Begin by deploying CSI as VMware Locally per the Instructions found here: https://gist.github.com/ninp0/2e97f1f34c956e90294f214e1edd2ffb
Create a symlink of ovftool:
$ sudo ln -s '/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/VMware OVF Tool/ovftool' /usr/local/bin
Once completed, follow the remaining instructions herein:
$ cd /opt/csi && ./install vsphere
Once completed ~/packer-vmware-iso.vmw.ova Should Exist Log into vSphere / ESX WebUI Create New VM Leveraging OVA File and choose ~/packer-vmware-iso.vmw.ova for upload