simplifying creation of vmware enterprise images

lib/jboss-cloud/appliance-vmx-image.rb

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def define_precursors
       vmware_personal_vmx_file = vmware_personal_output_folder + "/" + File.basename( @appliance_xml_file, ".xml" ) + '.vmx'
       vmware_enterprise_output_folder = File.dirname( @appliance_xml_file ) + "/vmware/enterprise"
       vmware_enterprise_vmx_file = vmware_enterprise_output_folder + "/" + File.basename( @appliance_xml_file, ".xml" ) + '.vmx'
+      vmware_enterprise_vmdk_file = vmware_enterprise_output_folder + "/" + File.basename( @appliance_xml_file, ".xml" ) + '.vmdk'
 
       file "#{@appliance_xml_file}.vmx-input" => [ @appliance_xml_file ] do
         doc = REXML::Document.new( File.read( @appliance_xml_file ) )
@@ -42,80 +43,59 @@ def define_precursors
         arch_elem.text = @arch
         File.open( "#{@appliance_xml_file}.vmx-input", 'w' ) {|f| f.write( doc ) }
       end
-      
-      #desc "Build #{super_simple_name} appliance for VMware personal environments (Server/Workstation/Fusion)"
+
+      desc "Build #{super_simple_name} appliance for VMware personal environments (Server/Workstation/Fusion)"
       task "appliance:#{@simple_name}:vmware:personal" => [ "#{@appliance_xml_file}.vmx-input" ] do
-        FileUtils.mkdir_p vmware_personal_output_folder       
+        FileUtils.mkdir_p vmware_personal_output_folder
 
         if ( !File.exists?( vmware_personal_vmx_file ) || File.new( "#{@appliance_xml_file}.vmx-input" ).mtime > File.new( vmware_personal_vmx_file ).mtime  )
           execute_command( "#{Dir.pwd}/lib/python-virtinst/virt-convert -o vmx -D vmdk #{@appliance_xml_file}.vmx-input #{vmware_personal_output_folder}/" )
         end
       end
 
-      #desc "Build #{super_simple_name} appliance for VMware enterprise environments (ESX/ESXi)"
-      task "appliance:#{@simple_name}:vmware:enterprise" => [ "appliance:#{@simple_name}:vmware:personal" ] do
+      desc "Build #{super_simple_name} appliance for VMware enterprise environments (ESX/ESXi)"
+      task "appliance:#{@simple_name}:vmware:enterprise" => [ @appliance_xml_file ] do
         FileUtils.mkdir_p vmware_enterprise_output_folder
 
-        # copy RAW disk to VMware enterprise destination folder
-        FileUtils.cp( File.dirname( @appliance_xml_file ) + "/#{@simple_name}-sda.raw", vmware_enterprise_output_folder + "/#{@simple_name}-sda.raw" )
+        base_raw_file = File.dirname( @appliance_xml_file ) + "/#{@simple_name}-sda.raw"
+        vmware_raw_file = vmware_enterprise_output_folder + "/#{@simple_name}-sda.raw"
 
-        vmx_data = File.open( vmware_personal_vmx_file ).readlines
-
-        vmx_data.map! do |line|
-          # replace guestOS informations to: other26xlinux or other26xlinux-64, this seems to be the savests values (tm)
-          line = line.gsub(/guestOS = (.*)/, "guestOS = #{@arch == "x86_64" ? "other26xlinux-64" : "other26xlinux"}")
+        # copy RAW disk to VMware enterprise destination folder
+        # todo: consider moving this file
 
-          # replace IDE disk with SCSI, it's recommended for workstation and required for ESX
-          line = line.gsub(/ide0:0/, "scsi0:0")
+        if ( !File.exists?( vmware_raw_file ) || File.new( base_raw_file ).mtime > File.new( vmware_raw_file ).mtime )
+          FileUtils.cp( base_raw_file , vmware_enterprise_output_folder )
         end
 
+        vmx_data = File.open( "src/base.vmx" ).read
+
+        # todo add version gsub: #VERSION#
+        vmx_data.gsub!( /#NAME#/ , @simple_name )
+        # replace guestOS informations to: other26xlinux or other26xlinux-64, this seems to be the savests values (tm)
+        vmx_data.gsub!( /#GUESTOS#/ , "#{@arch == "x86_64" ? "other26xlinux-64" : "other26xlinux"}" )
+        # replace IDE disk with SCSI, it's recommended for workstation and required for ESX
+        vmx_data.gsub!( /ide0:0/ , "scsi0:0" )
+
         # yes, we want a SCSI controller because we have SCSI disks!
-        vmx_data += ["scsi0.present = \"true\""] unless vmx_data.grep(/scsi0.present = "true"/).length  > 0
-        vmx_data += ["scsi0.virtualDev = \"lsilogic\""] unless vmx_data.grep(/scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"/).length  > 0
+        vmx_data += "\nscsi0.present = \"true\""
+        vmx_data += "\nscsi0.virtualDev = \"lsilogic\""
 
         # write changes to file
         File.new( vmware_enterprise_vmx_file , "w+" ).puts( vmx_data )
 
-        # create new VMDK descriptor file
-        vmdk_descriptor_file_name = vmware_enterprise_output_folder + "/#{@simple_name}-sda.vmdk"
-
-        vmdk_file = File.new( vmdk_descriptor_file_name, "w+" )
+        vmdk_data = File.open( "src/base.vmdk" ).read
+        vmdk_data.gsub!( /#NAME#/ , @simple_name )
 
-        vmdk_file.puts("# Disk DescriptorFile")
-        vmdk_file.puts("version=1")
-        vmdk_file.puts("CID=af54a9d2")
-        vmdk_file.puts("parentCID=ffffffff")
-        vmdk_file.puts("createType=\"vmfs\"")
-
-        vmdk_file.puts("")
-
-        vmdk_file.puts("# Extent description")
         # todo: read from kickstart file disk size and put appropriate value after RW:
-        vmdk_file.puts("RW 4194304 VMFS \"#{@simple_name}-sda.raw\"")
-
-        vmdk_file.puts("")
-
-        vmdk_file.puts("# The Disk Data Base")
-        vmdk_file.puts("#DDB")
-
-        vmdk_file.puts("")
-
         # todo: update these values according to disk size change
-        vmdk_file.puts("ddb.toolsVersion = \"0\"")
-        vmdk_file.puts("ddb.adapterType = \"lsilogic\"")
-        vmdk_file.puts("ddb.geometry.sectors = \"63\"")
-        vmdk_file.puts("ddb.geometry.heads = \"255\"")
-        vmdk_file.puts("ddb.geometry.cylinders = \"261\"")
-        vmdk_file.puts("ddb.encoding = \"UTF-8\"")
-        vmdk_file.puts("ddb.virtualHWVersion = \"4\"")
 
-        # don't know if this is required, for now - commented
-        #ddb.uuid = "60 00 C2 97 c7 af 99 c5-bc d9 2a eb 9c 7b 66 10"
+        # create new VMDK descriptor file
+        File.new( vmware_enterprise_vmdk_file, "w+" ).puts( vmdk_data )
 
       end
 
-      desc "Build #{super_simple_name} appliance for VMware"
-      task "appliance:#{@simple_name}:vmware" => [ "appliance:#{@simple_name}:vmware:enterprise" ]
+      #desc "Build #{super_simple_name} appliance for VMware"
+      #task "appliance:#{@simple_name}:vmware" => [ "appliance:#{@simple_name}:vmware:personal", "appliance:#{@simple_name}:vmware:enterprise" ]
     end
   end
 end

src/base.vmdk

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Disk DescriptorFile
+version=1
+CID=af54a9d2
+parentCID=ffffffff
+createType="vmfs"
+
+# Extent description
+RW 4194304 VMFS "#NAME#-sda.raw"
+
+# The Disk Data Base
+#DDB
+
+ddb.toolsVersion = "0"
+ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"
+ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"
+ddb.geometry.heads = "255"
+ddb.geometry.cylinders = "261"
+ddb.encoding = "UTF-8"
+ddb.virtualHWVersion = "4"

src/base.vmx

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+
+#!/usr/bin/vmware
+
+config.version = "8"
+virtualHW.version = "4"
+guestOS = #GUESTOS#
+displayName = "#NAME#"
+annotation = "#NAME# | Version: #VERSION#"
+guestinfo.vmware.product.long = "#NAME#"
+guestinfo.vmware.product.url = "http://oddthesis.org/"
+guestinfo.vmware.product.class = "virtual machine"
+numvcpus = "1"
+memsize = "1024"
+MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE"
+MemTrimRate = "-1"
+uuid.action = "create"
+tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"
+hints.hideAll = "TRUE"
+tools.syncTime = "TRUE"
+serial0.present = "FALSE"
+serial1.present = "FALSE"
+parallel0.present = "FALSE"
+logging = "TRUE"
+log.fileName = "#NAME#.log"
+log.append = "TRUE"
+log.keepOld = "3"
+isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "FALSE"
+isolation.tools.dnd.disable = "FALSE"
+isolation.tools.copy.enable = "TRUE"
+isolation.tools.paste.enabled = "TRUE"
+floppy0.present = "FALSE"
+
+ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
+ide0:0.fileName = "#NAME#.vmdk"
+ide0:0.mode = "persistent"
+ide0:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
+ide0:0.writeThrough = "TRUE"
+
+ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
+ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"
+ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
+ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
+ethernet0.autoDetect = "TRUE"