windows 2016 packer iso stuck on waiting for IP

[Tony Wong]

I am trying to run a packer build opf a windows 2016 and keeps getting stuck on waiting for IP

The Vm is on and I can see it fron the console. I can ping the VM. its online

why is packer getting stuck on waiting for IP?

[david...@mycit.ie]

Can you post your code, not a whole lot to go off of?

[Tony Wong]

here is the json file

{
  "variables": {
    "vsphere_server": "",
    "vsphere_user": "",
    "vsphere_password": "",
    "vsphere_template_name": "",
    "vsphere_folder": "",
    "vsphere_dc_name": "",
    "vsphere_compute_cluster": "",
    "vsphere_host": "",
    "vsphere_portgroup_name": "",
    "vsphere_datastore": "",
    "winadmin_password": "",
    "cpu_num": "",
    "mem_size": "",
    "disk_size": "",
    "os_iso_path": "",
    "vmtools_iso_path":""
  },
  "sensitive-variables": ["vsphere_password", "winadmin_password"],
  "builders": [
    {
      "type": "vsphere-iso",
      "vcenter_server":      "{{user `vsphere_server`}}",
      "username":            "{{user `vsphere_user`}}",
      "password":            "{{user `vsphere_password`}}",
      "insecure_connection": "true",
      "vm_name": "{{user `vsphere_template_name`}}",
      "folder": "{{user `vsphere_folder`}}",
      "datacenter": "{{user `vsphere_dc_name`}}",
      "cluster":     "{{user `vsphere_compute_cluster`}}",
      "host": "{{user `vsphere_host`}}",
      "network": "{{user `vsphere_portgroup_name`}}",
      "datastore": "{{user `vsphere_datastore`}}",
      "convert_to_template": "true",
      "guest_os_type": "windows9Server64Guest",
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "winrm_username": "Administrator",
      "winrm_password": "{{user `winadmin_password`}}",
      "CPUs": "{{user `cpu_num`}}",
      "RAM": "{{user `mem_size`}}",
      "RAM_reserve_all": true,
      "firmware": "bios",
      "disk_controller_type":  "lsilogic-sas",
      "boot_order": "disk,cdrom",
      "disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}",
      "disk_thin_provisioned": true,
      "network_card": "vmxnet3",
      "iso_paths": [
        "{{user `os_iso_path`}}",
        "{{user `vmtools_iso_path`}}"
      ],
      "floppy_files": [
        "setup/autounattend.xml",
        "setup/setup.ps1",
        "setup/vmtools.cmd"
      ]
    }
  ],

  "provisioners": [
    {
      "type": "windows-shell",
      "inline": ["dir c:\\"]
    }
  ]
}

and my vars.json

{
   "vsphere_server": "vcenter",
    "vsphere_user": "admini...@vsphere.local",
    "vsphere_password": "Password123@",
    "vsphere_template_name": "Win2016_Packer",
    "vsphere_folder": "Templates/Packer",
    "vsphere_dc_name": "RW-VA",
    "vsphere_compute_cluster": "RW-VA",
    "vsphere_host": "esx.domain",
    "vsphere_portgroup_name": "vlan200",
    "vsphere_datastore": "RW-VA-NIM-VOL1",
    "winadmin_password": "xxxxxx",
    "cpu_num": "2",
    "mem_size": "4096",
    "disk_size": "60000",
    "os_iso_path": "[RW-VA-NIM-ISO] MS/SW_DVD9_Win_Svr_STD_Core_and_DataCtr_Core_2016_64Bit_English_-3_MLF_X21-30350.ISO",
    "vmtools_iso_path":"[RW-VA-NIM-ISO] VMware/windows.iso"
}

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[David Foley]

It's stuck on waiting on IP as your not installing vmtools, which your network from vmx to e3000 and it should work

[Tony Wong]

I dont understand.

I am able to ping the vm. its using vmxnet3 adapter. why do i need to change to e1000?

On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 5:20 AM David Foley <david...@mycit.ie> wrote:

It's stuck on waiting on IP as your not installing vmtools, which your network from vmx to e3000 and it should work

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[Tony Wong]

ok I changed from vmxnet3 to e1000 and now stuck here

[Tony Wong]

i see its trying to connect but not successful

[Tony Wong]

i tried to reboot the vm and now my administrator password does not work 

[david...@mycit.ie]

Have a look at the following:

https://www.packer.io/docs/communicators/winrm 

Maybe try winrm_insecure (bool) - If true, do not check server certificate chain and host name.