I don't think I did that one. But I know I enabled esxupdate. On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 1:45:48 PM UTC-6, Stan Dorsett wrote: > > Have you enabled the ESXi firewall to allow inbound VNC connections? > > # open inbound VNC connections on the firewall > esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r gdbserver > > Stan. > > On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 11:58:17 AM UTC-6, Andrew Meyer wrote: >> >> 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? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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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