Hi Alvaro,
Did you get a chance to look at this?
Thanks
Shyam
On Monday, 6 August 2018 14:50:50 UTC+5:30, Shyam J wrote:
>
> Hi Alvaro,
>
> I think you got me wrong. I didnt explain it properly also. I am running a
> vmware-iso builder only, but this is being run from a Azure VM contacting a
> ESX machine.
> Below is my code. My question is why image is getting exported to this
> azure VM. When I run the same code from a vmware VM it creates the image in
> ESX machine itself. Both cases I am not using 'format' option.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> {
> "variables": {
> "vm_name": "packer",
> "vm_description": "rhel7 base",
> "iso": "/data/rhel-server-7.5-x86_64-dvd.iso",
> "checksum":
> "d0dd6ae5e001fb050dafefdfd871e7e648b147fb2d35f0e106e0b34a0163e8f5",
> "iso_checksum_type": "sha256",
> "remote_password" : "{{env `ESX_SSH_PASS`}}",
> "ssh_password": "{{env `VM_SSH_PASS`}}"
> },
>
> "builders": [
> {
> "type": "vmware-iso",
> "ssh_username": "packer",
> "ssh_password": "{{ user `ssh_password` }}",
> "ssh_port": 22,
> "ssh_wait_timeout": "30m",
> "http_directory": "./",
>
> "vm_name": "{{ user `vm_name` }}",
> "guest_os_type": "rhel7-64",
> "iso_url": "{{ user `iso` }}",
> "iso_checksum": "{{ user `checksum` }}",
> "iso_checksum_type": "{{ user `iso_checksum_type` }}",
> "tools_upload_flavor": "linux",
> "remote_datastore": "datastore_name",
> "remote_host": "IP_ESX",
> "remote_password": "{{ user `remote_password` }}",
> "remote_type": "esx5",
> "remote_username": "root",
> "disk_size": "32000",
> "headless": false,
> "vnc_port_min": 5980,
> "vnc_port_max": 5990,
> "vmx_data": {
> "memsize": 512,
> "ethernet0.networkName": "network_name",
> "ethernet0.present": "TRUE",
> "ethernet0.startConnected": "TRUE",
> "ethernet0.virtualDev": "e1000",
> "ethernet0.addressType": "generated",
> "ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset": "0",
> "ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv": "FALSE",
> "numvcpus": 1
> },
>
> "boot_wait": "10s",
> "boot_command": [
> "<esc><wait>",
> "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 ",
> "<tab> text ks=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/ks4.cfg ip=IP
> netmask=maske_details gateway=gatwway_details<enter><wait>"
> ],
>
> "shutdown_command": "echo '{{ user `username` }}' | sudo -S shutdown
> -P now"
> }
> ]
> }
>
>
> Shyam
>
> On Monday, 6 August 2018 09:20:46 UTC+5:30, Alvaro Miranda Aguilera wrote:
>>
>> ovftool is a vmware tool.
>>
>> if you share your packer template, I can sugges some filters. but you
>> shouldn't be running ovftool on non vmware setups.
>>
>> you can add "only": ["vmware-iso"] to restrict a
>> provisioner/post-processor
>>
>> alvaro
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 6:36 AM, Shyam J <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes when running the same packer code from a vmware VM which outputs in
>>> ESX machine while when running packer code from azure VM looking for
>>> ovftool.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Shyam
>>>
>>> On Saturday, 4 August 2018 02:10:06 UTC+5:30, Alvaro Miranda Aguilera
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> hello
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> azure?
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 3:00 PM, Shyam J <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> If this question doesnt have an answer now its fine, I can wait.
>>>>>
>>>>> But can you tell me why when format is not mentioned also packer is
>>>>> looking for ovftool to export in Azure VM? Why cant it keep the exports
>>>>> in
>>>>> ESX machine?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Shyam
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