Ok so I got much further. I fixed the problems I was seeing w/ the ovftool.
However now I am getting this error message:
packer build vmware/new-centos2.json
centos7base output will be in this color.
==> centos7base: Retrieving ISO
1 items: 918.00 MiB / 918.00 MiB
[========================================================================================================]
1m46s
centos7base: Transferred: http:
//10.150.1.9/CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-1810.iso
==> centos7base: Uploading ISO to remote machine...
==> centos7base: Creating required virtual machine disks
==> centos7base: Building and writing VMX file
==> centos7base: Registering remote VM...
==> centos7base: Starting virtual machine...
centos7base: The VM will be run headless, without a GUI. If you want to
centos7base: view the screen of the VM, connect via VNC with the
password "66nhCBkk" to
centos7base: vnc://10.150.1.35:5900
==> centos7base: Error starting VM: Retry limit exceeded
==> centos7base: Destroying virtual machine...
Build 'centos7base' errored: Error starting VM: Retry limit exceeded
==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors:
--> centos7base: Error starting VM: Retry limit exceeded
==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created
On Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 10:57:57 AM UTC-6, Andrew Meyer wrote:
>
> Nm, got further on this. but still complaining about SSL verification.
>
> On Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 10:51:31 AM UTC-6, Andrew Meyer wrote:
>>
>> Ok so I'm not understanding the syntax for the ovftool in the json file.
>> Here is the error i'm getting:
>>
>> Template validation failed. Errors are shown below.
>>
>> Errors validating build ''. 1 error(s) occurred:
>>
>> * ovftool validation error: signal: killed; Accept SSL fingerprint
>> (EF:5E:1D:73:3D:31:88:D0:B2:A7:8F:8B:F9:2A:FC:03:CB:A5:23:FC) for host
>> 10.150.1.35 as source type.
>> Fingerprint will be added to the known host file
>> Write 'yes' or 'no'
>>
>>
>> Here is the line in the json file
>> "ovftool_options": "--noSSLVerify=yes",
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 10:35:01 AM UTC-6, Andrew Meyer wrote:
>>>
>>> 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?
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