Packer templates for Vagrant boxes with VMware ESXi 5.5+6.0
sudo packer build esxi-60ga.json
In preparation Fusion, and Packer should have been installed. On the machine for developing and testing beyond OSX 10.10 following versions were used:
- VMware Fusion 7.1.2
- Packer 0.8.1
Some isos should be downloaded and placed in the iso folder.
- VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.5.0-1331820.x86_64.iso
- VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.5.0.update01-1623387.x86_64.iso
- VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.5.0.update02-2068190.x86_64.iso
- VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.0.0-2494585.x86_64.iso
Built boxes come out in the vmware folder
The following boxes with VMware ESXi 5.5 and 6.0 can be built:
| ESXi Box | Image Profile | Date | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| esxi600-2809209 | ESXi600-20150704001 | 2015-07-07 | 2809209 |
| esxi600-2715440 | ESXi600-20150504001 | 2015-05-14 | 2715440 |
| esxi600-2615704 | ESXi600-20150404001 | 2015-04-09 | 2615704 |
| esxi60ga | ESXi 6.0 GA | 2015-03-12 | 2494585 |
| esxi550-2718055 | ESXi550-20150504001 | 2015-05-08 | 2718055 |
| esxi550-2638301 | ESXi550-20150402001 | 2015-04-07 | 2638301 |
| esxi550-2456374 | ESXi550-20150204001 | 2015-02-05 | 2456374 |
| esxi550-2403361 | ESXi550-20150104001 | 2015-01-27 | 2403361 |
| esxi550-2302651 | ESXi550-20141204001 | 2014-12-02 | 2302651 |
| esxi550-2143827 | ESXi550-20141004001 | 2014-10-15 | 2143827 |
| esxi55u2 | ESXi 5.5 Update 2 | 2014-09-09 | 2068190 |
| esxi550-1892794 | ESXi550-20140704001 | 2014-07-01 | 1892794 |
| esxi550-1881737 | ESXi550-20140604001 | 2014-06-10 | 1881737 |
| esxi550-1746018 | ESXi550-20140404001 | 2014-04-19 | 1746018 |
| esxi55u1 | ESXi 5.5 Update 1 | 2014-03-11 | 1623387 |
| esxi550-1474528 | ESXi550-20131204001 | 2013-12-22 | 1474528 |
| esxi55ga | ESXi 5.5 GA | 2013-09-22 | 1331820 |
All boxes can be built with bin/buildall.sh taking some hours.