Compare your network settings with the one in: https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/5303
And this suggest that you need "ethernet0.networkName", see https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/4540 And packer will not work if there is a vmotion event, see https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/5091 Hope that gets you on the right track. On 9 December 2017 at 23:52, Sergey Kharnam <[email protected]> wrote: > > - VM is coming up with disconnected interface. > - If I try to tick the Connect check-box it throws an error "Failed to > connect virtual device" > - If I switch over to another network and back again to the initial one > and only tick the Connect check-box it becomes up and running. > > See below my vmx_data defines the networking: > > { > "variables": { > "version": "1.0" > }, > > "builders": [ > { > "name": "rhel7.3", > "vm_name": "rhel7.3", > "vmdk_name": "rhel7.3", > "type": "vmware-iso", > "communicator": "ssh", > "ssh_pty": "true", > "headless": false, > "disk_size": 102400, > "guest_os_type": "rhel7-64", > "iso_url": > "/mnt/framework_bin_repo/rhel_7.3/rhel-server-7.3-x86_64-dvd.iso", > "iso_checksum": > "120acbca7b3d55465eb9f8ef53ad7365f2997d42d4f83d7cc285bf5c71e1131f", > "iso_checksum_type": "none", > "vnc_disable_password": "true", > "shutdown_command": "echo 'packer' | sudo -S shutdown -P now", > > "remote_host": "{{user `packer_remote_host`}}", > "remote_datastore": "{{user `packer_remote_datastore`}}", > "remote_username": "{{user `packer_remote_username`}}", > "remote_password": "{{user `packer_remote_password`}}", > "remote_type": "esx5", > > "ssh_username": "packer", > "ssh_password": "packer", > "ssh_wait_timeout": "20m", > "tools_upload_flavor": "linux", > "http_directory": "", > "boot_wait": "5s", > "vmx_data": { > "memsize": "4096", > "numvcpus": "2", > "ethernet0.virtualDev": "vmxnet3", > "ethernet0.dvs.switchId": "01 e1 20 50 95 72 e5 7a-8b 9f 44 1a 6c 1e > 24 af", > "ethernet0.dvs.portgroupId": "dvportgroup-12221", > "ethernet0.addressType": "vpx", > "ethernet0.uptCompatibility": "TRUE", > "ethernet0.present": "TRUE", > "ethernet0.startConnected": "TRUE" > }, > "vmx_data_post": { > "ide1:0.startConnected": "TRUE", > "ide1:0.clientDevice": "TRUE", > "ide1:0.fileName": "emptyBackingString" > }, > > "boot_command": [ > "<esc><wait>", > "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img quite ", > > "inst.ks=http://bitbucket.agile.bns/projects/PRVCT/repos/framework/raw/applications/os_template_generator/kickstart/kickstart_template_generic_rhel_7.3.cfg";, > "<enter>" > ] > } > ], > > "provisioners": [{ > "type": "shell", > "execute_command": "echo 'packer' | {{.Vars}} sudo -S -E bash > '{{.Path}}'", > "scripts": [ > > "/mnt/framework/applications/os_template_generator/packer/scripts/packer_postprovisioning_rhel_7.3.sh", > > "/mnt/framework/applications/os_template_generator/packer/scripts/localyumsetup.sh", > > "/mnt/framework/applications/os_template_generator/packer/scripts/vraguestagent.sh" > ] > }] > } > > > > -- > 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/11bbc002-43d3-4745-9d69-83e391eee43f%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/11bbc002-43d3-4745-9d69-83e391eee43f%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/CALz9Rt_WkyB0oet04V2e_gBgaEKDxpBtOkvoW%2BLCq9u__DgAHA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
