multiple platforms

[Vamfoom]

I'm new to packer.  According to the documentation, packer is capable of creating identical images for multiple platforms but all the examples I saw targets specific platform.  How would I go about using the same "recipe" for creating a qemu and esx image?  If someone has an example, it would be very useful.

[lucas.adam.jackson]

I've done this with esxi and hyper-v within the same packer build file. You just need to use separate builders, but your subsequent work is the same (provisioners etc).

In the provisioners sections it allows you to also specify that certain steps should only be applied to certain build names. For example we only want VMware tools installed on the esxi image, but the rest may remain the same.

I am not at my terminal right now but may be able to provide an example once I am if you still require it.

Luke

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[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

hello

the idea is packer uses a json file and you can add remove components.

you can have a provisioning script, where packer will run the same script to a qemu and esx, and then the 2 created VMs were provision for the same script.

The identical part is not to be taken as one VM will be built and then copied to the other builders.

here a virtualbox and vmware example.

https://github.com/kikitux/packer_xenial64/blob/master/vagrant/xenial64.json

not what you are after, but should help to get an idea.

[StatsfX]

Here's a shell template for you, let me know if that's what you're looking for... hopefully :)

{

  "variables": {

    ...

  },

  "builders": [

  {

    "type": "hyperv-iso",

    "name": "tmpl-hyperv",

    ...

  },

  {

    "type": "vmware-iso",

    "name": "tmpl-vmware",

...

  }],

  "provisioners": [{

    "type": "powershell",

    "only": ["tmpl-vmware"],

    "elevated_user": "user",

    "elevated_password": "password",

    "scripts": [

      ....

    ]},

  {

    "type": "powershell",

    "elevated_user": "user",

    "elevated_password": "password",

    "scripts": [

      ...

    ]

  }]

}

On Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 5:36:21 PM UTC-4, StatsfX wrote:

I've done this with esxi and hyper-v within the same packer build file. You just need to use separate builders, but your subsequent work is the same (provisioners etc).

In the provisioners sections it allows you to also specify that certain steps should only be applied to certain build names. For example we only want VMware tools installed on the esxi image, but the rest may remain the same.

I am not at my terminal right now but may be able to provide an example once I am if you still require it.

Luke

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------

From: Vamfoom <fong...@gmail.com>

Date: 2018-09-25 5:24 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: Packer <packe...@googlegroups.com>

Subject: [packer] multiple platforms

I'm new to packer.  According to the documentation, packer is capable of creating identical images for multiple platforms but all the examples I saw targets specific platform.  How would I go about using the same "recipe" for creating a qemu and esx image?  If someone has an example, it would be very useful.

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[Ibrahim Buamod]

There is different modules .. there is a VMware , VirtualBox and EC2 modules for example 

 So you need to specify the module you are targeting 

On Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:24 PM Vamfoom, <fong...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm new to packer.  According to the documentation, packer is capable of creating identical images for multiple platforms but all the examples I saw targets specific platform.  How would I go about using the same "recipe" for creating a qemu and esx image?  If someone has an example, it would be very useful.

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