On removing the "skip_export" parameter, I encountered the following error:
Error: ExtraConfig options exists in source (use --allowExtraConfig option to allow this) So, I added the following to the configuration: "ovftool_options": "--allowExtraConfig", After which the build seems to get stuck at the following point: [image: ovftool.PNG] <about:invalid#zClosurez> Any pointers on how to overcome this issue. On Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 10:09:11 PM UTC+5:30, Rickard von Essen wrote: > > you have "skip_export": true > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 11:14 AM Pearl Dsilva <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> This is the template that I am currently using, which creates vmx and >> vmdk files. >> >> ``` >> { >> "builders": [ >> { >> "type": "vmware-iso", >> "format": "ovf", >> "iso_url": "{{user `url`}}", >> "iso_checksum": "{{user `checksum`}}", >> "iso_checksum_type": "sha256", >> "ssh_username": "ubuntu", >> "ssh_password": "xxxxxxxxxx", >> "ssh_wait_timeout": "30m", >> "disk_size": "20480", >> "headless": false, >> "shutdown_command": "echo 'xxxxxxxx'|sudo -S /sbin/halt -h -p", >> "http_directory": "http", >> "http_port_min":9001, >> "http_port_max":9001, >> "vnc_bind_address": "0.0.0.0", >> "vnc_disable_password":true, >> "vnc_port_min": 5902, >> "vnc_port_max": 5902, >> "vm_name": "example", >> "network":"hostonly", >> "remote_type": "esx5", >> "remote_host": "x.x.x.x", >> "remote_username": "abc", >> "remote_password": "yyyyyyyyyy", >> "remote_datastore": "xxxxxxx", >> "remote_cache_datastore": "xxxxxxx", >> "remote_cache_directory": "packer_test", >> "skip_compaction": true, >> "skip_export": true, >> "boot_wait": "0s", >> "boot_command": [ >> >> "<esc><f6><esc><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><wait>", >> "/install/vmlinuz noapic<wait>", >> " auto<wait>", >> " console-setup/ask_detect=false<wait>", >> " console-setup/layoutcode=us<wait>", >> " console-setup/modelcode=pc105<wait>", >> " debconf/frontend=noninteractive<wait>", >> " preseed/url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/preseed.cfg<wait>", >> " debian-installer=en_US<wait>", >> " fb=false<wait>", >> " initrd=/install/initrd.gz<wait>", >> " kbd-chooser/method=us<wait>", >> " keyboard-configuration/layout=USA<wait>", >> " keyboard-configuration/variant=USA<wait>", >> " locale=en_US<wait>", >> " netcfg/get_domain=vm<wait>", >> " netcfg/get_hostname=ubuntu<wait>", >> " grub-installer/bootdev=/dev/sda<wait>", >> " -- <wait>", >> "<enter><wait>" >> ], >> >> "vmx_data": { >> "ethernet0.present": true, >> "ethernet0.networkName": "VM Network" >> }, >> "vmx_data_post": { >> "floppy0.present": false >> } >> } >> ], >> "provisioners": [ >> { >> "type": "shell", >> "script": "scripts/prepenv_ubuntu.sh" >> } >> ] >> } >> ``` >> >> On Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 12:44:37 PM UTC+5:30, Rickard von Essen >> wrote: >>> >>> It should. Can you please give some more details, your template, what >>> you saw, what you expected, etc. >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 08:53 Pearl Dsilva <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I am trying to build an image using vmware-iso and want the image to be >>>> finally exported as an ovf image. Setting the "format" configuration >>>> option >>>> to "ovf" in vmware-iso builder doesn't seem to create an ovf image. Is >>>> there a way to achieve it. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/daf1c35f-2a73-424a-afc8-be80725790b1%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/daf1c35f-2a73-424a-afc8-be80725790b1%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/c2df6d05-380a-47ef-8625-087a3c59eab0%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/c2df6d05-380a-47ef-8625-087a3c59eab0%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/f90799d8-47d8-4bb8-bebb-9d116ee869f7%40googlegroups.com.
