Provide your complete template, all scripts etc and the full output of a build with PACKER_LOG=1 set. Also what the output of whatever command you run to inspect the result and what exact version of ESXi you are using.
On Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 07:39 Pearl Dsilva <pearl.dsi...@rubrik.com> wrote: > I am giving the disk_type_id as a string, but still am facing the issue. > > On Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 10:40 AM Rickard von Essen < > rickard.von.es...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You are supposed to use the strings and not the numbers. See >> https://packer.io/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html#disk_type_id >> >> On Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 07:00 Pearl D'Silva <pearl1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Yes, I have used vmware-iso builder on a remote host. >>> >>> On Friday, August 30, 2019 at 10:09:24 AM UTC+5:30, Rickard von Essen >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm a bit confused here, do you use the vmware-iso builder on a remote >>>> host (ESXi)? >>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 05:15 Pearl D'Silva <pear...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Setting the "disk_type_id" to "5" leads the the following error: >>>>> >>>>> [image: packer_error.PNG] >>>>> >>>>> Following is the snippet of my packer configuration: >>>>> >>>>> "builders": [ >>>>> { >>>>> "type": "vmware-iso", >>>>> "format": "ovf", >>>>> "skip_export": true, >>>>> "iso_url": "{{user `url`}}", >>>>> "iso_checksum": "{{user `checksum`}}", >>>>> "iso_checksum_type": "sha256", >>>>> "ssh_username": "{{user `ssh_username`}}", >>>>> "ssh_password": "{{user `ssh_password`}}", >>>>> "ssh_wait_timeout": "30m", >>>>> "cpus": "4", >>>>> "memory": "32000", >>>>> "disk_size": "680000", >>>>> "disk_type_id": "5", >>>>> "headless": false, >>>>> . . . >>>>> . . . >>>>> } ], >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Any pointers as to where I am going wrong? >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 4:29:02 PM UTC+5:30, Rickard von Essen >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Post your template and a debug output from running Packer with >>>>>> PACKER_LOG=1. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 12:48 Pearl Dsilva <pearl...@rubrik.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes I did, setting disk_type_id to the numeric values causes the >>>>>>> packer build to fail. However, setting it to "thin" lead to the build to >>>>>>> proceed, however the disk is thick provisioned eager zeroed >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 4:14 PM Rickard von Essen < >>>>>>> rickard...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Have you looked at >>>>>>>> https://packer.io/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html#disk_type_id ? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 11:33 Pearl D'Silva <pear...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am trying to enable thin provisioning for the disk by using the >>>>>>>>> following: "disk_type_id": "thin", However, on vCenter, when the VM is >>>>>>>>> being provisioned, I notice that the hard disk type is set to "Thick >>>>>>>>> Provision Eager Zeroed". Any pointers on what could be causing this >>>>>>>>> issue >>>>>>>>> would be really helpful. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The partitioning recipe in the preseed file is as follows: >>>>>>>>> d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \ >>>>>>>>> boot-root :: \ >>>>>>>>> 1 1 1 free method{ biosgrub } . \ >>>>>>>>> 250 250 250 ext2 \ >>>>>>>>> $primary{ } $bootable{ } \ >>>>>>>>> method{ format } format{ } \ >>>>>>>>> use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext2 } \ >>>>>>>>> mountpoint{ /boot } \ >>>>>>>>> . \ >>>>>>>>> 500 180000 180000 ext4 \ >>>>>>>>> lv_name{ root } \ >>>>>>>>> method{ lvm } format{ } \ >>>>>>>>> use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 } \ >>>>>>>>> mountpoint{ / } \ >>>>>>>>> $lvmok{ } \ >>>>>>>>> . \ >>>>>>>>> 500 500000 500000 xfs \ >>>>>>>>> lv_name{ data } \ >>>>>>>>> method{ lvm } format{ } \ >>>>>>>>> use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ xfs } \ >>>>>>>>> mountpoint{ /data } \ >>>>>>>>> $lvmok{ } \ >>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community >>>>>>>>> Guidelines - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. >>>>>>>>> Behavior in violation of those guidelines may result in your removal >>>>>>>>> from >>>>>>>>> this mailing list. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues >>>>>>>>> IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode >>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "Packer" group. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>>> send an email to packe...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/0f5b9b82-4cba-4e8c-81c9-5bfa2e803119%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/0f5b9b82-4cba-4e8c-81c9-5bfa2e803119%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community >>>>>>>> Guidelines - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. >>>>>>>> Behavior in violation of those guidelines may result in your removal >>>>>>>> from >>>>>>>> this mailing list. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues >>>>>>>> IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode >>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "Packer" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to packe...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CALz9Rt_4_KL_L%2BaR%3DwEz3magJ5tLwouwmt%2Bt1Z%2ByWBcy1W3%2B2Q%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CALz9Rt_4_KL_L%2BaR%3DwEz3magJ5tLwouwmt%2Bt1Z%2ByWBcy1W3%2B2Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community >>>>>>> Guidelines - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. >>>>>>> Behavior in violation of those guidelines may result in your removal >>>>>>> from >>>>>>> this mailing list. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues >>>>>>> IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Packer" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to packe...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CAA5LV_ayh%2BCaFOvxq1Cn2shT-SxeiQVk1coazLYPBVr%2BABc%3D9g%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CAA5LV_ayh%2BCaFOvxq1Cn2shT-SxeiQVk1coazLYPBVr%2BABc%3D9g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines >>>>> - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. 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