builder/vmware: allow extra options for ovftool

builder/vmware/iso/builder.go

@@ -38,19 +38,20 @@ type Config struct {
 	vmwcommon.VMXConfig      `mapstructure:",squash"`
 
 	AdditionalDiskSize  []uint   `mapstructure:"disk_additional_size"`
+	BootCommand         []string `mapstructure:"boot_command"`
 	DiskName            string   `mapstructure:"vmdk_name"`
 	DiskSize            uint     `mapstructure:"disk_size"`
 	DiskTypeId          string   `mapstructure:"disk_type_id"`
 	Format              string   `mapstructure:"format"`
 	GuestOSType         string   `mapstructure:"guest_os_type"`
-	Version             string   `mapstructure:"version"`
-	VMName              string   `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
-	BootCommand         []string `mapstructure:"boot_command"`
 	KeepRegistered      bool     `mapstructure:"keep_registered"`
+	OVFToolOptions      []string `mapstructure:"ovftool_options"`
 	SkipCompaction      bool     `mapstructure:"skip_compaction"`
 	SkipExport          bool     `mapstructure:"skip_export"`
-	VMXTemplatePath     string   `mapstructure:"vmx_template_path"`
+	VMName              string   `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
 	VMXDiskTemplatePath string   `mapstructure:"vmx_disk_template_path"`
+	VMXTemplatePath     string   `mapstructure:"vmx_template_path"`
+	Version             string   `mapstructure:"version"`
 
 	RemoteType           string `mapstructure:"remote_type"`
 	RemoteDatastore      string `mapstructure:"remote_datastore"`

builder/vmware/iso/step_export.go

@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ package iso
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
 
 type StepExport struct {
@@ -23,13 +24,14 @@ func (s *StepExport) generateArgs(c *Config, outputPath string, hidePassword boo
 	if hidePassword {
 		password = "****"
 	}
-	return []string{
+	args := []string{
 		"--noSSLVerify=true",
 		"--skipManifestCheck",
 		"-tt=" + s.Format,
 		"vi://" + c.RemoteUser + ":" + password + "@" + c.RemoteHost + "/" + c.VMName,
 		outputPath,
 	}
+	return append(c.OVFToolOptions, args...)
 }
 
 func (s *StepExport) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {

website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.md

@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ builder.
     deploy the resulting artifact (VMX or OVA or whatever you used as `format`).
     Defaults to `false`.
 
+-   `ovftool_options` (array of strings) - Extra options to pass to ovftool
+    during export. Each item in the array is a new argument. The options
+    `--noSSLVerify`, `--skipManifestCheck`, and `--targetType` are reserved,
+    and should not be passed to this argument.
+
 -   `tools_upload_flavor` (string) - The flavor of the VMware Tools ISO to
     upload into the VM. Valid values are "darwin", "linux", and "windows". By
     default, this is empty, which means VMware tools won't be uploaded.