Packer Vsphere postprocessor

[maurorappa]

Hi,

instead of calling ovftool manually after packer, did you try to use the specific postprocessor, https://www.packer.io/docs/post-processors/vsphere.html ?

Will it work ? :)

[robcoward]

Hi @maurorappa. Initially, I'd have to say that I don't expect that this would work, since a vsphere endpoint is different to a vCloud Director endpoint. However reading through the docs, it would appear to use the ovftool program under the covers. I'd need to go through the source for the post-processor to work out if there is a way of passing the necessary parameters needed for a vCloud connection.

Alternatively, it is hypothetically possible to make use of the Local Shell post-processor (https://www.packer.io/docs/post-processors/shell-local.html) to automate the calling of ovftool. I've not tried that myself yet, but will probably be giving it a go soon.

Rob

[maurorappa]

Thanks Rob, I could use the ovftool directly as you suggested, but that post-processor is more elegant and portable :)
I'll keep you updated with my findings