Hi Stacy Your boot_command argument is not telling where the OS needs to boot, you need to specify where to boot , where is the Linux image, and what is the KS file that needs to use to start the installation
Have a look how boot_command works https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/virtualbox-iso.html#boot_command And here is an example of a boot_command I have running in my environment ( my boot command uses variables, so will share this with you, but not necessarily you need to use them, it is just for me it looks much more neat if I use them and much more flexible if I need to change them in the future) variables "vmlinuz_file": "centos7.1503_x64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz", "initrd_file": "centos7.1503_x64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img", "iso_image":"http://192.168.1.150/isos/CentOS-7-x86_64-NetInstall-1503.iso";, "ks_file": "simple-ks-integrado-CIS-BitbyBit.ks", "ks_server": "192.168.1.150", "ks_path": "centos7.1511_x64/ks/", "boot_command": [ "<tab> text {{user `vmlinuz_file`}} initrd={{user `initrd_file`}} inst.ks=http://{{user `ks_server`}}/{{user `ks_path`}}/{{user `ks_file`}}<enter><wait>" ], On Friday, March 23, 2018 at 6:06:48 AM UTC+13, Stacy wrote: > > I apologize if this has been answered previously, I am new to the group, > and looking for some help. I am using packer and vmware workstation 14 to > build a RHEL 7 template. This works with our RHEL6 install, and when I > boot the iso from vmware workstation or vsphere after creating the vm it > installs just fine. However when I try and build with packer it hangs > before installing the packages. I get the dracut-initqueue timeouts and an > emergency shell. I have able to see my install media and ks file from the > emergency shell, so I know the network is working. Not sure where to look > for the problem, I have gone through the rdsosreport.txt file and do not > see anything glaring. Here is my packer json and variables json and the > command I am running to build. > > Hangs at RTNETLINK answers: File exists > then times out > > packer build -var-file variables.json foundation_template.json > > variables.json > { > "ssh_username" : "root", > "ssh_password" : "password", > "output_dir" : "/var/packer/vmware/vmware-iso-rh7" > } > > > foundation.json > { > "builders": > [ > { > "type" : "vmware-iso", > "boot_command": > [ > "<wait>", > "<enter>", > "<wait>" > ], > "headless" : true, > "disk_type_id" : "0", > "vnc_bind_address" : "0.0.0.0", > "vnc_port_min" : "5900", > "vnc_port_max" : "5910", > "vnc_disable_password" : true, > "iso_url" : "iso/rhel7_base.iso", > "iso_checksum" : "e4bee7df9c1820035c47f200a2176e81", > "iso_checksum_type" : "md5", > "output_directory" : "{{user `output_dir`}}", > "guest_os_type" : "rhel7-64", > "disk_size" : "64000", > "shutdown_command" : "/sbin/halt -p", > "ssh_wait_timeout" : "2700s", > "ssh_username" : "{{user `ssh_username`}}", > "ssh_password" : "{{user `ssh_password`}}", > "skip_compaction" : true, > "vmx_data" : { > "ethernet0.virtualDev" : > "vmxnet3", > "scsi0.virtualDev" : > "pvscsi" > }, > "vm_name" : "rhel7-tmplate" > } > ], > "provisioners": > [ > { > "type" : "shell", > "script" : "scripts/run_updates.sh" > }, > { > "type" : "shell", > "script" : "scripts/reset_network.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/d58d10f3-21b5-44e8-8466-aacb2a489e1b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
