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Vmware-iso cannot correctly mount CD-ROM (DEBIAN) #11095

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KyuOthmane opened this issue Jun 15, 2021 · 3 comments
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Vmware-iso cannot correctly mount CD-ROM (DEBIAN) #11095

KyuOthmane opened this issue Jun 15, 2021 · 3 comments
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Overview of the Issue

I'm trying to build a debian 9 image using (vmware-iso builder) but stuck on mouting CD-ROM
the iso image is selected but not recognized by vmware.
https://ibb.co/qYMPcRM

Reproduction Steps

Build a Debian using vmware-iso builder

Packer version

From 1.7.2

Simplified Packer Buildfile

{
  "builders":[
  {
      "name": "vmware",
      "type": "vmware-iso",
      "remote_type": "esx5",
      "remote_host": "my_host",
      "remote_username": "username,
      "remote_password": "password",
      "remote_datastore": "my_datastore",
      "ssh_host": "host_ssh",
      "ssh_username": "ssh_username",
      "ssh_password": "ssh_password",
      "vnc_over_websocket": true,
      "insecure_connection": true,
      "keep_registered": true,
      "disk_adapter_type": "ide",
      "cdrom_adapter_type": "ide",
      "iso_url": "https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/9.13.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-9.13.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso",
      "iso_checksum": "57d542383401985920d5cd65cc66f24e946e846b32ae3359cfbe9274bd489dea",
      "iso_target_path": "packer_cache/08cec4ad4b6a9096e8cde4b31b224bfc7984333b.iso",
      "boot_wait": "5s",
      "memory": "4096",
      "disk_size": "12000",
      "skip_export": true,
      "ovftool_options": [
      "--noSSLVerify"
      ],
      "tools_upload_flavor": "linux",
      "guest_os_type": "debian9-64",
      "headless": true,
      "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now",
      "http_directory": "http",
      "http_port_min" : 8001,
      "http_port_max": 8001,
      "cleanup_remote_cache": false,
      "boot_command": [
      "<esc><wait>",
      "debconf/frontend=noninteractive <wait>",
      "keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap=fr <wait>",
      "grub-installer/bootdev=/dev/sda <enter>"
      ],
      "display_name": "packer_install",
      "vm_name": "packer_install",
      "vmdk_name": "packer_vmdk",
      "vmx_data": {
        "memory": "3072",
        "cpus": "3",
        "ethernet0.networkName": "VM Network 1"
      }
    }]
}

Operating system and Environment details

Debian 9

Log Fragments and crash.log files

2021/06/15 16:29:03 [INFO] Packer version: 1.7.2 [go1.16.3 linux amd64]
2021/06/15 16:29:03 [TRACE] discovering plugins in /usr/bin
2021/06/15 16:29:03 [TRACE] discovering plugins in /home/USER/.packer.d/plugins
2021/06/15 16:29:03 [TRACE] discovering plugins in .
2021/06/15 16:29:03 [INFO] PACKER_CONFIG env var not set; checking the default config file path
2021/06/15 16:29:03 [INFO] PACKER_CONFIG env var set; attempting to open config file: /home/USER/.packerconfig
2021/06/15 16:29:03 [WARN] Config file doesn't exist: /home/USER/.packerconfig
2021/06/15 16:29:03 [INFO] Setting cache directory: /home/USER/devops_tools/packer/debian_v9/packer_cache
2021/06/15 16:29:03 [TRACE] Starting internal plugin packer-builder-vmware-iso
2021/06/15 16:29:03 Starting plugin: /usr/bin/packer []string{"/usr/bin/packer", "plugin", "packer-builder-vmware-iso"}
2021/06/15 16:29:03 Waiting for RPC address for: /usr/bin/packer
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [INFO] Packer version: 1.7.2 [go1.16.3 linux amd64]
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [INFO] PACKER_CONFIG env var not set; checking the default config file path
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [INFO] PACKER_CONFIG env var set; attempting to open config file: /home/USER/.packerconfig
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [WARN] Config file doesn't exist: /home/USER/.packerconfig
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [INFO] Setting cache directory: /home/USER/devops_tools/packer/debian_v9/packer_cache
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: args: []string{"packer-builder-vmware-iso"}
2021/06/15 16:29:04 Received unix RPC address for /usr/bin/packer: addr is /tmp/packer-plugin374531288
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Plugin address: unix /tmp/packer-plugin374531288
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Waiting for connection...
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Serving a plugin connection...
2021/06/15 16:29:04 Preparing build: vmware
2021/06/15 16:29:04 Build debug mode: false
2021/06/15 16:29:04 Force build: true
2021/06/15 16:29:04 On error:
2021/06/15 16:29:04 Waiting on builds to complete...
vmware: output will be in this color.
2021/06/15 16:29:04 Starting build run: vmware

2021/06/15 16:29:04 Running builder: vmware-iso
2021/06/15 16:29:04 [INFO] (telemetry) Starting builder vmware-iso
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] reconnecting to TCP connection for SSH
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] handshaking with SSH
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Keyboard interactive challenge:
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: -- User:
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: -- Instructions:
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: -- Question 1: Password:
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Keyboard interactive challenge:
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: -- User:
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: -- Instructions:
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] handshake complete!
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [INFO] no local agent socket, will not connect agent
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] starting remote command: esxcli --formatter csv system version get
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Connected to VMware ESXi 7.0.1 Releasebuild-16850804
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] starting remote command: esxcli --formatter csv system settings advanced list -o /Net/GuestIPHack
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Testing against vmware driver *common.ESX5Driver, Success: true
==> vmware: Retrieving ISO
==> vmware: Trying https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/9.13.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-9.13.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso
2021/06/15 16:29:04 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Acquiring lock for: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/9.13.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-9.13.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.i                                                                     so?checksum=sha256%3A57d542383401985920d5cd65cc66f24e946e846b32ae3359cfbe9274bd489dea (packer_cache/08cec4ad4b6a9096e8cde4b31b224bfc7984333b.iso.lock)
==> vmware: Trying https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/9.13.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-9.13.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso?checksum=sha256%3A57d542383401985920d5cd65cc66f24e94                                                                     6e846b32ae3359cfbe9274bd489dea
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Leaving retrieve loop for ISO
==> vmware: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/9.13.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-9.13.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso?checksum=sha256%3A57d542383401985920d5cd65cc66f24e946e846b3                                                                     2ae3359cfbe9274bd489dea => packer_cache/08cec4ad4b6a9096e8cde4b31b224bfc7984333b.iso
==> vmware: Configuring output and export directories...
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] starting remote command: test -e "/vmfs/volumes/RAID5_LOCAL/packer_install"
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [ERROR] Remote command exited with '1': test -e "/vmfs/volumes/RAID5_LOCAL/packer_install"
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] starting remote command: mkdir -p "/vmfs/volumes/RAID5_LOCAL/packer_install"
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: No floppy files specified. Floppy disk will not be made.
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: No CD files specified. CD disk will not be made.
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: running: 57d542383401985920d5cd65cc66f24e946e846b32ae3359cfbe9274bd489dea  /vmfs/volumes/RAID5_LOCAL/packer_cache/                                                                     08cec4ad4b6a9096e8cde4b31b224bfc7984333b.iso | [sha256sum -c]
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session
2021/06/15 16:29:06 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] starting remote command: sha256sum -c
==> vmware: Remote cache was verified skipping remote upload...
==> vmware: Creating required virtual machine disks
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [INFO] Creating disk with Path: packer_install/packer_vmdk.vmdk and Size: 12000M
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] starting remote command: vmkfstools -c 12000M -d zeroedthick -a ide "/vmfs/volumes/RAID5_LOCAL/packer_inst                                                                     all/packer_vmdk.vmdk"
==> vmware: Building and writing VMX file
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Writing VMX to: /tmp/vmw-iso116615255/packer_install.vmx
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Configuring VMX...
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Setting VMX: 'ethernet0.networkName' = 'VM Network 1'
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Setting VMX: 'memory' = '3072'
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Setting VMX: 'cpus' = '3'
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Writing VMX to: /tmp/vmw-iso116615255/packer_install.vmx
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Suppressing messages in VMX
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Host IP for the VMware machine: IP_RUNNER
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Found available port: 8001 on IP: 0.0.0.0
==> vmware: Starting HTTP server on port 8001
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Skipping VNC configuration step...
==> vmware: Registering remote VM...
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Starting remote scp process:  scp -vt /vmfs/volumes/RAID5_LOCAL/packer_install
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Started SCP session, beginning transfers...
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Copying input data into temporary file so we can read the length
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] scp: Uploading packer_install.vmx: perms=C0644 size=2815
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] SCP session complete, closing stdin pipe.
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Waiting for SSH session to complete.
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] scp stderr (length 36): Sink: C0644 2815 packer_install.vmx
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session
2021/06/15 16:29:10 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] starting remote command: vim-cmd solo/registervm "/vmfs/volumes/RAID5_LOCAL/packer_install/packer_install.                                                                     vmx"
==> vmware: Starting virtual machine...
    vmware: If the run isn't succeeding as you expect, please enable the GUI
    vmware: to inspect the progress of the build.
    vmware: The VM will be run headless, without a GUI, as configured.
2021/06/15 16:29:11 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session
    vmware: If the run isn't succeeding as you expect, please enable the GUI
    vmware: to inspect the progress of the build.
2021/06/15 16:29:11 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] starting remote command: vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 116
2021/06/15 16:29:12 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] Opening new ssh session
2021/06/15 16:29:12 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] starting remote command: vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate 116
==> vmware: Connecting to VNC over websocket...
2021/06/15 16:29:12 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [DEBUG] websocket url: wss://IP_REMOTE:443/ticket/9fba87963526a982
==> vmware: Waiting 5s for boot...
==> vmware: Typing the boot command over VNC...
2021/06/15 16:29:17 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Special code '<esc>' found, replacing with: 0xFF1B
2021/06/15 16:29:17 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [INFO] Waiting 1s
2021/06/15 16:29:18 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'i', code 0x69, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:18 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'n', code 0x6E, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:19 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 's', code 0x73, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:19 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 't', code 0x74, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:19 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'a', code 0x61, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:19 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'l', code 0x6C, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:19 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'l', code 0x6C, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:20 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char ' ', code 0x20, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:20 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: [INFO] Waiting 1s
2021/06/15 16:29:21 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'p', code 0x70, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:21 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'r', code 0x72, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:21 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'e', code 0x65, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:21 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 's', code 0x73, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:22 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'e', code 0x65, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:22 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'e', code 0x65, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:22 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'd', code 0x64, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:22 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '/', code 0x2F, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:22 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'u', code 0x75, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:23 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'r', code 0x72, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:23 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'l', code 0x6C, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:23 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '=', code 0x3D, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:23 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'h', code 0x68, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:23 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 't', code 0x74, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:24 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 't', code 0x74, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:24 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char 'p', code 0x70, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:24 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char ':', code 0x3A, shift true
2021/06/15 16:29:24 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '/', code 0x2F, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:25 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '/', code 0x2F, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:25 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '1', code 0x31, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:25 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '9', code 0x39, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:25 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '2', code 0x32, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:25 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '.', code 0x2E, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:26 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '1', code 0x31, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:26 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '6', code 0x36, shift false
2021/06/15 16:29:26 packer-builder-vmware-iso plugin: Sending char '8', code 0x38, shift false
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Hi, thanks for reaching out. We'll try to take a look when we get a chance.

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ghost commented Jun 29, 2021

This issue has been automatically migrated to hashicorp/packer-plugin-vmware#28 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-vmware#28.

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