packer-cn/builder/vsphere/examples/ubuntu/ubuntu-16.04.json

{
  "builders": [
    {
      "type": "vsphere-iso",

      "vcenter_server":      "vcenter.vsphere65.test",
      "username":            "root",
      "password":            "jetbrains",
      "insecure_connection": "true",

      "vm_name": "example-ubuntu",
      "host":     "esxi-1.vsphere65.test",

      "guest_os_type": "ubuntu64Guest",

      "ssh_username": "jetbrains",
      "ssh_password": "jetbrains",

      "CPUs":             1,
      "RAM":              1024,
      "RAM_reserve_all": true,

      "disk_controller_type":  "pvscsi",
      "disk_size":        32768,
      "disk_thin_provisioned": true,

      "network_card": "vmxnet3",

      "iso_paths": [
        "[datastore1] ISO/ubuntu-16.04.3-server-amd64.iso"
      ],
      "floppy_files": [
        "{{template_dir}}/preseed.cfg"
      ],
      "boot_command": [
        "<enter><wait><f6><wait><esc><wait>",
        "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
        "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
        "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
        "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
        "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
        "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
        "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
        "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
        "<bs><bs><bs>",
        "/install/vmlinuz",
        " initrd=/install/initrd.gz",
        " priority=critical",
        " locale=en_US",
        " file=/media/preseed.cfg",
        "<enter>"
      ]
    }
  ],

  "provisioners": [
    {
      "type": "shell",
      "inline": ["ls /"]
    }
  ]
}