Alright, both of them are uploaded: SystemVM template for VMWare + open-vm-tools: http://people.apache.org/~bhaisaab/cloudstack/systemvmtemplates/systemvmtemplate-openvmtools-vmware.ova
SystemVM template for VMWare + vmware-tools: http://people.apache.org/~bhaisaab/cloudstack/systemvmtemplates/systemvmtemplate-vmwaretools-vmware.ova Both of are based on/around rev a0b5ebc. Cheers. On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Rohit Yadav <bhais...@apache.org> wrote: > Hey community! > > The systemvm build job [1] fails to create VMWare compatible ova, I could > not find a solution that would completely use opensource tools so I went > ahead to use ovftool. First I import the vmdk produced by this buildjob [1] > in a new VMWare Fusion/Workstation VM, fix it's compatibility and settings. > Next I use ovftool to export the ova. (ovftool <vmx> <output ova>). > > I've updated this workaround on the wiki: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Build+Your+Own+SystemVM+Templates > > So, far I've only uploaded vmware systemvm template (master, rev: > a0b5ebccb814cbb12c5f40aa0c8894ebb3b322d6) which install only open-vm-tools: > > > http://people.apache.org/~bhaisaab/cloudstack/systemvmtemplates/systemvmtemplate-openvmtools-vmware.ova > MD5 (systemvmtemplate-openvmtools-vmware.ova) = > 406e9b3dae3ff2e8ee06cf461828cb06 > > To install vmware-tools (I'm told they are needed for certain VPC features > on VMWare), it requires: > > 0. Packages: build-essential, linux-headers and gcc for building modules > 1. Bigger space in /usr (so the current partition scheme of systemvms does > not work for me) > 2. Running on VMWare Fusion/Workstation, I tried to automate this on the > vbox/veewee buildjob it failed complaining: "this configuration program > is to be executed in a virtual machine". > > Pl. share if there is a workaround that can be automated. I'll try to > build my own systemvm with vmware-tools from Fusion, upload the template > with 'em soon. > > [1] http://jenkins.cloudstack.org/view/master/job/build-systemvm-master > > Cheers. >
