If you are deployed directly to ESXi you might need to run the following commands on your ESXi host:
# enable GuestIpHack to allow packer to determine the vm IP address before vmtools are installed esxcli system settings advanced set -o /Net/GuestIPHack -i 1 # open inbound VNC connections on the firewall esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r gdbserver I have also had to add '"vnc_disable_password": true,' as described on the following link: https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/vmware/iso#building-on-a-remote-vsphere-hypervisor Hope this helps. Stan On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 3:36 PM Andrea Arquint <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > I run ESXi 6.7 in my Lab and tried to install an ubuntu vm into it. > > ... snip ... > ==> utest: Retrieving ISO > ==> utest: Trying > https://releases.ubuntu.com/focal/ubuntu-20.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso > ==> utest: Trying > https://releases.ubuntu.com/focal/ubuntu-20.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso?checksum=sha256%3A443511f6bf12402c12503733059269a2e10dec602916c0a75263e5d990f6bb93 > ==> utest: > https://releases.ubuntu.com/focal/ubuntu-20.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso?checksum=sha256%3A443511f6bf12402c12503733059269a2e10dec602916c0a75263e5d990f6bb93 > => /home/ndee/.packer/e30b34e4d3c536763868a42bb9d5b8f14af297b8.iso > ==> utest: Configuring output and export directories... > ==> utest: Creating floppy disk... > utest: Copying files flatly from floppy_files > utest: Copying file: /tmp/packer/1611091651/preseed.cfg > utest: Done copying files from floppy_files > utest: Collecting paths from floppy_dirs > utest: Resulting paths from floppy_dirs : [] > utest: Done copying paths from floppy_dirs > ==> utest: Uploading Floppy to remote machine... > utest: packer554707513 1.41 MiB / 1.41 MiB > [=========================================================================================================================================] > 100.00% 0s > ==> utest: Remote cache was verified skipping remote upload... > ==> utest: Creating required virtual machine disks > ==> utest: Building and writing VMX file > ==> utest: Registering remote VM... > ==> utest: Starting virtual machine... > ==> utest: Connecting to VNC... > ==> utest: Error handshaking with VNC: no suitable auth schemes found. > server supported: []byte{0x1} > ==> utest: Waiting 3.268086874s to give VMware time to clean up... > ==> utest: Stopping virtual machine... > ==> utest: Destroying virtual machine... > *Build 'utest' errored after 20 seconds 189 milliseconds: Error > handshaking with VNC: no suitable auth schemes found. server supported: > []byte{0x1}* > ...snip... > > There is no VNC on ESXi 6.7. Does some else faced same issues? > > Any input kindly appreciated! > Andrea > > -- > 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/hashicorp/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/33d8d8e9-44ee-4d35-bb05-b8ffcaacfa5bn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/33d8d8e9-44ee-4d35-bb05-b8ffcaacfa5bn%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/hashicorp/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/CA%2BT1%2Bddxj00syrsnybckHAty0tnBTvuncixNtnE7pHNkx3qWpg%40mail.gmail.com.
