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Packer plugin for VMware Builder
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packer build stuck after Connecting to VM via VNC (127.0.0.1:5964) #5

Closed ghost closed 1 year ago

ghost commented 3 years ago

This issue was originally opened by @atileren as hashicorp/packer#9847. It was migrated here as a result of the Packer plugin split. The original body of the issue is below.

when I was run packer build over ssh packer stucks the Connecting to VM via VNC (127.0.0.1:5964). I built centos 7.8 machine with headless true option. I have updated packer to 1.6.2. Is there any solution for this?

vmware-iso: view the screen of the VM, connect via VNC with the password "F8GCrvNX" to
vmware-iso: vnc://127.0.0.1:5964
vmware-iso: Waiting 10s for boot...
vmware-iso: Connecting to VM via VNC (127.0.0.1:5964)
jdizon commented 3 years ago

I just tried testing building with packer 1.7.2, VMware Fusion 12 and it hangs on the same "Typing Command on VNC" step. I have checked on High Sierra, VMware Fusion 11, packer 1.7.2 and the build works all the time.

stephenreay commented 3 years ago

I don't know if it's related to this issue or not - I'm getting failures to connect to VNC (using Fusion Pro locally) when running with headless set to true.

jdizon commented 3 years ago

I am able to connect via VNC if I set headless to true. I do not see any activity in the VM. I also tried an ubuntu and windows builds and I keep getting the same result - packer just hangs on the VNC step.

jdizon commented 3 years ago

I just tried testing building with packer 1.7.2, VMware Fusion 12 and it hangs on the same "Typing Command on VNC" step. I have checked on High Sierra, VMware Fusion 11, packer 1.7.2 and the build works all the time.

I ended up re-imaging my macOS Big Sur to a base installation and also installed a base install of VMware Fusion 12 Pro and packer has been running without any problems.

stephenreay commented 3 years ago

I ended up re-imaging my macOS Big Sur to a base installation and also installed a base install of VMware Fusion 12 Pro and packer has been running without any problems.

I had wondered about this too, given some other existing incompatibilities I'd seen (DHCP leases from memory). I'll try a fresh OS install when I get a chance and report back with results.

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