Like this? [andrew.meyer@automation01 vmware]$ packer build -var-file="variables.json" centos-esxi.json Usage: packer build [options] TEMPLATE
Will execute multiple builds in parallel as defined in the template. The various artifacts created by the template will be outputted. Options: -color=false Disable color output. (Default: color) -debug Debug mode enabled for builds. -except=foo,bar,baz Build all builds other than these. -only=foo,bar,baz Build only the specified builds. -force Force a build to continue if artifacts exist, deletes existing artifacts. -machine-readable Produce machine-readable output. -on-error=[cleanup|abort|ask] If the build fails do: clean up (default), abort, or ask. -parallel=false Disable parallelization. (Default: parallel) -timestamp-ui Enable prefixing of each ui output with an RFC3339 timestamp. -var 'key=value' Variable for templates, can be used multiple times. -var-file=path JSON file containing user variables. invalid value "variables.json" for flag -var-file: Error reading variables in 'variables.json': json: cannot unmarshal bool into Go value of type string [andrew.meyer@automation01 vmware]$ On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 8:18:28 AM UTC-6, Rickard von Essen wrote: > > true should be quoted, all variables are string pairs. > > On Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 15:15 Andrew Meyer <[email protected] <javascript:> > wrote: > >> I found the issue. For some reason packer doesn't like me using a >> variable for the remote_type. Fixed that but now getting this: >> >> packer build centos-esxi.json >> output will be in this color. >> >> 2 error(s) occurred: >> >> * remote_host must be specified >> * exporting the vm (with ovftool) requires that you set a value for >> remote_password >> >> So I tried running it with this syntax: >> $ packer build -var-file=variables.json centos-esxi.json >> And got this: >> >> Usage: packer build [options] TEMPLATE >> >> Will execute multiple builds in parallel as defined in the template. >> The various artifacts created by the template will be outputted. >> >> Options: >> >> -color=false Disable color output. (Default: color) >> -debug Debug mode enabled for builds. >> -except=foo,bar,baz Build all builds other than these. >> -only=foo,bar,baz Build only the specified builds. >> -force Force a build to continue if artifacts >> exist, deletes existing artifacts. >> -machine-readable Produce machine-readable output. >> -on-error=[cleanup|abort|ask] If the build fails do: clean up >> (default), abort, or ask. >> -parallel=false Disable parallelization. (Default: >> parallel) >> -timestamp-ui Enable prefixing of each ui output with >> an RFC3339 timestamp. >> -var 'key=value' Variable for templates, can be used >> multiple times. >> -var-file=path JSON file containing user variables. >> invalid value "variables.json" for flag -var-file: Error reading >> variables in 'variables.json': json: cannot unmarshal bool into Go value of >> type string >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 3:56:00 AM UTC-6, Rickard von Essen wrote: >>> >>> Just open your json file in an editor which checks your syntax. >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 03:56 Andrew Meyer <[email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> Ok I fixed that. I am still getting the same errors. I have also read >>>> that I needed to install vmware-vix. Tried that. Same thing. >>>> >>>> Any thoughts? >>>> >>>> On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 11:27:16 AM UTC-6, Rickard von Essen >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> After datastore-nas there is missing a " >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 18:15 Andrew Meyer <[email protected] wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Here you go >>>>>> >>>>>> { >>>>>> "esxi_host": "10.150.1.35", >>>>>> "esxi_datastore": "datastore-nas", >>>>>> "esxi_username": "root", >>>>>> "esxi_password": "password" >>>>>> "esxi_network": "v10101-prod", >>>>>> "remote_type": "esx5", >>>>>> "remote_host": "10.150.1.35", >>>>>> "remote_datastore": "datastore-nas >>>>>> "remote_username": "root", >>>>>> "remote_password": "password", >>>>>> "version": "13", >>>>>> "name": "test123", >>>>>> "tools_upload_flavor": "{{user `tools_upload_flavor`}}", >>>>>> "cpus": "1", >>>>>> "disk_size": "61440", >>>>>> "disk_type_id": "thin", >>>>>> "guest_os_type": "centos7-64", >>>>>> "iso_checksum": " >>>>>> 38d5d51d9d100fd73df031ffd6bd8b1297ce24660dc8c13a3b8b4534a4bd291c", >>>>>> "iso_checksum_type": "sha256", >>>>>> "iso_url": "http://10.150.1.9/isos/CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-1810.iso >>>>>> ", >>>>>> "keep_registered": true, >>>>>> "memory": "2048", >>>>>> "network_adapter_type": "vmxnet3", >>>>>> "disable_vnc": "true", >>>>>> "remote_datastore": "datastore-nas", >>>>>> "skip_compaction": true, >>>>>> "usb": "true", >>>>>> "ssh_password": "password", >>>>>> "ssh_username": "root", >>>>>> "ssh_wait_timeout": "60m", >>>>>> "boot_wait": "7s", >>>>>> "type": "vmware-iso", >>>>>> "vm_name": "test123", >>>>>> "shutdown_command": "echo 'shutdown -P now'" >>>>>> } >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 2:10:14 AM UTC-6, Rickard von Essen >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Could you post your variables.json >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 5:39 AM Andrew Meyer <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So after the previous post I am trying to make my json file dynamic >>>>>>>> by making anything I can into a variable. However now I am getting >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> following error: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> output will be in this color. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Warnings for build '': >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> * Headless mode uses VNC to retrieve output. Since VNC has been >>>>>>>> disabled, >>>>>>>> you won't be able to see any output. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Build '' errored: Failed creating VMware driver: Unable to >>>>>>>> initialize any driver for this platform. The errors >>>>>>>> from each driver are shown below. Please fix at least one driver >>>>>>>> to continue: >>>>>>>> * exec: "vmware": executable file not found in $PATH >>>>>>>> * exec: "vmware": executable file not found in $PATH >>>>>>>> * exec: "vmplayer": executable file not found in $PATH >>>>>>>> * exec: "vmplayer": executable file not found in $PATH >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors: >>>>>>>> --> : Failed creating VMware driver: Unable to initialize any >>>>>>>> driver for this platform. The errors >>>>>>>> from each driver are shown below. Please fix at least one driver >>>>>>>> to continue: >>>>>>>> * exec: "vmware": executable file not found in $PATH >>>>>>>> * exec: "vmware": executable file not found in $PATH >>>>>>>> * exec: "vmplayer": executable file not found in $PATH >>>>>>>> * exec: "vmplayer": executable file not found in $PATH >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Here is what the config looks like now: >>>>>>>> { >>>>>>>> "builders": [ >>>>>>>> { >>>>>>>> "name": "{{user `name`}}", >>>>>>>> "tools_upload_flavor": "{{user `tools_upload_flavor`}}", >>>>>>>> "headless": "true", >>>>>>>> "ovftool_options": [ "--allowExtraConfig", >>>>>>>> "--noSSLVerify=true", "true" ], >>>>>>>> "cpus": "1", >>>>>>>> "disk_size": "61440", >>>>>>>> "disk_type_id": "{{user `disk_type_id`}}", >>>>>>>> "guest_os_type": "{{user `guest_os_type`}}", >>>>>>>> "iso_checksum": >>>>>>>> "38d5d51d9d100fd73df031ffd6bd8b1297ce24660dc8c13a3b8b4534a4bd291c", >>>>>>>> "iso_checksum_type": "sha256", >>>>>>>> "iso_url": " >>>>>>>> http://10.150.1.9/isos/CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-1810.iso";, >>>>>>>> "keep_registered": true, >>>>>>>> "memory": "2048", >>>>>>>> "network_adapter_type": "{{user `network_adapter_type`}}", >>>>>>>> "disable_vnc": "true", >>>>>>>> "remote_datastore": "{{user `remote_datastore`}}", >>>>>>>> "remote_host": "{{user `remote_host`}}", >>>>>>>> "remote_username": "{{user `remote_username`}}", >>>>>>>> "remote_password": "{{user `remote_password`}}", >>>>>>>> "remote_type": "{{user `remote_type`}}", >>>>>>>> "skip_compaction": true, >>>>>>>> "usb": "true", >>>>>>>> "ssh_password": "{{user `ssh_password`}}", >>>>>>>> "ssh_username": "root", >>>>>>>> "ssh_wait_timeout": "60m", >>>>>>>> "boot_wait": "7s", >>>>>>>> "type": "vmware-iso", >>>>>>>> "vm_name": "{{user `vm_name`}}", >>>>>>>> "shutdown_command": "echo 'shutdown -P now'" >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> ] >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I tried running the packer json file with the following syntax: >>>>>>>> [andrew.meyer@automation01 vmware]$ packer build >>>>>>>> -var-file=variables.json centos-esxi.json >>>>>>>> Usage: packer build [options] TEMPLATE >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Will execute multiple builds in parallel as defined in the >>>>>>>> template. >>>>>>>> The various artifacts created by the template will be outputted. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Options: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -color=false Disable color output. (Default: >>>>>>>> color) >>>>>>>> -debug Debug mode enabled for builds. >>>>>>>> -except=foo,bar,baz Build all builds other than these. >>>>>>>> -only=foo,bar,baz Build only the specified builds. >>>>>>>> -force Force a build to continue if >>>>>>>> artifacts exist, deletes existing artifacts. >>>>>>>> -machine-readable Produce machine-readable output. >>>>>>>> -on-error=[cleanup|abort|ask] If the build fails do: clean up >>>>>>>> (default), abort, or ask. >>>>>>>> -parallel=false Disable parallelization. (Default: >>>>>>>> parallel) >>>>>>>> -timestamp-ui Enable prefixing of each ui output >>>>>>>> with an RFC3339 timestamp. >>>>>>>> -var 'key=value' Variable for templates, can be used >>>>>>>> multiple times. >>>>>>>> -var-file=path JSON file containing user variables. >>>>>>>> invalid value "variables.json" for flag -var-file: Error reading >>>>>>>> variables in 'variables.json': invalid character '"' after object >>>>>>>> key:value >>>>>>>> pair >>>>>>>> [andrew.meyer@automation01 vmware]$ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The logs show that it has discovered the vmware plugin. I suspect >>>>>>>> I changed more than I should have or I have a typo.... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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/3ddef954-230d-4e36-a3db-36238350a056%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/3ddef954-230d-4e36-a3db-36238350a056%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/1d0920ce-a41a-4070-9b40-989886318cc2%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/1d0920ce-a41a-4070-9b40-989886318cc2%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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