esxi vnc settings for packer

README.md

packer esxi vmc

configure esxi hypervisor for use with packer

enable GuestIPHack

esxcli system settings advanced set -o /Net/GuestIPHack -i 1

firewall configuration for vnc

scp the xml file into /etc/vmware/firewall

reload firewall settings from disk

esxcli network firewall unload
esxcli network firewall load

enable the inbound vnc traffic on ports 5900-6000

esxcli network firewall ruleset set  -e true -r packer_vnc

verify / list rules

esxcli network firewall ruleset list

packer_vnc.xml

<!-- /etc/vmware/firewall/packer_vnc.xml -->
<!-- remote packer vnc configuration -->
<ConfigRoot>
  <service>
    <id>packer_vnc</id>
    <rule id='0000'>
      <direction>inbound</direction>
      <protocol>tcp</protocol>
      <porttype>dst</porttype>
      <port>
        <begin>5900</begin>
        <end>6000</end>
      </port>
    </rule>
    <enabled>false</enabled>
    <required>false</required>
  </service>
</ConfigRoot>