "hostname={{user `hostname`}} ",
>>>>>>> "netcfg/disable_autoconfig=true ",
>>>>>>> "netcfg/get_domain={{user `domain`}} ",
>>>>>>> "netcfg/confirm_static=true ",
>>>>>>> "netcfg/get_ipaddress={{user `ip`}} ",
>>>>>>> "netcfg/get_netmask={{user `netmask`}} ",
>>>>>>> "netcfg/get_gateway={{user `gateway`}} ",
>>>>>>> "netcfg/get_nameservers={{user `nameservers`}} ",
>>>>>>> "debian-installer={{user `language_country`}} auto locale={{user
>>>>>>> `language_country`}} ",
>>>>>>> "keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap={{user `keyboard`}} ",
>>>>>>> "fb=false ",
>>>>>>> "debconf/frontend=noninteractive ",
>>>>>>> "console-setup/ask_detect=false ",
>>>>>>> "<enter><wait>"
>>>>>>> ]
>>>>>>> }]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, I tried to add a nic card to vbox but it failed with error
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> H:\VMWare_Installation\packer>packer build -on-error=abort
>>>>>>> packer-test-valli.json
>>>>>>> virtualbox-iso output will be in this color.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ==> virtualbox-iso: Downloading or copying Guest additions
>>>>>>> virtualbox-iso: Downloading or copying:
>>>>>>> file:///C:/Program%20Files/Oracle/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
>>>>>>> ==> virtualbox-iso: Downloading or copying ISO
>>>>>>> virtualbox-iso: Downloading or copying:
>>>>>>> file:///H:/VMWare_Installation/resources/operatingSystem_ISO/debian-9.2.1-amd64-DVD-1.iso
>>>>>>> ==> virtualbox-iso: Starting HTTP server on port 9001
>>>>>>> ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating virtual machine...
>>>>>>> ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating hard drive...
>>>>>>> ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating forwarded port mapping for communicator
>>>>>>> (SSH, WinRM, etc) (host port 2376)
>>>>>>> ==> virtualbox-iso: Executing custom VBoxManage commands...
>>>>>>> virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm
>>>>>>> packer-virtualbox-iso-1511636150 --memory 2048
>>>>>>> virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm
>>>>>>> packer-virtualbox-iso-1511636150 --vram 36
>>>>>>> virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm
>>>>>>> packer-virtualbox-iso-1511636150 --cpus 2
>>>>>>> virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm
>>>>>>> packer-virtualbox-iso-1511636150 --hardwareuuid
>>>>>>> 02f110e7-369a-4bbc-bbe6-6f0b6864ccb6
>>>>>>> virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm
>>>>>>> packer-virtualbox-iso-1511636150 --nic0 bridged
>>>>>>> ==> virtualbox-iso: Error executing command: VBoxManage error:
>>>>>>> VBoxManage.exe: error: Invalid NIC number 0
>>>>>>> ==> virtualbox-iso: Step "StepVBoxManage" failed, aborting...
>>>>>>> Build 'virtualbox-iso' errored: unexpected EOF
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors:
>>>>>>> --> virtualbox-iso: unexpected EOF
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What's the problem and how to retrive the preseed file?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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