vSphere ISO plugin

Ubuntu 24.04 VM using HashiCorp Packer and vSphere ISO Plugin

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In this post I am going to create an Ubuntu 24.04 virtual machine image using HashiCorp Packer, Autoinstall, Cloud-init and the Ansible provisioner. Running Packer command, the vSphere builder will request vSphere through API to create a new VM with the parameters found in Packer template. It will boot from the image iso file and … Read more

AlmaLinux 9 VM using HashiCorp Packer and vSphere ISO Plugin

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This guide walks through the process of setting up a virtual machine (VM) with AlmaLinux 9 using HashiCorp Packer and the vSphere ISO plugin. I will create a Packer template, configure a Kickstart file, and automate post-configuration using an Ansible playbook. With Packer we can create a virtual machine image in a vSphere environment starting … Read more