vsphere-iso-packer-build.json

{
  "variables": {
    "photon_ovf_template": "photon.xml.template",
    "ovftool_deploy_vcenter": "192.168.30.200",
    "ovftool_deploy_vcenter_username": "administrator@vsphere.local",
    "ovftool_deploy_vcenter_password": "VMware1!"
  },
  "builders": [
    {
      "type": "vsphere-iso",
      "vm_name": "{{ user `vm_name` }}",
      "guest_os_type": "otherGuest",
      "vm_version": "13",
      "disk_size": "12288",
      "CPUs": "{{ user `numvcpus` }}",
      "RAM": "{{ user `ramsize` }}",
      "firmware": "bios",
      "disk_thin_provisioned": true,
      "network_card": "vmxnet3",
      "network": "{{ user `builder_host_portgroup` }}",
      "iso_paths": [
        "[{{ user `builder_host_datastore` }}] packer_cache/a3b59ec87af86d5595419065d04f73f156ad4cfe.iso"
      ],
      "boot_command": [
        "<esc><wait>",
        "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 loglevel=3 ks=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/photon-kickstart.json photon.media=cdrom",
        "<enter>"
      ],
      "boot_wait": "10s",
      "iso_url": "{{ user `iso_url` }}",
      "iso_checksum": "{{ user `iso_checksum` }}",
      "iso_checksum_type": "{{ user `iso_checksum_type` }}",
      "http_directory": "http",
      "vcenter_server": "{{ user `builder_host` }}",
      "insecure_connection": true,
      "username": "{{ user `builder_host_username` }}",
      "password": "{{ user `builder_host_password` }}",
      "datacenter": "{{ user `builder_host_datacenter` }}",
      "cluster": "{{ user `builder_host_cluster` }}",
      "datastore": "{{ user `builder_host_datastore` }}",
      "ssh_username": "{{ user `guest_username` }}",
      "ssh_password": "{{ user `guest_password` }}",
      "ssh_port": 22,
      "shutdown_command": "/sbin/shutdown -h now",
      "shutdown_timeout": "1000s",
      "format": "ovf"
    }
  ],
  "provisioners": [
    {
      "type": "shell",
      "scripts": [
        "scripts/photon-settings.sh",
        "scripts/photon-cleanup.sh"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "file",
      "source": "files/rc.local",
      "destination": "/etc/rc.d/rc.local"
    },
    {
      "type": "file",
      "source": "files/setup.sh",
      "destination": "/root/setup.sh"
    }
  ],
  "post-processors": [
    {
      "type": "shell-local",
      "environment_vars": ["PHOTON_VERSION={{ user `version` }}", "PHOTON_APPLIANCE_NAME={{ user `vm_name` }}", "FINAL_PHOTON_APPLIANCE_NAME={{ user `vm_name` }}_{{user `version`}}", "PHOTON_OVF_TEMPLATE={{ user `photon_ovf_template` }}"],
      "inline": [
        "cd manual",
        "./add_ovf_properties.sh"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "shell-local",
      "inline": [
        "pwsh -F unregister_vm.ps1 {{ user `ovftool_deploy_vcenter` }} {{ user `ovftool_deploy_vcenter_username` }} {{ user `ovftool_deploy_vcenter_password` }} {{ user `vm_name` }}"
      ]
    }
  ]
}