Windows Server 2012 / Vagrant up unable to connect using WinRM communication ?

[Brice Vandeputte]

Hi all

 I'm trying to make a Windows2012 server using vagrant.

 It seems like vagrant supports Windows (without plugin) since version 1.6. This [post][1] was talking about the only one line to add :

    config.vm.communicator = "winrm"

In addition into WinRM specific options [documentation][2] I check this Windows options (cf. complete list into [base config][3]): 

    Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Service\AllowUnencrypted -Value True

    Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth\Basic -Value True

* I update the timeout from 300 to 600 sec

line to change:

    config.vm.boot_timeout = 600

* I check WinRM access by hand with success

Check WinRM :

    start / powershell + ENTER

    winrs -r:localhost:55985 -u:vagrant dir

 

* I add VirtualBox Guest Additions

* I start vagrant in verbose mode

    vagrant up --debug

This tell me that Vagrant make an infinite loop on this command:

    C:\\Programmes\\VirtualBox\\VBoxManage.exe showvminfo  my-vm-name --machinereadable

and WinRM each try ends with 504 error code:

if ($?) { exit 0 } else { if($LASTEXITCODE) { exit $LASTEXITCODE } else { exit 1 } }

 INFO winrmshell: Attempting to connect to WinRM...

 INFO winrmshell:   - Host: 127.0.0.1

 INFO winrmshell:   - Port: 55985

 INFO winrmshell:   - Username: vagrant

 INFO retryable: Retryable exception raised: #<WinRM::WinRMHTTPTransportError: Bad HTTP response returned from server (504).>

could you help me to understand/fix 504 error on winRM connection ?

thanks

$ vagrant version

Installed Version: 1.7.2

VirtualBox 4.3.20 r96997

  [1]: http://www.vagrantup.com/blog/feature-preview-vagrant-1-6-windows.html

  [2]: http://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/vagrantfile/winrm_settings.html

  [3]: http://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/boxes/base.html

[Brice Vandeputte]

I found the fix

• do not use vagrant command line from cygwin but use standard "cmd.exe" console

sorry 

don't hit me 

plz ;) 

....anyway my post is a good cheat sheet for vagrant windows users ..

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

Hello,

have a look at packer.io is a tool to create boxes.. and have a post
processor to create vagrant boxes..

also, have a look at this project, that have plenty of packer
templates for windows:

https://github.com/joefitzgerald/packer-windows

So you can automate those boxes.

Alvaro.

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[Brice]

Hi Alvaro

thanks for this interesting feedback 

So I will try packer too.

regards

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