Packer buildfile for Windows template creation in vSphere content library

windows-server-cloudinit.json

{
  "builders": [
    {
      "CPUs": "{{user `vm-cpu-num`}}",
      "RAM": "{{user `vm-mem-size`}}",
      "RAM_reserve_all": "false",
      "boot_command": [
        "<tab><wait><tab>"
      ],
      "boot_wait": "-1s",
      "cluster": "{{user `vsphere-cluster`}}",
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "convert_to_template": "false",
      "datacenter": "{{user `vsphere-datacenter`}}",
      "datastore": "{{user `vsphere-datastore`}}",
      "disk_controller_type": "lsilogic-sas",
      "firmware": "efi",
      "cdrom_type": "sata",
      "floppy_files": [
        "2016/gui/autounattend.xml",
        "scripts/disable-network-discovery.cmd",
        "scripts/disable-winrm.ps1",
        "scripts/enable-winrm.ps1",
        "scripts/install-vcredist.ps1",
        "scripts/install-vmtools.ps1",
        "scripts/save_shutdown_command.ps1",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.cat",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.inf",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.sys",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3ver.dll"
      ],
      "folder": "{{user `vsphere-folder`}}",
      "content_library_destination" : {
        "library": "Public",
        "ovf": "true",
        "name": "2016GUICloudInit-OVF",
        "destroy": "true"
      },
      "guest_os_type": "windows9Server64Guest",
      "insecure_connection": "true",
      "iso_paths": [
        "{{user `os-iso-path-win2016`}}"
      ],
      "name": "2016GUICloudInit",
      "network_adapters": [
        {
          "network": "{{user `vsphere-network`}}",
          "network_card": "vmxnet3"
        }
      ],
      "notes": "Built via Packer",
      "password": "{{user `vsphere-password`}}",
      "remove_cdrom": "false",
      "shutdown_command": "C:/Windows/packer/PackerShutdown.bat",
      "shutdown_timeout": "2h",
      "storage": [
        {
          "disk_size": "{{user `vm-disk-size`}}",
          "disk_thin_provisioned": true
        }
      ],
      "type": "vsphere-iso",
      "username": "{{user `vsphere-user`}}",
      "vcenter_server": "{{user `vsphere-server`}}",
      "vm_name": "Template-Win2016-GUI-CloudInit-OVF",
      "vm_version": "{{user `vm-version`}}",
      "winrm_password": "{{user `winadmin-password`}}",
      "winrm_username": "Administrator"
    },
    {
      "CPUs": "{{user `vm-cpu-num`}}",
      "RAM": "{{user `vm-mem-size`}}",
      "RAM_reserve_all": "false",
      "boot_command": [
        "<tab><wait><tab>"
      ],
      "boot_wait": "-1s",
      "cluster": "{{user `vsphere-cluster`}}",
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "convert_to_template": "false",
      "datacenter": "{{user `vsphere-datacenter`}}",
      "datastore": "{{user `vsphere-datastore`}}",
      "disk_controller_type": "lsilogic-sas",
      "firmware": "efi",
      "cdrom_type": "sata",
      "floppy_files": [
        "2016/core/autounattend.xml",
        "scripts/disable-network-discovery.cmd",
        "scripts/disable-winrm.ps1",
        "scripts/enable-winrm.ps1",
        "scripts/install-vcredist.ps1",
        "scripts/install-vmtools.ps1",
        "scripts/save_shutdown_command.ps1",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.cat",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.inf",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.sys",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3ver.dll"
      ],
      "folder": "{{user `vsphere-folder`}}",
      "content_library_destination" : {
        "library": "Public",
        "ovf": "true",
        "name": "2016CoreCloudInit-OVF",
        "destroy": "true"
      },
      "guest_os_type": "windows9Server64Guest",
      "insecure_connection": "true",
      "iso_paths": [
        "{{user `os-iso-path-win2016`}}"
      ],
      "name": "2016CoreCloudInit",
      "network_adapters": [
        {
          "network": "{{user `vsphere-network`}}",
          "network_card": "vmxnet3"
        }
      ],
      "notes": "Built via Packer",
      "password": "{{user `vsphere-password`}}",
      "remove_cdrom": "false",
      "shutdown_command": "C:/Windows/packer/PackerShutdown.bat",
      "shutdown_timeout": "2h",
      "storage": [
        {
          "disk_size": "{{user `vm-disk-size`}}",
          "disk_thin_provisioned": true
        }
      ],
      "type": "vsphere-iso",
      "username": "{{user `vsphere-user`}}",
      "vcenter_server": "{{user `vsphere-server`}}",
      "vm_name": "Template-Win2016-Core-CloudInit-OVF",
      "vm_version": "{{user `vm-version`}}",
      "winrm_password": "{{user `winadmin-password`}}",
      "winrm_username": "Administrator"
    },
    {
      "CPUs": "{{user `vm-cpu-num`}}",
      "RAM": "{{user `vm-mem-size`}}",
      "RAM_reserve_all": "false",
      "boot_command": [
        "<tab><wait><tab>"
      ],
      "boot_wait": "-1s",
      "cluster": "{{user `vsphere-cluster`}}",
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "convert_to_template": "false",
      "datacenter": "{{user `vsphere-datacenter`}}",
      "datastore": "{{user `vsphere-datastore`}}",
      "disk_controller_type": "lsilogic-sas",
      "firmware": "efi",
      "cdrom_type": "sata",
      "floppy_files": [
        "2019/gui/autounattend.xml",
        "scripts/disable-network-discovery.cmd",
        "scripts/disable-winrm.ps1",
        "scripts/enable-winrm.ps1",
        "scripts/install-vmtools.ps1",
        "scripts/save_shutdown_command.ps1",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.cat",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.inf",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.sys",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3ver.dll"
      ],
      "folder": "{{user `vsphere-folder`}}",
      "content_library_destination" : {
        "library": "Public",
        "ovf": "true",
        "name": "2019GUICloudInit-OVF",
        "destroy": "true"
      },
      "guest_os_type": "windows2019srv_64Guest",
      "insecure_connection": "true",
      "iso_paths": [
        "{{user `os-iso-path-win2019`}}"
      ],
      "name": "2019GUICloudInit",
      "network_adapters": [
        {
          "network": "{{user `vsphere-network`}}",
          "network_card": "vmxnet3"
        }
      ],
      "notes": "Built via Packer",
      "password": "{{user `vsphere-password`}}",
      "remove_cdrom": "false",
      "shutdown_command": "C:/Windows/packer/PackerShutdown.bat",
      "shutdown_timeout": "2h",
      "storage": [
        {
          "disk_size": "{{user `vm-disk-size`}}",
          "disk_thin_provisioned": true
        }
      ],
      "type": "vsphere-iso",
      "username": "{{user `vsphere-user`}}",
      "vcenter_server": "{{user `vsphere-server`}}",
      "vm_name": "Template-Win2019-GUI-CloudInit-OVF",
      "vm_version": "{{user `vm-version`}}",
      "winrm_password": "{{user `winadmin-password`}}",
      "winrm_username": "Administrator"
    },
    {
      "CPUs": "{{user `vm-cpu-num`}}",
      "RAM": "{{user `vm-mem-size`}}",
      "RAM_reserve_all": "false",
      "boot_command": [
        "<tab><wait><tab>"
      ],
      "boot_wait": "-1s",
      "cluster": "{{user `vsphere-cluster`}}",
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "convert_to_template": "false",
      "datacenter": "{{user `vsphere-datacenter`}}",
      "datastore": "{{user `vsphere-datastore`}}",
      "disk_controller_type": "lsilogic-sas",
      "firmware": "efi",
      "cdrom_type": "sata",
      "floppy_files": [
        "2019/core/autounattend.xml",
        "scripts/disable-network-discovery.cmd",
        "scripts/disable-winrm.ps1",
        "scripts/enable-winrm.ps1",
        "scripts/install-vmtools.ps1",
        "scripts/save_shutdown_command.ps1",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.cat",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.inf",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.sys",
        "scripts/vmxnet3/vmxnet3ver.dll"
      ],
      "folder": "{{user `vsphere-folder`}}",
      "content_library_destination" : {
        "library": "Public",
        "ovf": "true",
        "name": "2019CoreCloudInit-OVF",
        "destroy": "true"
      },
      "guest_os_type": "windows2019srv_64Guest",
      "insecure_connection": "true",
      "iso_paths": [
        "{{user `os-iso-path-win2019`}}"
      ],
      "name": "2019CoreCloudInit",
      "network_adapters": [
        {
          "network": "{{user `vsphere-network`}}",
          "network_card": "vmxnet3"
        }
      ],
      "notes": "Built via Packer",
      "password": "{{user `vsphere-password`}}",
      "remove_cdrom": "false",
      "shutdown_command": "C:/Windows/packer/PackerShutdown.bat",
      "shutdown_timeout": "2h",
      "storage": [
        {
          "disk_size": "{{user `vm-disk-size`}}",
          "disk_thin_provisioned": true
        }
      ],
      "type": "vsphere-iso",
      "username": "{{user `vsphere-user`}}",
      "vcenter_server": "{{user `vsphere-server`}}",
      "vm_name": "Template-Win2019-Core-CloudInit-OVF",
      "vm_version": "{{user `vm-version`}}",
      "winrm_password": "{{user `winadmin-password`}}",
      "winrm_username": "Administrator"
    }
  ],
  "provisioners": [
    {
      "inline": [
        "ipconfig"
      ],
      "type": "windows-shell"
    },
    {
      "script": "scripts/install-cloudinit.ps1",
      "type": "powershell"
    },
    {
      "script": "scripts/version-template.ps1",
      "type": "powershell"
    },
    {
      "type": "windows-update"
    },
    {
      "script": "scripts/save_shutdown_command.ps1",
      "type": "powershell"
    }
  ],
  "sensitive-variables": [
    "vsphere-password",
    "winadmin-password"
  ],
  "variables": {
    "os-iso-path-win2016": "[vsanDatastore] ISOs/SW_DVD9_Win_Svr_STD_Core_and_DataCtr_Core_2016_64Bit_English_-3_MLF_X21-30350.ISO",
    "os-iso-path-win2019": "[vsanDatastore] ISOs/SW_DVD9_Win_Server_STD_CORE_2019_1809.2_64Bit_English_DC_STD_MLF_X22-18452.ISO",
    "os_iso_path": "[vsanDatastore] ISOs/",
    "tools-iso-path-11": "[vsanDatastore] ISOs/Tools/vmware-tools-windows-11.0.6-15940789.iso",
    "vm-cpu-num": "2",
    "vm-disk-size": "81920",
    "vm-mem-size": "8192",
    "vm-name": "Windows-packer",
    "vm-version": "17",
    "vsphere-cluster": "Cluster",
    "vsphere-datacenter": "Datacenter",
    "vsphere-datastore": "vsanDatastore",
    "vsphere-folder": "Templates",
    "vsphere-network": "",
    "vsphere-password": "",
    "vsphere-server": "",
    "vsphere-user": "",
    "winadmin-password": ""