how can do "VBoxManage modifyvm" operation before export vm ?
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JerryWang
Jan 24, 2018, 8:11:19 AM1/24/18
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this steps should be done after provioner ( and vm was poweroff ), where to put this operation ? builder ? or post-processor ?
thanks.
Rickard von Essen
Jan 24, 2018, 9:03:36 AM1/24/18
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On Jan 24, 2018 14:11, "JerryWang" <qq93...@gmail.com> wrote:
this steps should be done after provioner ( and vm was poweroff ), where to put this operation ? builder ? or post-processor ?thanks.
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JerryWang
Jan 24, 2018, 10:30:53 PM1/24/18
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thanks for your reply.
this json can be working successfully,
"vboxmanage" : [
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--memory", "{{user `memSize`}}"],
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--cpus", "{{user `cpuCount`}}" ],
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic1", "nat"]
],
if i add vboxmanage_post like this,
"vboxmanage_post": ["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic1", "bridged"],
but when running the json, vboxmanage run failed, can you help to tell me what's the problem with my json file ?
my packer version is 1.1.3.
from my point, after vm was poweroff, can {{.Name}} point to the new created vm ?
the full json file is:
{
"description" : "import a existing ova and pull image and then export to as a ova image",
"variables" : {
"diskImg" : "/vmimage/OMSP.ova",
"vmName" : "OracleLinux7u4_vbox",
"memSize" : "2048",
"cpuCount" : "1",
"diskSize" : "36720",
"diskFmt" : "ova",
"chefCookbooks" : "cookbooks",
"nicInterFace" : "eno1",
"chefRunlist" : "recipe[httpd]"
},
"builders" : [{
"type" : "virtualbox-ovf",
"name" : "vboxOvfBuilder",
"vboxmanage" : [
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--memory", "{{user `memSize`}}"],
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--cpus", "{{user `cpuCount`}}" ],
[ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic1", "nat"]
],
"vboxmanage_post": ["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic1", "bridged"],
"export_opts":
[
"--manifest",
"--vsys", "0",
"--description", "create vm with nat and then change to bridged",
"--version", "2.0"
],
"source_path" : "{{user `diskImg`}}",
"format" : "{{user `diskFmt`}}",
"headless" : true,
"vrdp_bind_address" : "0.0.0.0",
"ssh_host_port_min" : 2222,
"ssh_host_port_max" : 2229,
"output_directory" : "images-{{timestamp}}",
"communicator" : "ssh",
"ssh_port" : 22,
"ssh_username" : "root",
"ssh_password" : "welcome1",
"ssh_wait_timeout" : "1500s",
"vm_name" : "oraclelinux7u4-vbox_bridge_1nat-{{timestamp}}",
"shutdown_command" : "shutdown -P now"
}
],
"provisioners": [{
"type" : "shell",
"script" : "scripts/getimage.sh"
}
]
}
On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 10:03:36 PM UTC+8, Rickard von Essen wrote:
On Jan 24, 2018 14:11, "JerryWang" <qq93...@gmail.com> wrote:
this steps should be done after provioner ( and vm was poweroff ), where to put this operation ? builder ? or post-processor ?--thanks.
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Rickard von Essen
Jan 25, 2018, 12:00:17 AM1/25/18
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What's the error message?
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JerryWang
Jan 25, 2018, 12:21:59 AM1/25/18
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from the debug log info :
2018/01/25 10:25:32 ui: ask: ==> vboxOvfBuilder: Pausing after run of step 'StepProvision'. Press enter to continue.
2018/01/25 10:25:43 ui: ==> vboxOvfBuilder: Gracefully halting virtual machine...
2018/01/25 10:25:43 packer: 2018/01/25 10:25:43 Executing shutdown command: shutdown -P now
2018/01/25 10:25:43 packer: 2018/01/25 10:25:43 opening new ssh session
2018/01/25 10:25:43 packer: 2018/01/25 10:25:43 starting remote command: shutdown -P now
2018/01/25 10:25:44 packer: 2018/01/25 10:25:44 Remote command exited without exit status or exit signal.
2018/01/25 10:25:44 packer: 2018/01/25 10:25:44 Waiting max 5m0s for shutdown to complete
2018/01/25 10:25:54 packer: 2018/01/25 10:25:54 VM shut down.
2018/01/25 10:25:54 ui: ask: ==> vboxOvfBuilder: Pausing after run of step 'StepShutdown'. Press enter to continue.
2018/01/25 10:26:41 ui: ask: ==> vboxOvfBuilder: Pausing after run of step 'StepRemoveDevices'. Press enter to continue.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2018/01/25 10:26:44 ui: ==> vboxOvfBuilder: Executing custom VBoxManage commands...
2018/01/25 10:26:44 ui: vboxOvfBuilder: Executing: modifyvm
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: 2018/01/25 10:26:44 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"modifyvm"}
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: 2018/01/25 10:26:44 stdout: Usage:
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer:
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: VBoxManage modifyvm <uuid|vmname>
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--name <name>]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--groups <group>, ...]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--description <desc>]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--ostype <ostype>]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--iconfile <filename>]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--memory <memorysize in MB>]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--pagefusion on|off]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--vram <vramsize in MB>]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--acpi on|off]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--pciattach 03:04.0]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--pciattach 03:04.0@02:01.0]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--pcidetach 03:04.0]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--ioapic on|off]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--hpet on|off]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--triplefaultreset on|off]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--apic on|off]
2018/01/25 10:26:44 packer: [--x2apic on|off]
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Rickard von Essen
Jan 25, 2018, 12:33:39 AM1/25/18
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You are missing on pair of [ ] in your vboxmanage_post command, it should be:
"vboxmanage_post": [
["modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--nic1", "bridged"]
],
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JerryWang
Jan 25, 2018, 12:55:18 AM1/25/18
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great help for your support!
is there any command or tool to check/find the syntax issue for the json file ?
I have tried fix/inspect/validate, no one works.
Rickard von Essen
Jan 25, 2018, 2:10:34 AM1/25/18
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Validate, but your error is not caught since it's valid.
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