I am currently using the iso as the boot source, however I will break it all out like you have it in order to troubleshoot.
On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 1:20:39 PM UTC-7, Gabo Kete wrote: > > 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/fe0c7484-1112-4e30-9a95-692f406ab6b2%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
