Could you start a VM with the same configuration manualy on the ESXi? On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 21:39 Andrew Meyer <[email protected] wrote:
> 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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