You can use variables for almost everything. And you need to have the ovftool installed and on the path for the vmware-iso builder.
On Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 16:00 Pietto Vasco <[email protected] wrote: > I am trying to do the same thing. I have a packer test later today I'll > update you > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 8:45 AM Andrew Meyer <[email protected] wrote: > >> Also, >> Now I am getting this error: >> >> packer validate vmware/new-centos2.json >> Template validation failed. Errors are shown below. >> >> Errors validating build ''. 1 error(s) occurred: >> >> * ovftool validation error: fork/exec : no such file or directory; >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 8:21:50 AM UTC-6, Andrew Meyer wrote: >>> >>> Can I not use variables with this? Can I not have a separate >>> variables.json file? Or should this all be monolithic? >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 8:00:35 AM UTC-6, Rickard von Essen >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Your type is still vsphere-iso. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 14:47 Andrew Meyer <[email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>>> So now I'm getting this: >>>>> Template validation failed. Errors are shown below. >>>>> >>>>> Errors validating build 'vsphere-iso'. 6 errors occurred: >>>>> >>>>> * unknown configuration key: "keep_registered" >>>>> * unknown configuration key: "remote_datastore" >>>>> * unknown configuration key: "remote_host" >>>>> * unknown configuration key: "remote_password" >>>>> * unknown configuration key: "remote_type" >>>>> * unknown configuration key: "remote_username" >>>>> I made the following changes: >>>>> >>>>> { >>>>> "builders": [ >>>>> { >>>>> "type": "vsphere-iso", >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "remote_type": "esx5", >>>>> "remote_host": "{{user `esxi_host`}}", >>>>> "remote_datastore": "{{user `esxi_datastore`}}", >>>>> "remote_username": "{{user `esxi_username`}}", >>>>> "remote_password": "{{user `esxi_password`}}", >>>>> "keep_registered": true, >>>>> "insecure_connection": "true", >>>>> "username": "username", >>>>> "password": "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" >>>>> >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 12:58:12 AM UTC-6, Rickard von Essen >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> 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. 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