Layout of my JSON file which automatically uploads and registers the VM in my vCenter.
JSON File with Automated registration in vCenter:
{ "variables": { "remote_host": "192.168.198.50", "myhost": "rhdev100", "mydomain": "rocksolid.com", "myip": "192.168.198.100", "mygw": "192.168.198.2", "mymask": "255.255.255.0", "mydns1": "192.168.198.2", "mydns2": "192.168.198.3", "mydatastore": "datastore8gbesx1" }, "builders": [ { "boot_command": [ "<tab>", "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img ", "myhostname={{user `myhost`}} ", "mydomain={{user `mydomain`}} ", "myip={{user `myip`}} ", "mygateway={{user `mygw`}} ", "mynetmask={{user `mymask`}} ", "mydns1={{user `mydns1`}} ", "mydns2={{user `mydns2`}} ", "ks=http://192.168.198.1:8000/Build/kickstart/rh.cfg <enter><wait>" ], "boot_wait": "5s", "disk_size": 4098, "guest_os_type": "rhel6-64", "headless": false, "http_directory": "http", "iso_checksum": "32c7695b97f7dcd1f59a77a71f64f2957dddf738", "iso_checksum_type": "sha1", "iso_url": "http://192.168.198.1:8000/packer/ISO/CentOS-6.5-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso", "output_directory": "{{user `myhost`}}", "name": "rhel6-64", "shutdown_command": "shutdown -h now", "skip_compaction": false, "ssh_password": "SecretPasswd", "ssh_port": 22, "ssh_username": "root", "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s", "tools_upload_flavor": "linux", "type": "vmware-iso", "vmx_data": { "ethernet0.networkName": "VM Network", "ethernet0.present": "TRUE", "ethernet0.virtualDev": "vmxnet3", "cpuid.coresPerSocket": "1", "memsize": "480", "numvcpus": "1", "scsi0:0.fileName": "disk.vmdk", "scsi0:0.present": "TRUE", "scsi0:0.redo": "" } } ], "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", "scripts/eth1toeth0.sh" ], "type": "shell" } ], "post-processors": [ { "type": "vsphere", "host": "vc01.rocksolid.com", "username": "TheDude", "password": "SecretPasswd", "datacenter": "DC01", "cluster": "Lab", "resource_pool": " ", "datastore": "{{user `mydatastore`}}", "vm_folder": "CentOS", "vm_name": "{{user `myhost`}}", "vm_network": "VM Network", "insecure" : "true" } ] }