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The Packer vSphere Template post-processor takes an artifact from the VMware-iso builder
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and allows to mark a VM as a template and leaving it in a path of choice.
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layout: docs
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page_title: 'vSphere Template - Post-Processors'
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sidebar_current: 'docs-post-processors-vSphere-template'
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# vSphere Template Post-Processor
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Type: `vsphere-tpl`
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The Packer vSphere template post-processor takes an artifact from the VMware-iso builder
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allows to mark a VM as a template and leaving it in a path of choice.
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## Example
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An example is shown below, showing only the post-processor configuration:
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``` json
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{
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"type":"vsphere-tpl",
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"host":"vcenter.local",
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"username":"root",
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"password":"sssh_is_a_secret",
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"datacenter":"murlock",
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"vm_name":"distro-7.3",
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"folder":"/packer-templates/os/distro-7"
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}
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```
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## Configuration
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There are many configuration options available for the post-processor. They are
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segmented below into two categories: required and optional parameters. Within
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each category, the available configuration keys are alphabetized.
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Required:
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- `host` (string) - The vSphere host that contains the VM built by the vmware-iso.
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- `insecure` (boolean) - If it's true Skip verification of server certificate.
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Default is false
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- `password` (string) - Password to use to authenticate to the
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vSphere endpoint.
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- `username` (string) - The username to use to authenticate to the
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vSphere endpoint.
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- `vm_name` (string) - The name of the VM once it is uploaded.
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Optional:
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- `folder` (string) - Target path where the template is created.
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- `datacenter` (string) - If you have more than one, you will need to specified one.
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