ERROR: RbVmomi::Fault: FileNotFound: File [datastore1] test-vm4/test-vm4.vmdk was not found

[milesburton]

Hi all,

Using a trial edition of ESXi 5.1 I've executed the following command

knife esx vm create --vm-name test-vm4 --use-template Ubuntu_1210_template-flat.vmdk --esx-templates-dir /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/esx-gem/templates/ --verbose true --skip-bootstrap true

Which returns: Connecting to ESX host xxxx... Creating VM test-vm4 Using template Ubuntu_1210_template-flat.vmdk Cloning template... ERROR: RbVmomi::Fault: FileNotFound: File [datastore1] test-vm4/test-vm4.vmdk was not found

For the life of me this happens regardless of how I operate with some exception. If I use the --free-license true switch it will pass but the VMDK is never copied.

The VMDK itself is a bare install of Ubuntu12.10 with Tools. Nothing fancy.

[maintux]

hi try to remove –flat from template name. if you can, use the standard license...

[milesburton]

Hi,

Strangely that is no dice on ESX5.1 Ubuntu_1210_template causes the script to say Ubuntu_1210_template.vmdk doesn't exist.

I'm currently on the trial license which should be fully featured.

[maintux]

try knife esx template list --your_connection_info and see which templates are detected... if there isn't the Ubuntu_1210_template probably there are mistake on some directory...

Let me know

[milesburton]

Strangely this responds correctly: +---------------------------+ | DISK_TEMPLATES | +---------------------------+ | Ubuntu_1210_template.vmdk | +---------------------------+

[milesburton]

miles@Yellowknife:~/Dropbox/Misc/Chef/Development/chef-repo$ knife esx template list Connecting to ESX host ... +---------------------------+ | DISK_TEMPLATES | +---------------------------+ | Ubuntu_1210_template.vmdk | +---------------------------+ miles@Yellowknife:~/$ knife esx vm create --vm-name test-vm5 --use-template Ubuntu_1210_template.vmdk --verbose true --skip-bootstrap true Connecting to ESX host ... Creating VM test-vm5 Using template Ubuntu_1210_template.vmdk ERROR: Template Ubuntu_1210_template.vmdk not found

[milesburton]

Using -flat

miles@Yellowknife:~$ knife esx vm create --vm-name test-vm5 --use-template Ubuntu_1210_template-flat.vmdk --verbose true --skip-bootstrap true Connecting to ESX host ... Creating VM test-vm5 Using template Ubuntu_1210_template-flat.vmdk Cloning template... ERROR: RbVmomi::Fault: FileNotFound: File [datastore1] test-vm5/test-vm5.vmdk was not found

[maintux]

Ok, this is so strange. I think that you don't have the right template files in your datastore. In template directory you must have 2 files: Ubuntu_1210_template.vmdk (the virtual disk descriptor) and Ubuntu_1210_template-flat.vmdk (the real data). When you clone template, you have to use the Ubuntu_1210_template.vmdk file.

Infact if you use directly the -flat file, vmkfstools assumes that you already have the test-vm5.vmdk. Insted if you use Ubuntu_1210_template.vmdk, vmkfstools crates both files test-vm5.vmdk and test-vm5-flat.vmdk

[milesburton]

Ah then this'll be the problem: here's the list of the directory:

Ubuntu_1210_template-flat.vmdk
Ubuntu_1210_template.vmx Ubuntu_1210_template.nvram
Ubuntu_1210_template.vmxf Ubuntu_1210_template.vmsd
vmware.log

I created the VM by literally copying an existing blank install to the gem directory. Is there an additional step needed?

[milesburton]

Sounds like this could be a missed file during the copy - let me regenerate that file. Hopefully others wont stumble on this problem. I'll get back with results. - thanks for the help!

[maintux]

OK! In addition you can check the vmx content. There is a line with this string scsi0:0.fileName. If the value is Ubuntu_1210_template.vmdk you surely have a missing file...

let me know ;)

[milesburton]

Ah that looked like it worked, the image wasn't created correctly. Next up, getting chef to bootstrap properly

[maintux]

ok good!