That seems weird. Can you attach the output when running with PACKER_LOG=1.
On Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 14:28 Peter Krefting <[email protected] wrote: > Hi! > > I am using Packer to create images on an ESXi 6.5 host, and I am having > problems with it taking a very long time to start up. Packer uploads the > ISO file and then stops at "Starting HTTP server on port NNNN" for half > an hour or so. During the time I can see no activity on the ESXi host, > and the VM entry is not available. After half an hour, it (most often) > continues, creates the VM and runs the installer as expected. > > Is there any reason for this delay? > > This is my configuration file: > > { > "builders": [ > { > "type": "vmware-iso", > "remote_type": "esx5", > "remote_host": "10.0.31.140", > "remote_username": "builder", > "remote_password": "withheld", > "remote_datastore": "raid5array", > "remote_cache_datastore": "raid5array", > "remote_cache_directory": "ISOs", > "vnc_disable_password": true, > "format": "ovf", > "vm_name": "centos", > "vmdk_name": "centos", > "iso_url": "centos.iso", > "iso_checksum_type": "none", > "ssh_username": "root", > "ssh_password": "withheld", > "ssh_wait_timeout": "30m", > "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now", > "disk_size": "491520", > "disk_type_id": "thin", > "guest_os_type": "rhel7-64", > "vmx_data": { > "numvcpus": "8", > "memsize": "16384", > "ethernet0.present": "true", > "ethernet0.networkName": "VM Network", > "ethernet0.virtualDev": "vmxnet3", > "ethernet1.present": "true", > "ethernet1.networkName": "Host-Only Network", > "ethernet1.virtualDev": "vmxnet3", > "vmxnet.noOprom": "true", > "vmxnet2.noOprom": "true" > }, > "http_directory": "kickstart", > "boot_wait": "0s", > "boot_command": [ > > > "<esc><esc><wait><esc><esc><wait><esc><esc><wait><esc><esc><wait><esc><esc><wait><esc><esc><wait>", > "/isolinux/vmlinuz ", > "inst.ks=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/CentOS.cfg ", > "initrd=initrd.img ", > "inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=CentOS ", > "biosdevname=0 net.ifnames=0 ", > "quiet", > "<enter>" > ] > } > ], > "provisioners": [ > { > "type": "file", > "direction": "download", > "source": "/root/anaconda-ks.cfg", > "destination": "anaconda-ks.cfg" > }, > { > "type": "file", > "direction": "download", > "source": "/root/original-ks.cfg", > "destination": "original-ks.cfg" > }, > { > "type": "file", > "direction": "download", > "source": "/var/log/anaconda/anaconda.log", > "destination": "anaconda.log" > }, > { > "type": "file", > "direction": "download", > "source": "/var/log/anaconda/journal.log", > "destination": "journal.log" > }, > { > "type": "shell", > "script": "post-install/post-install.sh" > } > ] > } > > -- > \\// Peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/ > > -- > 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/86b45277ee0670e1f7de40172a8b78df%40softwolves.pp.se > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CALz9Rt9tdcBXUwvqPGuJf1VSHjHi2s0WnfrL6HsbOb%3D5HaBkmA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
