Please find attached the scripts, template, preseed and packer logs for both the failing scenarios: 1. When disk_type_id is set to "4" // or any valid type id 2. When disk_type_id is set to "thin" (Following the given link: https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/674) [image: disk_provisioning.PNG] As seen in the above image, despite setting disk_type_id to "thin" , I see the disk provisioning type to be "Thick Provision Eager Zero" on vcenter. On Friday, August 30, 2019 at 10:30:05 AM UTC+5:30, Pearl D'Silva wrote: > > Yes, I have used vmware-iso builder on a remote host. > > On Friday, August 30, 2019 at 10:09:24 AM UTC+5:30, Rickard von Essen > wrote: >> >> I'm a bit confused here, do you use the vmware-iso builder on a remote >> host (ESXi)? >> >> On Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 05:15 Pearl D'Silva <pear...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Setting the "disk_type_id" to "5" leads the the following error: >>> >>> [image: packer_error.PNG] >>> >>> Following is the snippet of my packer configuration: >>> >>> "builders": [ >>> { >>> "type": "vmware-iso", >>> "format": "ovf", >>> "skip_export": true, >>> "iso_url": "{{user `url`}}", >>> "iso_checksum": "{{user `checksum`}}", >>> "iso_checksum_type": "sha256", >>> "ssh_username": "{{user `ssh_username`}}", >>> "ssh_password": "{{user `ssh_password`}}", >>> "ssh_wait_timeout": "30m", >>> "cpus": "4", >>> "memory": "32000", >>> "disk_size": "680000", >>> "disk_type_id": "5", >>> "headless": false, >>> . . . >>> . . . >>> } ], >>> >>> >>> Any pointers as to where I am going wrong? >>> >>> On Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 4:29:02 PM UTC+5:30, Rickard von Essen >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Post your template and a debug output from running Packer with >>>> PACKER_LOG=1. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 12:48 Pearl Dsilva <pearl...@rubrik.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes I did, setting disk_type_id to the numeric values causes the >>>>> packer build to fail. However, setting it to "thin" lead to the build to >>>>> proceed, however the disk is thick provisioned eager zeroed >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 4:14 PM Rickard von Essen <rickard...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Have you looked at >>>>>> https://packer.io/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html#disk_type_id ? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 11:33 Pearl D'Silva <pear...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I am trying to enable thin provisioning for the disk by using the >>>>>>> following: "disk_type_id": "thin", However, on vCenter, when the VM is >>>>>>> being provisioned, I notice that the hard disk type is set to "Thick >>>>>>> Provision Eager Zeroed". Any pointers on what could be causing this >>>>>>> issue >>>>>>> would be really helpful. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The partitioning recipe in the preseed file is as follows: >>>>>>> d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \ >>>>>>> boot-root :: \ >>>>>>> 1 1 1 free method{ biosgrub } . \ >>>>>>> 250 250 250 ext2 \ >>>>>>> $primary{ } $bootable{ } \ >>>>>>> method{ format } format{ } \ >>>>>>> use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext2 } \ >>>>>>> mountpoint{ /boot } \ >>>>>>> . \ >>>>>>> 500 180000 180000 ext4 \ >>>>>>> lv_name{ root } \ >>>>>>> method{ lvm } format{ } \ >>>>>>> use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 } \ >>>>>>> mountpoint{ / } \ >>>>>>> $lvmok{ } \ >>>>>>> . \ >>>>>>> 500 500000 500000 xfs \ >>>>>>> lv_name{ data } \ >>>>>>> method{ lvm } format{ } \ >>>>>>> use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ xfs } \ >>>>>>> mountpoint{ /data } \ >>>>>>> $lvmok{ } \ >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 packe...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/0f5b9b82-4cba-4e8c-81c9-5bfa2e803119%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/0f5b9b82-4cba-4e8c-81c9-5bfa2e803119%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 packe...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CALz9Rt_4_KL_L%2BaR%3DwEz3magJ5tLwouwmt%2Bt1Z%2ByWBcy1W3%2B2Q%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CALz9Rt_4_KL_L%2BaR%3DwEz3magJ5tLwouwmt%2Bt1Z%2ByWBcy1W3%2B2Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines >>>>> - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. 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