Packer vmware github Contributions are welcome. log from that successful run, I noticed the generated command-line for the vmware-vmx invocation was different. This is so you can dynamically pick the correct boot_config files. The Packer Plugin for VMware is a plugin that can be used to create virtual machine images for use with VMware desktop hypervisors ( VMware Fusion Pro, VMware Workstation Pro, and VMware Workstation Player 1) and VMware vSphere Hypervisor 2. The current version supports passing user details as packer variables. Create Packer Templates for Windows Server on VMware Packer plugin for VMware vSphere Builder. g. Contribute to alvistack/hashicorp-packer-plugin-vmware development by creating an account on GitHub. Takes the output from 1) and installs Windows features like IIS and software. I'm installing the Linux version for VMware Workstation 17. Contribute to baulinss/Packer_Vmware_Workstation development by creating an account on GitHub. There are up to 3 definitions per VM: Creates the base Windows hard drive image and installs 167+ Windows updates on it. Packer plugin for VMware Builder. instead Exposes VMware's OVF Tool as a Packer post-processor, enabling VMware builds to produce OVA/OVF artifacts. rhel-vmware. For environments where the Packer host can not communicate with GitHub (e. hcl vmware-iso. This plugin effectively allows developers to build one VirtualBox VM and OVF, and then create VirtualBox and VMWare OVAs. This repository provides infrastructure-as-code examples to automate the creation of virtual machine images and their guest operating systems on VMware vSphere using HashiCorp Packer and the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere (vsphere-iso). Feb 26, 2021 · I would like to be able to use remove_cdrom with the vmware-iso provider. 04. With this repo VM templates for the following Windows operating systems can be built. Bug Fix:. sample to variables Changing the username/pass in the http/packer. 0; Packer reference for building PhotonOS Virtual Appliance using OVF properties packer-Debian11 is a set of configuration files used to build an automated Debian 11 virtual machine images using Packer. You switched accounts on another tab or window. hcl) partitioned by guest_os/vmware-version. vm_version(number) - Set VM hardware version. sh from provisioners[0]. I would like to cleanup the CD drive in the vmware-iso run. Explore the GitHub Discussions forum for vmware packer-examples-for-vsphere. 5/6. This is an example on how to create a VMware VM template (based on Centos7) with Packer, while having the whole process executed by Ansible. You signed in with another tab or window. Dec 27, 2022 · I was able to build a guest VM manually using VMware Fusion Pro 13. Find and fix vulnerabilities \p acker-Win2022 packer build -only=vmware-iso win2022-gui. json: removed post-processors to skip building the vagrant box, I just need the VM; set vmware-iso. If you wish to use a GUI modify each template as follows: Create VM Templates in vSphere using the Packer. However, the conversion fails because the temporary ISO no longer exists. cd packer-ubuntuserver24_04; packer init vmware-iso-ubuntuserver24_04. You may also clone the develop branch for the latest prerelease updates. Contribute to nickkadams/packer-vmware-iso development by creating an account on GitHub. 4 ==> vmware: Timeout while waiting for machine to shut down. I found somewhere online that suggested trying triple slashes instead to force the scp interpreter to process it correctly. See #1824 and #3280 for This repository provides infrastructure-as-code examples to automate the creation of VMware Photon OS ( x86_64) machine images as Vagrant boxes using Packer. 04 while the classic Debian Installer (d-i) using preseed. Example: Apr 19, 2021 · zedge@master:~/packer$ packer build img. 21. Nov 11, 2024 · Build a Windows Server 2025 packer template for VMware vSphere and automate Windows Updates and VMware Tools install While both this plugin and the packer-plugin-vmware are designed to create virtual machine images, there are some key differences:. Please fix at least one driver to continue: Aug 7, 2018 · If you really just want to see Packer in action, make sure you’ve cloned the git repository in the Installation step above, then run the Invoke-Packer. It downloads an Insider's Preview image as a base, uses Packer to automate the build process, and then sets the image up using some Windows Bento scripts which take care of optimizing the image for your system (i. pkrvars. 0-x86_64-dvd. Contribute to jonmosco/packer_vmware development by creating an account on GitHub. Retrying VMware tools installation in install-vmware-tools-from-iso. Community Note Please vote on this iss Apr 26, 2021 · Create a custom role (e. Apr 25, 2023 · Using Packer vsphere-iso provider with VMware Cloud on AWS; Packer reference for PhotonOS Arm NFS Virtual Appliance using OVF properties for ESXi-Arm; Quick Tip - vmware-iso builder for Packer now supported with ESXi 7. Step 6: Run the packer build using the following command. json file - contains the Packer definitions. This project is also used to generate the offical Since these Packer templates are specifically for generating VMware templates, the generated VM is not sysprep'd. Contribute to myllynen/ansible-packer development by creating an account on GitHub. When reviewing the vmware. Platforms: This plugin is specifically developed to utilize the VMware vSphere API, facilitating the creation of virtual machine images by integrating with VMware vCenter Server and the VMware vSphere Hypervisor. This repository contains HashiCorp Packer templates to deploy Windows Server distros in VMware vSphere (with vCenter), using the vsphere-iso builder. Deploy a RHEL8 template using Hashicorp Packer. The plugin includes three builders which are able to create images, depending on your desired strategy: This repo contains an automated process for creating a windows stemcell using the vmware-iso builder and the vsphere builder from jetbrains. Additional examples are available in the vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere GitHub repository maintained by VMware by Broadcom. 04 LTS version. The default command is a script that calls 'packer build' for all . Oct 1, 2023 · Packer is a free tool developed by HashiCorp. Compared to other implementations that run an Ansible playbook, as a second setup phase to harden the system (thus leaving the system exposed until Ansible is ran), this implementation The vmware-packer-templates repo contains a series of long-lived branches containing packer builds / templates. On Windows Server 2019/Windows 10 1809 image boots to fast for packer to react; When Hyper-V host has more than one interface Packer sets {{ . A branch is mandatory since it is used for the build version and in the virtual machine name. Nov 25, 2024 · Automatic template creation with Packer and deployment with Ansible in a VMware vSphere environment¶. base-<sensitive>' errored after 201 milliseconds 154 microseconds: Couldn't find VMware tools for 'linux'! VMware often downloads these tools on-demand. It will only change what is necessary for packer and vagrant to properly work. When you schedule a fresh builds after patch Tuesday you have always an up-to-date and fully secured template. This project demonstrates usage of Packer with the new Ubuntu autoinstaller which was introduced in Ubuntu 20. 5. vm,vmware-iso. All templates are configured to output to serial. ubuntu-packer' errored after 941 microseconds: Failed creating VMware driver: Unable to initialize any driver for this platform. This is based on tvories repo but has been expanded to include locally built (using vmware fusion Contribute to stuartgmilton/packer-vmware development by creating an account on GitHub. hcl base-<sensitive>. pkr. 3 on OS X 10. I am adding a disk using cd_files with vmware-iso, then I am use vmware-vmx to import the vmx, do some more config and convert to ova. Step 5: Now let's validate the Packer HCL template before we build it. git add . setting up SSH with the Vagrant default public key, setting up GuestAdditions for Packer VMware Provisioning . Sometimes you we need to install it explicitly using packer plugins install github Overview of the Issue. Using Packer and a couple of HCL2 files, you can quickly create fully automated template(s) with latest Windows Updates en VMware Tools. I'm attempting to use VMware Workstation to build OVAs and / or Vagrant Boxes in Github Actions. 1. This repository aims at creating Windows desktop boxes with a minimum of changes. hcl is the main entry point for Packer to build the VMware image defined in source. Overview of the Issue Attempting to use VMWare desktop 17 in a linux ci/cd environment (headless) results in an ssh timeout Reproduction Steps use packer with vmware workstation 17 on Ubuntu in Github Actions. The build of the VM is defined in the win*. \Invoke-Packer. For the VMware builder, the artifact is a directory of files comprising the created virtual machine. These templates creates the Template (or VM) directly on the vSphere server and install the latest VMware Tools. User: kopicloud / Password: kopicloud This repository provides infrastructure-as-code examples to automate the creation of virtual machine images and their guest operating systems on VMware vSphere using HashiCorp Packer and the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere (vsphere-iso). ubuntu-packer: output will be in this color. Installation. This repo gives a few examples using the latest packer (v1. json files in the /packer directory. only - Only build some Packer builds (Default: parallels-iso. json file - contains 4 Packer definitions. My VMware vSphere Debian Appliances. vm,virtualbox-iso. This project houses configurations that can be used to build performant Windows 11 desktop images. See VMWare article 1003746 for the full list of supported VM hardware versions. Contribute to GastroGee/packer-vmware development by creating an account on GitHub. This repository contains HashiCorp Packer templates to deploy Windows Server 2019 UEFI and secure boot in VMware vSphere (with vCenter), using the vsphere-iso builder. Note: If specific destinations and ports are needed for building outbound firewall policy, please refer to the definition files as these may change over time, and the definition files will always be authoritative. The plugin includes two builders which are able to create images, depending on your desired strategy: vsphere-iso - This builder starts from an ISO More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects. These packer templates build VMware virtual machines directly on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor via the vmware-iso VMware Packer Builder. There are 2 definitions per VM: Creates the base Windows hard drive image and installs 167+ Windows updates on it. ps1 wrapper script: . HCL enables a lot of neat new abilities, but I couldn't find any examples for vsphere-iso or other non-cloud configurations. May 31, 2022 · Download my Github Packer repository to the local download folder the build process finishes and you have a new Windows 10 image deployed with Packer in VMware Jun 26, 2023 · boot_wait — defines time in seconds that Packer waits when VM is powered on and boot commands are entered. These Vagrant boxes can be run on VMware Fusion, VMware Workstation Pro, and VirtualBox. Specifically, the following command needs to be run: esxcli system settings advanced set -o /Net/GuestIPHack -i 1 For the CentOS template, VNC functionality is required to issue boot commands (which tells CentOS to use a kickstart file, which automates Contribute to jcometti/01. Basic examples are available in the examples directory of the GitHub repository. GitHub Advanced Security. Hypervisor Configuration. The original issue description is below. Builders are components of Packer that are able to create a machine image for a single platform. Tested with VMware Workstation 15 and rhel-8. 11. Contribute to hashicorp/packer-plugin-vmware development by creating an account on GitHub. Aug 31, 2023 · Some people ask if it is possible to create a Windows 11 VM in Hyper-V with Packer. 04 images in VMware with Hashicorp Packer - pbv7/vmware-packer-ubuntu22. Configuring the following vars will remove the packer user and add a new one with the provided variables. Packer Automated VM Image and Vagrant Box Builds. Build VMs on a simple network with just DHCP and DNS; Doesn't use TFTP server for netbooting Dec 17, 2024 · Community Note Overview of the Issue packer stuck on Starting virtual machine Reproduction Steps If i run 'packer build', packer started VMware Workstation and packer stuck on Starting virtual machine 2024-09-12 % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 598 100 598 0 0 514 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:-- 514 \e[38;5;39m=====#\e[0m \e[38;5;39mBuilding an Ubuntu Server 22. Clone the repository from GitHub. Packer will not create the remote datastore for you; it must already exist. Aug 8, 2022 · You signed in with another tab or window. 2 and both packer vmware-vmx and packer vagrant fail when attempting to create snapshots Dec 17, 2024 · Community Note Overview of the Issue packer stuck on Starting virtual machine Reproduction Steps If i run 'packer build', packer started VMware Workstation and packer stuck on Starting virtual machine You signed in with another tab or window. Rename the file variables. conf files has been deprecated. This plugin is used to build the a couple boxes (ESXi 5. json --> VMware-ISO. ps1 If you’re interested in the step-by-step breakdown, read on! You signed in with another tab or window. 1 have bug with windows-restart provisioner; Packer won't run until VirtualSwitch is created as shared The Packer template adds some additional VM options required for OS X guests. This allows Windows to come up with storage and network without needing to have VMware Tools installed. Jan 5, 2023 · I have added the required IAM policy JSON in Github. This is not a viable option in an enterprise environment so this repo attempts Nov 12, 2019 · Packer has some terminology worth understanding: Artifacts are the results of a build. By HashiCorp Packer - Automate image builds. References. However, it keeps the VM in data store and I can manually add it to inventory from the data store! Oct 3, 2018 · Yes, yes they do; I think they got mangled somewhere in the scp processing. Shared variables can be found at the bottom of the file. For the VMware-based template to build, the target ESXi host needs to be configured properly. svc-packer-vsphere@rainpole. 04 LTS Daily Template for VMware Fusion #\e[0m \e[38;5;39m=====#\e[0m 2024/09/12 17:22:54 [INFO] Packer version: 1. NOTE if you want to More than 100 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects. #940; Updates to debian. However, Packer will create all directories defined in the option that do not currently exist. Updates to debian. In this solution, it will be geared to usage with vSphere, a VMware product. hcl; This template creates an ubuntu user with the password MotDePasse. Version 1. 2 [go1. This virtual machine template must be builded using Packer. Mar 10, 2023 · Hi @ChristoWolf - I don't have any plans to work on this any time soon. There could be bugs or breaking changes in flight. Creating Ubuntu 22. Topics Packer Builder VMware vSphere over SSH. Use Case(s) Building VMware-based Images using either vmware-iso and/or vsphere-iso provier Packer Examples for VMware vSphere This repository provides a collection of opinionated examples that demonstrate how you can use both HashiCorp Packer and the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere ( vsphere-iso builder) to automate the creation of virtual machine images for VMware vSphere environments. pkrvars/ contains a set of Packer variable definition files (*. Reading time: 30 minutes Prerequisites, Assumptions, and General Notes¶ Jun 28, 2013 · VMWare Fusion 5. yml file to remove the disable flag on cloud-init for Ubuntu 24. You can spin up vm’s in minutes. - salizzar/packer-vmware GitHub is where people build software. Packer is lightweight, runs on every major operating system, and is highly performant, creating machine images for multiple platforms in parallel. hcl; packer build vmware-iso-ubuntuserver24_04. vmware-iso. A VMware Cloud on AWS software-defined datacenter (SDDC) (or a vSphere cluster); A network segment (or port group) with DHCP and internet connectivity . . 0/1. Once you have downloaded the latest release archive for your target operating system and architecture, uncompress to retrieve the plugin binary file for your platform. I'm currently working on some technical debt across this plugin and the vsphere plugin and prioritizing accordingly based on my availability. Packer_VMware_Template_Ubuntu_20. This repository provides a collection of opinionated examples that demonstrate how you can use both HashiCorp Packer and the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere (vsphere-iso builder) to automate the creation of virtual machine images for VMware vSphere environments. So, it seems like the network name isn't being converted into the device name. To bring up an instance of this box, run the following: To bring up an instance of this box, run the following: $ vagrant up --provider=vmware_fusion Create VM Templates in vSphere using the Packer. Contribute to tylert/packer-build development by creating an account on GitHub. packer validate vm. . There are multiple references here and there and many people have tried to create a Packer builder in the past. Packer to vSphere) with the minimum privileges required by the account(s) that will execute Packer. You signed out in another tab or window. The Packer JSON template and Centos kickstart file are created from jinja2 templates using host variables defined in the Ansible inventory. HTTPIP }} variable to inproper interface; Packer version 1. to build on; VM Hardware Configuration - the hardware settings for the VM; Removable Media Configuration - the details of the OS and VMware Tools ISO Packer Builder VMware vSphere over SSH. The Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere is a multi-component plugin can be used with HashiCorp Packer to create virtual machine images for VMware vSphere. The above command runs for almost 3 Jun 6, 2023 · packer build src/packer. io) or group (rainpole\gg-packer-admins) to the custom role. Packer files for creating Windows 2012 R2 server images aimed mostly at VMWare/vSphere - GitHub - mba811/Packer-1: Packer files for creating Windows 2012 R2 server images aimed mostly at VMWare/vSp You signed in with another tab or window. Packer is unable to determine the guest IP if using bridged networking. packer-Rocky8 is a set of configuration files used to build an automated Rocky Linux 8 virtual machine images using Packer. hcl files. yml file to fix cloud-init install issue and additional package issue. I need to add some logs that emit more about what's going on. Settings can be modified in the windows_11. packer build vm. Contribute to vmware/packer-examples-for-vsphere development by creating an account on GitHub. Setting a hostname and ssh key simplifies connecting to the VM once the build is completed. This repository contains a Packer template for RedHat Enterprise Linux 8. packer-CentOS8 is a set of configuration files used to build an automated CentOS 8 virtual machine images using Packer. Windows 10 Enterprise; Windows 11 Enterprise The Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere is a multi-component plugin can be used with HashiCorp Packer to create virtual machine images for VMware vSphere. e. Optional: fusion_app_path (string) - Path to "VMware Fusion. However, Windows 11 has thrown quite the curveball. The Packer plugin that makes this possible is called “Hyperv”. iso. box in this directory. hcl. 8. To install this plugin, add following to your Packer configuration and run packer init. Knowledge: Complexity: . Assign Global Permissions to the account (e. For the sake of simplicity, only a few of ovftool's options are currently exposed, but adding more would be a simple task. 04) for VMware vSphere environment using Hashicorp's Packer and downloads ISOs automatically. base-<sensitive>: output will be in this color. You should mount your directory containing your Packer project in /packer. The file is split into the 'sections': vCenter credentials; vCenter details - which vCenter, datastore, network,, etc. Mar 28, 2014 · I feel like this was a recent change howeverI have used Packer plenty of times to build Ubuntu disks, and only ran into this problem recently. 0+) and HCL. Main template, my-debian8. tools_upload_flavor = "" and removed vmware. We already have years of experience doing that on public clouds like azure or gcp. drivers - VMware Tools drivers for Windows pvscsi driver and VMXNET3 driver. Packer Examples for VMware vSphere This repository provides a collection of opinionated examples that demonstrate how you can use both HashiCorp Packer and the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere ( vsphere-iso builder) to automate the creation of virtual machine images for VMware vSphere environments. Create your own library of images or templates, automatically Download the latest release from GitHub. It's expected that something will be used to sysprep the VM once it's been cloned from the template (like a customization specification or some other post deployment configuration). My suspicion is that it's a VMWare issue, however, caused by a recent Fusion updatedoesn't make sense for Packer to be the problem, since it's just building templates and letting VMWare build the A test repo. Note that the paths given in the Packer template's iso_url builder key accepts file paths, both absolute and relative (to the current working directory). 1 supports TPM. To associate your repository with the packer-vmware topic The packer build created a Vagrant box named vmware_esxi55. json # Windows Server 2022 w/ GUI packer build Apr 2, 2020 · As mentioned above, VNC-over-websockets is supported and should be the main method to interact with the guest when needing VNC access. ps1 because sometimes the installation fails on first try and services are not available and thus the IP address of the VM is not recognized by vCenter nor Packer Create a Windows Server 2022 . GitHub is where people build software. Our artifact will host a ubuntu VM. - samgabrail/packer-terraform-vmware. 0 and vCSA 5. The Packer Plugin for VMware with to create virtual machine images for use with VMware products. Release Date: 2024-09-26. Jul 25, 2022 · A VCD Packer builder would enable us to move heavily towards immutable infrastructure on our VCD environment. packer-Win2016 is a set of configuration files used to build automated Windows Server 2016 virtual machine images using Packer. Packer currently requires a guest IP Hack in order to connect to ESXi directly. If you want to use the plugin with Packer This repo helps build virtual machines using Hashicorp Packer on VMware Fusion Player. The errors from each driver are shown below. It is used to automate and create machine images for different operating systems. vm) debug - Print the debug logs; gui - Packer will be building VirtualBox virtual machines by launching a GUI that shows the console of the machine . Aug 10, 2015 · Hi, Packer successfully build the Centos7 image but after that it removes the vm from inventory. Enabling TPM in the Hyper-V VM makes it possible to install Windows 11 without any registry hacks. To see output run with PACKER_LOG=1. Build 'vmware-iso. Build 'base-<sensitive>. This repo builds automatically Ubuntu VM templates (Ubuntu 20. The example uses QEMU/KVM as Packer Builder; you might want to use Vagrant/VirtualBox/etc. pkg has been deprecated. GitHub Advanced Security Find and fix vulnerabilities Packer Examples for vSphere. Contribute to cloudtherapy/packer-vmware development by creating an account on GitHub. When using VMware customization tools. This repository provides examples to automate the creation of virtual machine images and their guest operating systems on VMware vSphere using HashiCorp Packer and the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere (vsphere-iso). Feb 12, 2018 · @warroyo, thx. 0. Discuss code, ask questions & collaborate with the developer community. Create VM Templates in vSphere using the Packer. The answer is YES. Contribute to hashicorp/packer-plugin-vsphere development by creating an account on GitHub. 0 on my MacBook Air with M1 without issue. 12 darwin amd64] 2024/09/12 17:22:54 packer-CentOS7 is a set of configuration files used to build an automated CentOS 7 virtual machine images using Packer. scripts to avoid installing VMWare tools, it fails to compile for me Jan 18, 2022 · Hi, my first time posting here, I hope I have the correct location and this isn’t a repeat (I couldn’t find this exact topic anywhere). This repo builds automatically Windows VM templates (Windows 11, Windows 10, Server 2019, Server 2022) for VMware vSphere environment using Hashicorp's Packer using freely available Windows Eval ISOs. ==> vmware: Stopping virtual machine ==> vmware: Deleting output directory My VMWare recipes to enable Nested Virtualisation using QEMU and Docker. GitHub community articles Repositories. iso that is updated and has VMTools installed by default using Packer. , a dark-site), you can download pre-built binary releases of the plugin from GitHub. Windows 11 requires secure boot and Windows / linux packer templates for vmware using vsphere-iso builder , and powershell deployment scripts - Fly2Sirius/packer-vmware-templates-ansible packer-Win10 is a set of configuration files used to build automated Windows 10 virtual machine images using Packer. app". 3. Oct 18, 2021 · This issue was originally opened by @MarkProminic in hashicorp/packer#10706 and has been migrated to this repository. This packer plugin leverages VMware OVF Tool to build a Vagrant box based on a generic (not already Vagrant friendly) OVA file like those used in VMware virtual appliances. Defaults to the most current VM hardware version supported by vCenter. auto. packer-Rocky9 is a set of configuration files used to build an automated Rocky Linux 9 virtual machine images using Packer. Ansible Packer Role for VM/ISO Creation. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects. Validation is very important in the CI process. This option will be ignored unless you are building on a remote hypervisor. Example builders include This repository provides examples to automate the creation of virtual machine images and their guest operating systems on VMware vSphere using HashiCorp Packer and the vsphere-iso builder. vm; except - Build all Packer builds except these (ex: parallels-iso. With this repo VM templates for the following Ubuntu systems can be built. This Packer configuration file allows you to build images for VMware Workstation and Oracle VM VirtualBox. See Packer IAM policy JSON. Packer does not officially support serial output(). Create VMware templates with Packer and use Terraform to provision VMs. This repository hold a Packer template for a CIS Level 1 compliant Rocky Linux (RHEL) QEMU/KVM virtual machine. cd packer-examples-for-vsphere. 0) available in the packer templates here A collection of Windows Server builds using HashiCorp Packer and the vmware-iso Builder - cwestwater/packer-vmware-iso packer-Win2019 is a set of configuration files used to build automated Windows Server 2019 virtual machine images using Packer. The Packer Plugin for VMware is a plugin that can be used to create virtual machine images for use with VMware desktop hypervisors (VMware Fusion Pro, VMware Workstation Pro, and VMware Workstation Player 1) and VMware vSphere Hypervisor 2. All examples are authored in the HashiCorp Configuration Language ("HCL2"). Contribute to tsugliani/packer-vsphere-debian-appliances development by creating an account on GitHub. This means that we never need to touch a VMWare tool to build a VMWare compatible appliance - greatly speeding up and simplifying the build process. 04 development by creating an account on GitHub. I have been setting up packer with the vmware-iso builder to build a whole bunch of VMWare Workstation VMs from Windows ISO images and that is working pretty good atm. It would be great to have Packer consume and support this new and more secure method. Packer is an open source tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. Contribute to ksclarke/packer-vmware-headless development by creating an account on GitHub. Windows / linux packer templates for vmware using vsphere-iso builder , and powershell deployment scripts - martijnvdp/vmware-templates These are named as to be targeted by the packer variables os_family and os_version. Reload to refresh your session. 04, 22. build. By default, vmnet1 is for host-only networking and vmnet8 is for NAT. Packer is a tool for building identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. aifjrhvmmlnfqdfbjaprvupboxewdcowcctoolvxrwacohat