Update VMCX doc: Include `temp_path`; ISO & VMCX docs: Better explain opts
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the default virtual network card. The MAC address must be a string with
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no delimiters, for example "0000deadbeef".
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- `output_directory` (string) - This is the path to the directory where the
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resulting virtual machine will be created. This may be relative or
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absolute. If relative, the path is relative to the working directory when
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`packer` is executed. This directory must not exist or be empty prior to
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running the builder. By default this is "output-BUILDNAME" where
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"BUILDNAME" is the name of the build.
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- `output_directory` (string) - This setting specifies the directory that
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artifacts from the build, such as the virtual machine files and disks,
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will be output to. The path to the directory may be relative or
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absolute. If relative, the path is relative to the working directory
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`packer` is executed from. This directory must not exist or, if
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created, must be empty prior to running the builder. By default this is
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"output-BUILDNAME" where "BUILDNAME" is the name of the build.
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- `ram_size` (number) - The amount, in megabytes, of RAM to assign to the
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VM. By default, this is 1 GB.
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- `skip_compaction` (boolean) - If `true` skip compacting the hard disk for
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the virtual machine when exporting. This defaults to `false`.
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- `skip_export` (boolean) - If `true` Packer will skip the export of the
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VM. If you are interested only in the VHD/VHDX files, you can enable
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this option. This will create inline disks which improves the build
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performance. There will not be any copying of source VHDs to the temp
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directory. This defaults to `false`.
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- `skip_export` (boolean) - If `true` Packer will skip the export of the VM.
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If you are interested only in the VHD/VHDX files, you can enable this
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option. The resulting VHD/VHDX file will be output to
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`<output_directory>/Virtual Hard Disks`. By default this option is `false`
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and Packer will export the VM to `output_directory`.
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- `switch_name` (string) - The name of the switch to connect the virtual
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machine to. By default, leaving this value unset will cause Packer to
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set on the switch's network card. If this value is set it should match
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the VLAN specified in by `vlan_id`.
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- `temp_path` (string) - This is the temporary path in which Packer will
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create the virtual machine. By default the value is the system `%temp%`.
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- `temp_path` (string) - The location under which Packer will create a
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directory to house all the VM files and folders during the build.
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By default `%TEMP%` is used which, for most systems, will evaluate to
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`%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Temp`.
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The build directory housed under `temp_path` will have a name similar
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to `packerhv1234567`. The seven digit number at the end of the name is
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automatically generated by Packer to ensure the directory name is
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unique.
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- `use_fixed_vhd_format` (boolean) - If true, creates the boot disk on the
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virtual machine as a fixed VHD format disk. The default is `false`, which
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the default virtual network card. The MAC address must be a string with
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no delimiters, for example "0000deadbeef".
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- `output_directory` (string) - This is the path to the directory where the
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resulting virtual machine will be created. This may be relative or
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absolute. If relative, the path is relative to the working directory when
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`packer` is executed. This directory must not exist or be empty prior to
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running the builder. By default this is "output-BUILDNAME" where
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"BUILDNAME" is the name of the build.
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- `output_directory` (string) - This setting specifies the directory that
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artifacts from the build, such as the virtual machine files and disks,
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will be output to. The path to the directory may be relative or
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absolute. If relative, the path is relative to the working directory
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`packer` is executed from. This directory must not exist or, if
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created, must be empty prior to running the builder. By default this is
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"output-BUILDNAME" where "BUILDNAME" is the name of the build.
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- `ram_size` (number) - The amount, in megabytes, of RAM to assign to the
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VM. By default, this is 1 GB.
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set on the switch's network card. If this value is set it should match
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the VLAN specified in by `vlan_id`.
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- `temp_path` (string) - The location under which Packer will create a
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directory to house all the VM files and folders during the build.
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By default `%TEMP%` is used which, for most systems, will evaluate to
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`%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Temp`.
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The build directory housed under `temp_path` will have a name similar
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to `packerhv1234567`. The seven digit number at the end of the name is
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automatically generated by Packer to ensure the directory name is
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unique.
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- `vlan_id` (string) - This is the VLAN of the virtual machine's network
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card for the new virtual machine. By default none is set. If none is set
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then VLANs are not set on the virtual machine's network card.
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