Each argument need to be it's own string:
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic2", "hostonly --hostonlyadapter1 vboxnet1"
]
must be:
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic2", "hostonly", "--hostonlyadapter1",
"vboxnet1" ]
// Rickard
On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 10:26 AM steve BP <stevebpatw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am using packer (Windows) to build and deploy virtual box VMs with
> Windows 2012 installations. This has worked very well for our automated
> deployment and test of control applications.
>
> I am trying to add a hostonly network interface as part of the virtual box
> builder and have run into errors.
>
> I wish to add the host-only interface in the builder, as opposed to a
> provisioner or post builder so that resources on the host only network can
> be used by the provisioners.
>
> My builder vboxmanage is as follows (full builder below)
>
> "vboxmanage": [
> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--natpf1", "winrm,tcp,,55985,,5985" ],
> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--memory", "{{user
> `target_MemorySize`}}" ],
> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--cpus", "{{user `target_Cpu`}}" ],
> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic2", "hostonly --hostonlyadapter1
> vboxnet1" ]
> ],
>
> Packer is responding as following with an error.
>
> I have tried the vboxmanage command from a shell and this works ok on a
> test vm, so think that my command syntax is ok.
>
> > vboxmanage modifyvm "C:\Users\sbp\VirtualBox VMs\hostTest"\hostTest.vbox
> --nic2 hostonly --hostonlyadapter1 vboxnet1
>
> Would anybody please be able to advise me how to make this feature work.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Steve
>
> *Packer Output*
>
> E:\svn-mirror\projects\Home\Steve_Pinfold\PackerWindowsBuilder\branches\TLS-amd64>packer.exe
> build Output.json
> virtualbox-iso output will be in this color.
>
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Retrieving Guest additions
> virtualbox-iso: Using file in-place:
> file:///C:/Program%20Files/Oracle/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Retrieving ISO
> virtualbox-iso: Using file in-place:
> file:///E:/usr/tools/WindowsInstallers/SW_DVD5_WIN_PRO_7W_SP1_64BIT_ENGLISH_-2_MLF_X17-59279.ISO
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating floppy disk...
> virtualbox-iso: Copying files flatly from floppy_files
> virtualbox-iso: Copying file: AutoUnattend.xml
> virtualbox-iso: Done copying files from floppy_files
> virtualbox-iso: Collecting paths from floppy_dirs
> virtualbox-iso: Resulting paths from floppy_dirs : []
> virtualbox-iso: Done copying paths from floppy_dirs
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating virtual machine...
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating hard drive...
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Attaching floppy disk...
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating forwarded port mapping for communicator (SSH,
> WinRM, etc) (host port 2840)
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Executing custom VBoxManage commands...
> virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm packer-virtualbox-iso-1539588999
> --natpf1 winrm,tcp,,55985,,5985
> virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm packer-virtualbox-iso-1539588999
> --memory 2048
> virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm packer-virtualbox-iso-1539588999
> --cpus 2
> virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm packer-virtualbox-iso-1539588999
> --nic2 hostonly --hostonlyadapter1 vboxnet1
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Error executing command: VBoxManage error:
> VBoxManage.exe: error: Invalid type 'hostonly --hostonlyadapter1 vboxnet1'
> specfied for NIC 2
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Deregistering and deleting VM...
> ==> virtualbox-iso: Deleting output directory...
> Build 'virtualbox-iso' errored: Error executing command: VBoxManage error:
> VBoxManage.exe: error: Invalid type 'hostonly --hostonlyadapter1 vboxnet1'
> specfied for NIC 2
>
> ==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors:
> --> virtualbox-iso: Error executing command: VBoxManage error:
> VBoxManage.exe: error: Invalid type 'hostonly --hostonlyadapter1 vboxnet1'
> specfied for NIC 2
>
> ==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created.
>
> *Full Builder*
>
> "builders": [
> {
> "type": "virtualbox-iso",
> "vboxmanage": [
> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--natpf1", "winrm,tcp,,55985,,5985" ],
> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--memory", "{{user
> `target_MemorySize`}}" ],
> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--cpus", "{{user `target_Cpu`}}" ],
> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic2", "hostonly --hostonlyadapter1
> vboxnet1" ]
> ],
> "vboxmanage_post": [
> [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic1", "bridged", "--bridgeadapter1",
> "{{user `host_NetworkAdaptor`}}" ]
> ],
> "guest_os_type": "{{user `OS_Type`}}",
> "iso_url": "{{user `OS_Iso`}}",
> "iso_checksum": "{{user `Os_Checksum`}}",
> "iso_checksum_type": "md5",
> "disk_size": "{{user `target_DiskSize`}}",
> "communicator": "winrm",
> "winrm_username": "vagrant",
> "winrm_password": "vagrant",
> "winrm_port": "5985",
> "winrm_timeout": "10h",
> "guest_additions_mode": "attach",
> "post_shutdown_delay": "3m",
> "shutdown_command": "shutdown -s -t 3000",
> "shutdown_timeout": "5h",
> "floppy_files": [
> "AutoUnattend.xml"
> ],
> "export_opts": [
> "--manifest",
> "--vsys",
> "0",
> "--description",
> "{{user `vm_description`}}",
> "--version",
> "{{user `vm_version`}}"
> ]
> }
> ],
>
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