The vsphere-iso builder will only work against the vSphere API. If you want to build on a single ESXi server you should use vmware-iso (with remote_XX options set).
On Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 07:17 Andrew Meyer <[email protected] wrote: > I am having some issues getting packer to create VMs on my single ESX > host. Everything I have found requires the vsphere appliance. I have > enabled all the changes for this to work on the host itself. > > Here is my config > > { > "builders": [ > { > "type": "vsphere-iso", > > "vcenter_server": "10.150.1.35", > "insecure_connection": "true", > "username": "root", > "password": "", > "host": "10.150.1.35", > > "vm_name": "centos7base", > "convert_to_template": "false", > "cpu": "1", > "ram": "2048", > "network": "v10101-prod", > "network_adapter": "vmxnet3", > "guest_os_type": "centos7_64Guest", > "datastore": "datastore-nas", > "disk_size": "60GB", > "iso": "/vmfs/volumes/datastore02/ISO/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1810.iso", > "iso_datastore": "datastore02" > > } > ] > } > > > Here is the output I get when I try to run it: > packer build new-centos1.json > vsphere-iso output will be in this color. > > ==> vsphere-iso: Creating VM... > Build 'vsphere-iso' errored: resource pool > '/ha-datacenter/host//Resources/' not found > > ==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors: > --> vsphere-iso: resource pool '/ha-datacenter/host//Resources/' not found > > ==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created. > > > What am I doing wrong? > > -- > 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/5167c411-a6e8-4afd-95ab-aba0ed4059b7%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/5167c411-a6e8-4afd-95ab-aba0ed4059b7%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > 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/CALz9Rt9QAwiFBu7vp%3Ds27j6fLARo%2BZN%2BHD3ZLBNMBzjY5XQXqg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
