ovftool giving curl error

[Shyam J]

Hi,

I have a code which creates image in ESX machine in ESX machine(not in the VM where I run code). It works without any problem. This code I am running from a vmware VM.

The same code when I am running from a Azure VM its looking for ovftool to export for the same ESX machine. So when I installed ovftool I am getting below error.

    vmware-iso: Executing: ovftool --noSSLVerify=true --skipManifestCheck -tt=ova vi://root:****@IP/packer-vmware-iso output-vmware-iso

==> vmware-iso: Error exporting virtual machine: exit status 1

==> vmware-iso: Error: cURL error: SSL connect error

==> vmware-iso: Completed with errors

I have not passed the "format" parameter, but it looks for ovftool. Please help

Thanks

Shyam

[Shyam J]

Saw same error reported in https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/6455.

[Shyam J]

Correction for the error posted I used format, but without "format" alos getting same error.

    vmware-iso: Executing: ovftool --noSSLVerify --noSSLVerify=true --skipManifestCheck -tt=ovf vi://root:****@10.135.128.94/packer-vmware-iso output-vmware-iso

==> vmware-iso: Error exporting virtual machine: exit status 1

==> vmware-iso: Error: cURL error: SSL connect error

==> vmware-iso: Completed with errors

==> vmware-iso:

On Thursday, 2 August 2018 15:02:44 UTC+5:30, Shyam J wrote:

[Rickard von Essen]

What does the log say if you run with PACKER_LOG=1?

Have you tried running the command manually? What's the output of that? 

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[Shyam J]

Yes getting the same error in debug mode also...I couldnt find more details..here is the snippet of it.

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2018/08/02 04:18:06 ui: ==> vmware-iso: Cleaning VMX prior to finishing up...

2018/08/02 04:18:06 ui:     vmware-iso: Unmounting floppy from VMX...

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 Deleting key: floppy0.present

2018/08/02 04:18:06 ui:     vmware-iso: Detaching ISO from CD-ROM device...

2018/08/02 04:18:06 ui:     vmware-iso: Disabling VNC server...

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 Writing VMX to: /tmp/packer-vmx189680565/packer-vmware-iso.vmx

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 [DEBUG] Starting remote scp process:  scp -vt /vmfs/volumes/data_store1/packer-vmware-iso

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 [DEBUG] Started SCP session, beginning transfers...

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 [DEBUG] Copying input data into temporary file so we can read the length

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 [DEBUG] scp: Uploading packer-vmware-iso.vmx: perms=C0644 size=2884

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 [DEBUG] SCP session complete, closing stdin pipe.

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 [DEBUG] Waiting for SSH session to complete.

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 [DEBUG] scp stderr (length 39): Sink: C0644 2884 packer-vmware-iso.vmx

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session

2018/08/02 04:18:06 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:06 [DEBUG] starting remote command: vim-cmd vmsvc/reload 302

2018/08/02 04:18:07 ui: ==> vmware-iso: Exporting virtual machine...

2018/08/02 04:18:07 ui:     vmware-iso: Executing: ovftool --noSSLVerify=true --skipManifestCheck -tt=ova vi://root:****@IP/packer-vmware-iso output-vmware-iso

2018/08/02 04:18:08 ui error: ==> vmware-iso: Error exporting virtual machine: exit status 1

==> vmware-iso: Error: cURL error: SSL connect error

==> vmware-iso: Completed with errors

==> vmware-iso:

==> vmware-iso:

2018/08/02 04:18:08 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:08 [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session

2018/08/02 04:18:08 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:08 [DEBUG] starting remote command: vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate 302

2018/08/02 04:18:09 ui: ==> vmware-iso: Destroying virtual machine...

2018/08/02 04:18:09 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:09 [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session

2018/08/02 04:18:09 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:09 [DEBUG] starting remote command: vim-cmd vmsvc/destroy 302

2018/08/02 04:18:09 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:09 [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session

2018/08/02 04:18:09 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:09 [DEBUG] starting remote command: test ! -e /vmfs/volumes/data_store1/packer-vmware-iso

2018/08/02 04:18:09 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:09 [ERROR] Remote command exited with '1': test ! -e /vmfs/volumes/data_store1/packer-vmware-iso

2018/08/02 04:18:09 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:09 [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session

2018/08/02 04:18:10 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:10 [DEBUG] starting remote command: test ! -e /vmfs/volumes/data_store1/packer-vmware-iso

2018/08/02 04:18:10 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:10 [ERROR] Remote command exited with '1': test ! -e /vmfs/volumes/data_store1/packer-vmware-iso

2018/08/02 04:18:10 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:10 [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session

2018/08/02 04:18:10 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:10 [DEBUG] starting remote command: test ! -e /vmfs/volumes/data_store1/packer-vmware-iso

2018/08/02 04:18:10 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:10 [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session

2018/08/02 04:18:10 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:10 [DEBUG] starting remote command: test -e /vmfs/volumes/data_store1/packer-vmware-iso

2018/08/02 04:18:10 packer: 2018/08/02 04:18:10 [ERROR] Remote command exited with '1': test -e /vmfs/volumes/data_store1/packer-vmware-iso

2018/08/02 04:18:10 [INFO] (telemetry) ending vmware-iso

2018/08/02 04:18:10 ui error: Build 'vmware-iso' errored: Error exporting virtual machine: exit status 1

Error: cURL error: SSL connect error

Completed with errors

2018/08/02 04:18:10 Builds completed. Waiting on interrupt barrier...

2018/08/02 04:18:10 machine readable: error-count []string{"2"}

2018/08/02 04:18:10 ui error:

==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors:

2018/08/02 04:18:10 machine readable: virtualbox-iso,error []string{"Output directory exists: output-rhel75\n\nUse the force flag to delete it prior to building."}

2018/08/02 04:18:10 ui error: --> virtualbox-iso: Output directory exists: output-rhel75

Use the force flag to delete it prior to building.

2018/08/02 04:18:10 machine readable: vmware-iso,error []string{"Error exporting virtual machine: exit status 1\nError: cURL error: SSL connect error\nCompleted with errors\n\n"}

2018/08/02 04:18:10 ui error: --> vmware-iso: Error exporting virtual machine: exit status 1

Error: cURL error: SSL connect error

Completed with errors

2018/08/02 04:18:10 ui:

==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created.

2018/08/02 04:18:10 [INFO] (telemetry) Finalizing.

2018/08/02 04:18:11 waiting for all plugin processes to complete...

2018/08/02 04:18:11 /usr/bin/packer: plugin process exited

2018/08/02 04:18:11 /usr/bin/packer: plugin process exited

2018/08/02 04:18:11 /usr/bin/packer: plugin process exited

2018/08/02 04:18:11 /usr/bin/packer: plugin process exited

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Yes tried command manually like below. The source ovf file is the one created on ESX machine when packer is run from vmware VM. Transferred the files to Azure VM and ran like below.

[root@server_name output-vmware-iso]# ls

disk-flat.vmdk  disk.vmdk  packer-s2.nvram  packer-s2.vmsd  packer-s2.vmx  packer-s2.vmxf

[root@server_name  output-vmware-iso]# ovftool packer-s2.vmx packer-s2.ova

Opening VMX source: packer-s2.vmx

Opening OVA target: packer-s2.ova

Writing OVA package: packer-s2.ova

Transfer Completed

Completed successfully

Note: I am running virtualbox also along with it.

[Shyam J]

Hi,

If this question doesnt have an answer now its fine, I can wait.

But can you tell me why when format is not mentioned also packer is looking for ovftool to export in Azure VM? Why cant it keep the exports in ESX machine?

Thanks

Shyam

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

hello

azure?

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[Shyam J]

Yes when running the same packer code from a vmware VM which outputs in ESX machine while when running packer code from azure VM looking for ovftool.

Thanks

Shyam

On Saturday, 4 August 2018 02:10:06 UTC+5:30, Alvaro Miranda Aguilera wrote:

hello

azure?

On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 3:00 PM, Shyam J <shya...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

If this question doesnt have an answer now its fine, I can wait.

But can you tell me why when format is not mentioned also packer is looking for ovftool to export in Azure VM? Why cant it keep the exports in ESX machine?

Thanks

Shyam

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[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

ovftool is a vmware tool.

if you share your packer template, I can sugges some filters. but you shouldn't be running ovftool on non vmware setups.

you can add "only": ["vmware-iso"] to restrict a provisioner/post-processor

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[Shyam J]

Hi Alvaro,

I think you got me wrong. I didnt explain it properly also. I am running a vmware-iso builder only, but this is being run from a Azure VM contacting a ESX machine.

Below is my code. My question is why image is getting exported to this azure VM. When I run the same code from a vmware VM it creates the image in ESX machine itself. Both cases I am not using 'format' option.

Thanks in advance

{

  "variables": {

    "vm_name": "packer",

    "vm_description": "rhel7 base",

    "iso": "/data/rhel-server-7.5-x86_64-dvd.iso",

    "checksum": "d0dd6ae5e001fb050dafefdfd871e7e648b147fb2d35f0e106e0b34a0163e8f5",

    "iso_checksum_type": "sha256",

    "remote_password" : "{{env `ESX_SSH_PASS`}}",

    "ssh_password": "{{env `VM_SSH_PASS`}}"

  },

  "builders": [

    {

      "type": "vmware-iso",

      "ssh_username": "packer",

      "ssh_password": "{{ user `ssh_password` }}",

      "ssh_port": 22,

      "ssh_wait_timeout": "30m",

      "http_directory": "./",

      "vm_name": "{{ user `vm_name` }}",

      "guest_os_type": "rhel7-64",

      "iso_url": "{{ user `iso` }}",

      "iso_checksum": "{{ user `checksum` }}",

      "iso_checksum_type": "{{ user `iso_checksum_type` }}",

      "tools_upload_flavor": "linux",

      "remote_datastore": "datastore_name",

      "remote_host": "IP_ESX",

      "remote_password": "{{ user `remote_password` }}",

      "remote_type": "esx5",

      "remote_username": "root",

      "disk_size": "32000",

      "headless": false,

      "vnc_port_min": 5980,

      "vnc_port_max": 5990,

      "vmx_data": {

      "memsize": 512,

      "ethernet0.networkName": "network_name",

      "ethernet0.present": "TRUE",

      "ethernet0.startConnected": "TRUE",

      "ethernet0.virtualDev": "e1000",

      "ethernet0.addressType": "generated",

      "ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset": "0",

      "ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv": "FALSE",

      "numvcpus": 1

      },

      "boot_wait": "10s",

      "boot_command": [

        "<esc><wait>",

        "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 ",

        "<tab> text ks=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/ks4.cfg ip=IP netmask=maske_details gateway=gatwway_details<enter><wait>"

      ],

     "shutdown_command": "echo '{{ user `username` }}' | sudo -S shutdown -P now"

    }

  ]

}

Shyam

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[Shyam J]

Hi Alvaro,

Did you get a chance to look at this?

Thanks

Shyam

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

i read the update

but i don't understand the problem at all

this part makes all hard to follow: " why image is getting exported to this azure VM"

What is getting exported to AzureVM ?

If you share debug logs those can help

but explanation is hard to follow as is.

[Shyam J]

This is how it is.

Packer server (Azure VM) > Remote ESXi > Looks for ovftool to export

Packer server (Vmware VM) > Remote ESXi > Skips exports locally and exports in ESX machine. 

Both are talking with the same ESXi server. Skip_export or 'format' flag is not mentioned in both cases.

Thanks

Shyam

[Gabo Kete]

Have you installed Ovftool on both VMs ( Azure and VMWare ) ? as far as I remember, packer uses their own ovftool internally.. so try to remove the one you have installed yourself and let packer handle it

[Shyam J]

Only in Azure VM i had to install ovftool because packer is looking for it while exporting. Its not exporting to ESX datastore. Its looking in azure VM, so when I installed its not looking anymore but gets the curl error.

In VMware VM I didnt need to install ovftool, packer was exporting to ESX machine.

IN both cases I didnt use format option.

Thanks for checking this.

Shyam