nevermind I got it working. on to the next issue. TY!
On Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 9:51:22 AM UTC-6, Andrew Meyer wrote: > > Ok so I downloaded the ovftool bundle, but I'm still seeing this in the > logs: > > 2019/01/22 09:46:48 Preparing build: > 2019/01/22 09:46:48 Build '' prepare failure: 1 error(s) occurred: > > * ovftool validation error: fork/exec : no such file or directory; > 2019/01/22 09:46:48 ui error: Template validation failed. Errors are shown > below. > 2019/01/22 09:46:48 ui error: Errors validating build ''. 1 error(s) > occurred: > > * ovftool validation error: fork/exec : no such file or directory; > 2019/01/22 09:46:48 [INFO] (telemetry) Finalizing. > 2019/01/22 09:46:49 waiting for all plugin processes to complete... > 2019/01/22 09:46:49 /usr/local/bin/packer_1.3.3: plugin process exited > > > Do I need to install or download something else? > > On Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 9:05:38 AM UTC-6, Rickard von Essen wrote: >> >> 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. >>>>>>> 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/f5b697d7-fe85-4ec8-a302-616cd47034ea%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/f5b697d7-fe85-4ec8-a302-616cd47034ea%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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