`vmware-iso`: builder not creating `vmware.log` file
HarshadDGhorpade-eaton opened this issue · comments
May I know what's the location of vmware.log file while using vmware-iso builder ?
I saw this file generated for vmware workstation 17 pro but not for 16, is that the case or am I looking at wrong place at all ?
{
"builders": [
{
"boot_command": [
" <wait>",
" <wait>",
" <wait>",
" <wait>",
" <wait>",
"<esc><wait>",
"<f6><wait>",
"<esc><wait>",
"<bs><bs><bs><bs><wait>",
" autoinstall<wait5>",
" ds=nocloud-net<wait5>",
" preseed/url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/{{ user `http_directory` }}/{{ user `preseed_file_name` }}<wait>",
"<enter><wait5>"
],
"boot_wait": "5s",
"cpus": "{{ user `cpus` }}",
"disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}",
"guest_os_type": "ubuntu-64",
"headless": true,
"http_directory": "{{user `http_directory`}}",
"iso_checksum": "{{user `iso_checksum`}}",
"iso_url": "{{user `mirror`}}/{{user `mirror_directory`}}/{{user `iso_name`}}",
"memory": "{{ user `memory` }}",
"output_directory": "{{ user `build_directory` }}/packer-{{user `template`}}-vmware",
"shutdown_command": "echo 'vagrant' | sudo -S shutdown -P now",
"ssh_password": "vagrant",
"ssh_port": 22,
"ssh_timeout": "10000s",
"ssh_username": "vagrant",
"tools_upload_flavor": "linux",
"type": "vmware-iso",
"vm_name": "{{ user `template` }}",
"vmx_data": {
"cpuid.coresPerSocket": "1",
"ethernet0.pciSlotNumber": "32"
},
"vmx_remove_ethernet_interfaces": true
}
],
"variables": {
"box_basename": "ubuntu-20.04",
"build_directory": "../../builds",
"build_timestamp": "{{isotime \"20060102150405\"}}",
"cpus": "2",
"disk_size": "65536",
"guest_additions_url": "",
"http_directory": "dev_environment/ubuntu-desktop-preseed",
"http_proxy": "{{env `http_proxy`}}",
"https_proxy": "{{env `https_proxy`}}",
"iso_checksum": "sha256:b8f31413336b9393ad5d8ef0282717b2ab19f007df2e9ed5196c13d8f9153c8b",
"iso_name": "ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso",
"memory": "1024",
"mirror": "https://releases.ubuntu.com",
"mirror_directory": "focal",
"name": "ubuntu-20.04",
"no_proxy": "{{env `no_proxy`}}",
"preseed_path": "preseed.cfg",
"qemu_display": "none",
"template": "ubuntu-20.04-amd64",
"version": "TIMESTAMP"
}
}
Error :
$ packer build -on-error=ask ubuntu_vmware.json
vmware-iso: output will be in this color.
==> vmware-iso: Retrieving ISO
==> vmware-iso: Trying ../ubuntu-20.04.6-desktop-amd64.iso
==> vmware-iso: Trying ../ubuntu-20.04.6-desktop-amd64.iso?checksum=md5%3Aeeabb7996e94b2f0a6eaf73f8943d19f
==> vmware-iso: ../ubuntu-20.04.6-desktop-amd64.iso?checksum=md5%3Aeeabb7996e94b2f0a6eaf73f8943d19f => /home/user/ubuntu-20.04.6-desktop-amd64.iso
==> vmware-iso: Configuring output and export directories...
==> vmware-iso: Creating required virtual machine disks
==> vmware-iso: Building and writing VMX file
==> vmware-iso: Starting virtual machine...
vmware-iso: The VM will be run headless, without a GUI. If you want to
vmware-iso: view the screen of the VM, connect via VNC with the password "yqPTl0YR" to
vmware-iso: vnc://127.0.0.1:5974
==> vmware-iso: Error starting VM: VMware error: Error: The operation was canceled
==> vmware-iso: Error starting VM: VMware error: Error: The operation was canceled
==> vmware-iso: Step "StepRun" failed
==> vmware-iso: [c] Clean up and exit, [a] abort without cleanup, or [r] retry step (build may fail even if retry succeeds)?
output directory contains some supported files but not the log file :
$ ls .
disk-s001.vmdk disk-s003.vmdk disk-s005.vmdk disk-s007.vmdk disk-s009.vmdk disk.vmdk packer-vmware-example.vmx
disk-s002.vmdk disk-s004.vmdk disk-s006.vmdk disk-s008.vmdk disk-s010.vmdk packer-vmware-example.vmsd packer-vmware-example.vmxf
logs I saw on ws 17 was quite helpful as error message is not self explanatory in this case.
Host OS : Ubuntu 20.04(remote physical machine)
VMware workstation 16 pro/VMware workstation 15 pro
I hit the same issue. Versions are
Ubuntu 22.04.3
Packer 1.9.4
VmPlayer 17.0.2
While debugging this issue, I have found this line: https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-vmware/blob/main/builder/vmware/common/driver_player5.go#L121
Then run vmrun command manually.
> vmrun -T player start flatcar-stable-3510.2.7-kube-v1.26.7.vmx nogui
Error: Unknown error
and vmrun didn't create any log file.
My understanding is that it is not a problem in this repo. It is an issue in vmrun.
This appears to be an issue with the version of VMware Workstation (16) in use.