Also I tried "headless: false" and that didn't work either. Thanks
# mukarram On Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 10:29:15 AM UTC-8, Mukarram wrote: > > I have only tried to use 1.1.3 and 1.1.2....both these don't disconnect > the "CD/DVD1 - Datastore ISO file". However I tried the 0.98 (I > believe)...which errors out when I use the "vsphere-template" in the Post > Processor. > Having said this, I haven't tried any other Packer versions. > > Thanks > > # mukarram > > On Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 10:25:44 AM UTC-8, Mukarram wrote: >> >> Hi Alvaro, >> >> The guest OS is CentOS 7.4 >> >> Thanks for the reply >> >> Regards >> >> # mukarram >> >> On Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 9:41:21 AM UTC-8, Alvaro Miranda >> Aguilera wrote: >>> >>> when you weite 1.1.3/1.1.2 have issues, that means 1.1.1 and earlier do >>> have not ? >>> >>> What os is the guest os ? >>> >>> Alvaro >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 4:22 AM, Mukarram <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Guys, >>>> I know you've seen this problem before, however I am having the issue >>>> now. >>>> I have tried these settings about a 100 times in the last 2 days but >>>> none of them work. >>>> >>>> Basically the "vm_data_post" does not work...at least it looks that >>>> way: >>>> >>>> I tried this: >>>> "vmx_data_post": { >>>> "ide1:0.startConnected": "TRUE", >>>> "ide1:0.clientDevice": "TRUE", >>>> "ide1:0.fileName": "emptyBackingString" >>>> }, >>>> >>>> This: >>>> "vmx_data_post": { >>>> "ide1:0.deviceType" : "atapi-cdrom", >>>> "ide1:0.fileName" : "emptyBackingString", >>>> "ide1:0.present" : "TRUE", >>>> "ide1:0.clientDevice" : "TRUE" >>>> }, >>>> >>>> And also I tried the "inline" in the "post-processor" section with the >>>> "vmware-cmd" script, that also didn't work. It "invalidates" the VM. >>>> So before I create the template, I start the VM, try to disconnect the >>>> "CD/DVD drive 1" and then power off the VM. >>>> >>>> "post-processors": [ >>>> [ >>>> { >>>> "inline": [ >>>> "/opt/scripts/vmware-perl-sdk/bin/vmware-cmd -U {{ user >>>> `source_esxi_user` }} -P {{ user `source_esxi_password` }} -H {{ user >>>> `VCENTER_IP` }} --vihost {{ user `REMOTE_ESXI` }} /vmfs/volumes/{{ user >>>> `REMOTE_DATASTORE` }}/output-vmware-iso/{{ user `vm_name` }}.vmx start >>>> soft", >>>> "/opt/scripts/vmware-perl-sdk/bin/vmware-cmd -U {{ user >>>> `source_esxi_user` }} -P {{ user `source_esxi_password` }} -H {{ user >>>> `VCENTER_IP` }} --vihost {{ user `REMOTE_ESXI` }} /vmfs/volumes/{{ user >>>> `REMOTE_DATASTORE` }}/output-vmware-iso/{{ user `vm_name` }}.vmx >>>> disconnectdevice \"CD/DVD drive 1\"", >>>> "/opt/scripts/vmware-perl-sdk/bin/vmware-cmd -U {{ user >>>> `source_esxi_user` }} -P {{ user `source_esxi_password` }} -H {{ user >>>> `VCENTER_IP` }} --vihost {{ user `REMOTE_ESXI` }} /vmfs/volumes/{{ user >>>> `REMOTE_DATASTORE` }}/output-vmware-iso/{{ user `vm_name` }}.vmx suspend >>>> soft" >>>> ], >>>> "type": "shell-local" >>>> } >>>> ] >>>> >>>> So I am outta luck now. >>>> >>>> Please help. >>>> >>>> # mukarram >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/7fbceda7-ad74-40d4-b863-57b80a339186%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/7fbceda7-ad74-40d4-b863-57b80a339186%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Alvaro >>> >>> -- 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/19661aac-875b-4020-bd50-fa3e5bd5c3c6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
