Merge pull request #6299 from hashicorp/fix6247

add note about key interval to virtualbox docs
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M. Marsh 2018-05-24 09:41:20 -07:00 committed by GitHub
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template.
The boot command is sent to the VM through the `VBoxManage` utility in as few
invocations as possible.
invocations as possible. We send each character in groups of 25, with a default
delay of 100ms between groups. The delay alleviates issues with latency and CPU
contention. If you notice missing keys, you can tune this delay by specifying e.g.
`PACKER_KEY_INTERVAL=500ms` to wait longer between each group of characters.
<%= partial "partials/builders/boot-command" %>

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@ -298,7 +298,10 @@ all typed in sequence. It is an array only to improve readability within the
template.
The boot command is sent to the VM through the `VBoxManage` utility in as few
invocations as possible.
invocations as possible. We send each character in groups of 25, with a default
delay of 100ms between groups. The delay alleviates issues with latency and CPU
contention. If you notice missing keys, you can tune this delay by specifying e.g.
`PACKER_KEY_INTERVAL=500ms` to wait longer between each group of characters.
<%= partial "partials/builders/boot-command" %>