Got the same retry limit exceeded error. On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 2:03:01 PM UTC-6, Andrew Meyer wrote: > > Good to know, trying that now. > > On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 1:56:57 PM UTC-6, Stan Dorsett wrote: >> >> I also just noticed the 'connect via VNC with the password' in the logs. >> I typically use '"vnc_disable_password": true' to disable vnc passwords >> like in this example: >> >> https://github.com/sdorsett/packer-centos7-esxi/blob/master/templates/centos-7-1708.01.json#L28 >> >> Stan >> >> >> On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 1:51:03 PM UTC-6, Andrew Meyer wrote: >>> >>> 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. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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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