I am trying to deploy and set a vm using packer and a kickstart file. This
packer code:
{
"builders": [
{
"type": "vmware-iso",
"format": "ovf",
"vm_name": "PACKERTEST2",
"iso_url":
"http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1511.iso";,
"iso_checksum":
"907e5755f824c5848b9c8efbb484f3cd945e93faa024bad6ba875226f9683b16",
"iso_checksum_type": "sha256",
"disk_size": "10240",
"disk_type_id": "thin",
"remote_host": "host",
"remote_datastore": "ds",
"remote_username": "root",
"remote_password": "pw",
"remote_type": "esx5",
"ssh_username": "root",
"guest_os_type": "centos-64",
"ssh_password": "ps",
"ssh_port": 22,
"ssh_wait_timeout": "800s",
"shutdown_command": "shutdown -h now",
"headless": false,
"floppy_files": [
"kickstart/ks.cfg"
],
"boot_command": "<esc> linux inst.text inst.ks=hd:fd0:/ks.cfg
<enter><wait>",
"boot_wait": "20s",
"keep_registered": "true",
"vmx_data": {
"config.version": 8,
"virtualHW.version": 8,
"ethernet0.virtualDev": "vmxnet3",
"ethernet0.networkName": "VM Network",
"ethernet0.addressType": "generated",
"ethernet0.present": "TRUE",
"ethernet1.virtualDev": "vmxnet3",
"ethernet1.networkName": "VLAN100",
"ethernet1.addressType": "generated",
"ethernet1.present": "TRUE",
"ethernet0.pciSlotNumber": "9",
"ethernet1.pciSlotNumber": "224",
"memsize": "2048",
"numvcpus": "2",
"cpuid.coresPerSocket": "1",
"RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled": "TRUE",
"RemoteDisplay.vnc.port": "5900"
}
}
]
}
This is the ks.cfg file I have:
# SELinux configuration
selinux --enforcing
# Installation logging level
logging --level=info
# Run the Setup Agent on first boot
firstboot --enable
# Reboot after installation
reboot
# System timezone
timezone --isUtc America/Los_Angeles
# Network information
network --activate --bootproto=static --device=eth0 --gateway=8.1.132.254
--netmask=255.255.255.0 --ip= 8.1.132.18 —hostname=myhost.com
# System bootloader configuration
bootloader --append="crashkernel=auto rhgb quiet" --location=mbr
--driveorder="sda"
# Partition clearing information
zerombr
clearpart --all --drives=sda
# Disk partitioning information
part /boot --fstype="ext4" --size=500
part pv.008002 --grow --size=1
volgroup vg_centos --pesize=4096 pv.008002
logvol / --fstype=ext4 --name=lv_root --vgname=vg_centos --grow --size=1024
--maxsize=51200
logvol swap --name=lv_swap --vgname=vg_centos --grow --size=3072 --maxsize=3072
%packages --nobase
@^minimal
@core
kexec-tools
%end
I however keep getting this error when I run it.
=> vmware-iso: Waiting for SSH to become available...
==> vmware-iso: Timeout waiting for SSH.
==> vmware-iso: Stopping virtual machine...
==> vmware-iso: Destroying virtual machine...
Build 'vmware-iso' errored: Timeout waiting for SSH.
Why do I getting this error message? Is it because my code in the ks.cfg file
to connect to a static ip address correct? Any thought would be greatly
appreciated.
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