Something I am waiting to try. https://felixcentmerino.wordpress.com/virtualization/migrate-virtual-machine-from-oracle-virtualbox-to-esxi-5-5/
May be you might have come across this. Thanks Shyam On Wednesday, 1 August 2018 17:03:51 UTC+5:30, Rickard von Essen wrote: > > You should be able to install VMware Workstation from shell or with > X-forwarding. After that you can run it in Xvfb if it requires a Xserver > (which I doubt a bit). > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2018, 11:28 Alvaro Miranda Aguilera <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Seems a question for your IT department or VMWare support on how to get >> VMWare Workstation installed in the way you require. >> >> Alvaro >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 2:17 AM, Mike M <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >>> The problem is we are trying to make this work with no human >>> interaction. We need a solution that can be run unattended many times a >>> day. We dont care if there is some pre-reqs on the build vm itself. Just >>> need to run it headless from start to finish. >>> >>> On Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 1:44:25 PM UTC-5, Alvaro Miranda Aguilera >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> you can run VNC to do the install and from there can be headless >>>> >>>> having VMWare workstation installed is a pre-requirement here, so the >>>> best will be get a SOE that documents that part >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 6:20 PM, Mike M <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks! I guess I’m trying to find a way to create a and upload a VM >>>>> from a linux box into vcenter. (Building the vm on the esxi host itself >>>>> isn’t possible from a security standpoint). >>>>> >>>>> I tried to use VMware workstation pro on linux but seems it must have >>>>> the UI. Thats the reason for the virtual box route. >>>>> >>>>> Any other ideas on how this can be accomplished. Its needed for CI/CD >>>>> automation. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 9:41:56 AM UTC-5, Mike M wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am trying to build a virtualbox headless then export it to vcenter >>>>>> using a postprovisioner. I have attached my configs. I have scanned >>>>>> the >>>>>> forums and the issues. No conclusion. I am getting the following: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ==> pnda_template_base: Running post-processor: vsphere >>>>>> Build 'pnda_template_base' errored: 2 error(s) occurred: >>>>>> >>>>>> * Post-processor failed: Erroneous exit code 2 while executing >>>>>> script: /tmp/packer-shell362983487 >>>>>> >>>>>> Please see output above for more information. >>>>>> * Post-processor failed: Unknown artifact type, can't build box: >>>>>> mitchellh.virtualbox >>>>>> >>>>>> ==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors: >>>>>> --> pnda_template_base: 2 error(s) occurred: >>>>>> >>>>>> * Post-processor failed: Erroneous exit code 2 while executing >>>>>> script: /tmp/packer-shell362983487 >>>>>> >>>>>> Please see output above for more information. >>>>>> * Post-processor failed: Unknown artifact type, can't build box: >>>>>> mitchellh.virtualbox >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines >>>>> - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. 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