packer 1.0.2 VNC port failure

[Dan Tran]

Hi

Upgrade from 1.0.0 to 1.0.2 fail on my VNC port

==> vmware-iso: Unable to find available VNC port between 5900 and 5964
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Trying address: resx86.lss.com:5920...
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Timeout connecting to: resx86.lss.com:5920 (check firewall rules)
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Trying address: resx86.lss.com:5921...
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Timeout connecting to: resx86.lss.com:5921 (check firewall rules)
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Trying address: resx86.lss.com:5922...
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Timeout connecting to: resx86.lss.com:5922 (check firewall rules)
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Trying address: resx86.lss.com:5923...
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Timeout connecting to: resx86.lss.com:5923 (check firewall rules)
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Trying address: resx86.lss.5924...
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Timeout connecting to: resx86.lss.com:5924 (check firewall rules)
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Trying address: resx86.lss.com:5925...
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Timeout connecting to: resx86.lss.com:5925 (check firewall rules)
2017/06/22 23:44:47 packer: 2017/06/22 23:44:47 Trying address: resx86.lss.com:5926...

suggestion is very much appreciated.  Downgrade back to 1.0.0 works

Thanks

-Dan

[Matthew Hooker]

Hi Dan,

We added a configurable timeout for discovering VNC ports. Sorry this broke in 1.0.2, don't know why that is yet. Would you try setting the env var `PACKER_ESXI_VNC_PROBE_TIMEOUT` to `30s` and tell me if it works?

https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/pull/4919

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[Matthew Hooker]

Think I figured out the issue. Pushing up a PR now

[James Elmes]

I have this same issue since moving to 1.0.2. Does anyone know a work around? mine fails with the vnc errors pretty much right away so i don't think its a timeout issue

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

--> Windows2012R2v3-2017-06: Unable to find available VNC port between 5900 and 6000

James

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

hi

not sure is the same issue

can you share the template and run this in debug mode?

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[James Elmes]

Yes it was the same issue, i was setting environment variables wrong. I have been trying to set them in the windows system variables.. lol

this fixes it for me

$env:PACKER_ESXI_VNC_PROBE_TIMEOUT="30s"

cheers

 

[Dan Tran]

packer 1.0.3 is coming soon?

Thanks

-Dan

[James Elmes]

I sure hope so

[Rickard von Essen]

July 10, 2017 is the plan, see https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/milestone/23

(And it's great if you bild from master and verifies that your issues
are resolved. It's easy.)

On 5 July 2017 at 00:28, James Elmes <jamesro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I sure hope so

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[Matthew Hooker]

Just to reiterate, the workaround for this is to set `PACKER_ESXI_VNC_PROBE_TIMEOUT=30s`. Sorry for the hassle, but we'll wait until the next release to fix this.

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[James Elmes]

This new version also takes a lot longer to kick off, sits there for about 20 seconds before starting.