Here is a JSON file to use when you would like to upload your VM to a vCenter. It will upload the VM to your choice of Datastore but it will not import/register the VM. This has to be done manually!
{ "variables": { "remote_host": "192.168.198.51", "myhost": "rhdev10", "mydomain": "rocksolid.com", "myip": "192.168.198.10", "mygateway": "192.168.198.2", "mynetmask": "255.255.255.0", "mydns1": "192.168.198.2", "mydns2": "192.168.198.3", "fqdn": "CentOS6.5-x86_64", "datastore": "datastore8gbesx1" }, "builders": [ { "type": "vmware-iso", "iso_url": "http://192.168.198.1:8000/packer/ISO/CentOS-6.5-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso", "output_directory": "{{user `myhost`}}", "iso_checksum": "32c7695b97f7dcd1f59a77a71f64f2957dddf738", "iso_checksum_type": "sha1", "disk_size": "4096", "disk_type_id": "thin", "http_directory": "./", "remote_host": "192.168.198.51", "remote_datastore": "{{user `datastore`}}", "remote_username": "root", "remote_password": "SecretPasswd", "remote_type": "esx5", "ssh_username": "root", "ssh_password": "SecretPasswd", "ssh_port": 22, "ssh_wait_timeout": "720s", "shutdown_command": "shutdown -h now", "boot_command": [ "<tab>", "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img ", "myhostname={{user `myhostname`}} ", "mydomain={{user `mydomain`}} ", "myip={{user `myip`}} ", "mygateway={{user `mygateway`}} ", "mynetmask={{user `mynetmask`}} ", "mydns1={{user `mydns1`}} ", "mydns2={{user `mydns2`}} ", "ks=http://192.168.198.1:8000/Build/kickstart/rh.cfg <enter><wait>" ], "boot_wait": "20s", "vm_name": "{{user `fqdn`}}", "vmx_data": { "virtualHW.version": "9", "ethernet0.networkName": "VM Network", "ethernet0.present": "TRUE", "ethernet0.virtualDev": "vmxnet3", "memsize": "512", "numvcpus": "1", "cpuid.coresPerSocket": "1", "scsi0:0.fileName": "disk.vmdk", "scsi0:0.present": "TRUE", "scsi0:0.redo": "", "ide0:0.present": "FALSE" } } ], "provisioners": [ { "type": "file", "source": "/Users/TheDude/Build/VMware/VMwareTools-9.6.1-1378637.tar.gz", "destination": "/tmp/VMwareTools-9.6.1-1378637.tar.gz" }, { "execute_command": "echo 'TheDude' | {{.Vars}} sudo -S -E bash '{{.Path}}'", "scripts": [ "scripts/yum.sh", "scripts/sysctl.sh", "scripts/vmtools.sh", "scripts/network.sh" ], "type": "shell" } ] }