Vsphere Clone Builder: Clone a VM from a template in a Content Library

[graham1228]

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Description

As a user of the vsphere-clone builder I would like the ability to create a vm from an existing vm template in a content library.

Use Case(s)

We use the content library to store our base OS OVF images and need to be able to utilize these templates to layer on solution specific software leveraging the vsphere-clone builder.

Potential configuration

Utilizing the same configuration item, additionally search in all content libraries for the template name

template (string) - Name of source VM. Path is optional.

Potential References

• https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/vsphere-clone-from-content-library/11818

[SwampDragons]

Hi, thanks for reaching out!

I believe you can already do this using the iso_paths config option:

https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/vmware/vsphere-clone#iso_paths

[graham1228]

@SwampDragons That appears to be specific to .iso and not a template or OVF. Do you have any examples on how to utilize isopaths to specify a template/OVF to clone? I would be willing to give it a try and report back.

[graham1228]

@SwampDragons I just tested it out and the iso_paths option does not provide the requested feature functionality to clone from an OVF template in a content library.

[sylviamoss]

Hey @graham1228, you're right, this a new feature we need to implement for vsphere-clone. We will work on this when we get a chance.
If you wish to do it yourself, I'll be happy to help you with that.

[graham1228]

@sylviamoss I might be able to to take a swing at it if I have some spare time. Thanks for the update.

[ghost]

This issue has been automatically migrated to hashicorp/packer-plugin-vsphere#43 because it looks like an issue with that plugin. If you believe this is not an issue with the plugin, please reply to hashicorp/packer-plugin-vsphere#43.

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