From 3a420478f9ac0bc7eb20f062c9eea7a7b26c0b20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitchell Hashimoto Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 12:34:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] website: document the floppy_files feature --- website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox.html.markdown | 7 +++++++ website/source/docs/builders/vmware.html.markdown | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox.html.markdown index 1f6d42f6b..03cd23ced 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox.html.markdown @@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ Optional: * `disk_size` (int) - The size, in megabytes, of the hard disk to create for the VM. By default, this is 40000 (40 GB). +* `floppy_files` (array of strings) - A list of files to put onto a floppy + disk that is attached when the VM is booted for the first time. This is + most useful for unattended Windows installs, which look for an + `Autounattend.xml` file on removable media. By default no floppy will + be attached. The files listed in this configuration will all be put + into the root directory of the floppy disk; sub-directories are not supported. + * `guest_additions_path` (string) - The path on the guest virtual machine where the VirtualBox guest additions ISO will be uploaded. By default this is "VBoxGuestAdditions.iso" which should upload into the login directory diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/vmware.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/vmware.html.markdown index e9bf5955b..7b97a2c9e 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/builders/vmware.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/builders/vmware.html.markdown @@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ Optional: actual file representing the disk will not use the full size unless it is full. By default this is set to 40,000 (40 GB). +* `floppy_files` (array of strings) - A list of files to put onto a floppy + disk that is attached when the VM is booted for the first time. This is + most useful for unattended Windows installs, which look for an + `Autounattend.xml` file on removable media. By default no floppy will + be attached. The files listed in this configuration will all be put + into the root directory of the floppy disk; sub-directories are not supported. + * `guest_os_type` (string) - The guest OS type being installed. This will be set in the VMware VMX. By default this is "other". By specifying a more specific OS type, VMware may perform some optimizations or virtual hardware changes