diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.markdown index 1276d2ead..ce3359140 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.markdown @@ -323,6 +323,16 @@ In addition to using the desktop products of VMware locally to build virtual machines, Packer can use a remote VMware Hypervisor to build the virtual machine. +
+Note: Packer supports ESXi 5.1 and above. +
+ +Before using a remote vSphere Hypervisor, you need to enable GuestIPHack by running the following command: + +``` +esxcli system settings advanced set -o /Net/GuestIPHack -i 1 +``` + When using a remote VMware Hypervisor, the builder still downloads the ISO and various files locally, and uploads these to the remote machine. Packer currently uses SSH to communicate to the ESXi machine rather than