packer config ubuntu-1604-base

ubuntu-1604-base.json

{
  "builders": [{
    "name": "ubuntu-1604-server",
    "vm_name": "ubuntu-1604-server",
    "type": "vmware-iso",
    "guest_os_type": "ubuntu-64",
    "tools_upload_flavor": "linux",
    "headless": true,

    "iso_url": "file://./isos/ubuntu-16.04.3-server-amd64.iso",
    "iso_checksum": "bba314624956961a2ea31dd460cd860a77911c1e0a56e4820a12b9c5dad363f5",
    "iso_checksum_type": "sha256",

    "ssh_username": "nullgrid",
    "ssh_password": "nullgrid",
    "ssh_timeout": "15m",

    "disk_type_id": "thin",

    "floppy_files": [
      "preseed/ubuntu.cfg"
    ],

    "boot_command": [
      "<enter><wait><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>",
      "/install/vmlinuz noapic ",
      "preseed/file=/floppy/ubuntu.cfg ",
      "debian-installer=en_US auto locale=en_US kbd-chooser/method=us ",
      "hostname={{ .Name }} ",
      "fb=false debconf/frontend=noninteractive ",
      "keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP keyboard-configuration/layout=USA ",
      "keyboard-configuration/variant=USA console-setup/ask_detect=false ",
      "grub-installer/bootdev=/dev/sda ",
      "initrd=/install/initrd.gz -- <enter>"
    ],

    "shutdown_command": "echo 'shutdown -P now' > shutdown.sh; echo 'nullgrid'|sudo -S sh 'shutdown.sh'",

    "remote_type": "esx5",
    "remote_host": "{{user `esxi_host`}}",
    "remote_datastore": "{{user `esxi_datastore`}}",
    "remote_username": "{{user `esxi_username`}}",
    "remote_password": "{{user `esxi_password`}}",
    "keep_registered": true
  }],

  "provisioners": [
    {
      "type": "shell",
      "scripts": [
        "scripts/open-vm-tools.sh"
      ],

      "execute_command": "echo 'nullgrid' | {{ .Vars }} sudo -E -S bash '{{ .Path }}'"
    }
  ],
  "variables": {
    "vnc_port_min": "5901",
    "vnc_port_max": "5901",
    "vnc_disable_password": "true"
  }
}