vmware-iso builder, "keep_input_artifact": true, "No supported hardware versions"

[b...@tanners.org]

Not sure if this is a packer issue, Virtualbox issue, or a VMware issue. Starting here with packer.

Creating images with packer 1.1.3 and have "keep_input_artifact": true.

I assumed the output-virtualbox-iso/*.ovf files would be something I could import into VMware 6.5 but trying to import the .ovf file vSphere throws an error:

        No supported hardware version among [virtualbox-2.2]; supported: [vmx-04,...,vmx-13]

Looking inside the .ovf

        <vssd:VirtualSystemType>virtualbox-2.2</vssd:VirtualSystemType>

Lots of stuff on Google about how to work around it. I'm looking for a fix.

Is the problem in packer?

My gut tells me the problem is in Virtualbox.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Rickard von Essen]

Packer doesn't manage the content of the ovf. 

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[Bob Tanner]

Thanks for the quick response.

I’ll go talk with the Virtualbox people.

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

hello

lets say you want to build with Virtualbox and then import on vmware, first question is, does this will be production at some point?

will vmware (since its a paid product) will support this?

if you really want to build in virtualbox and use in vmware, couple of options.

A. export an OVA from virtualbox, and conver to OVF with OVFTOOL (vmware tool)

B. copy the disk into a new disk vmdk, create a VM using that disk.

However, once packer build finish the build, from there is not a packer bug if you want to do cross hypervisor stuff

Thanks

Alvaro.

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[b...@tanners.org]

7 year old bug tracked over at Virtualbox: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/7982

Some work arounds, a script, and changing export to 0.9, but honestly I think Virtualbox should apply the fix I suggest at the end of the post.