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# Hyper-V Builder (from a vmcx)

Type: `hyperv-vmcx`

The Hyper-V Packer builder is able to use exported virtual machines or clone
existing
[Hyper-V](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/solutions/virtualization.aspx)
virtual machines.

Typically, the builder imports or clones an existing virtual machine,
boots it, provisions software within the OS, and then shuts it down. The
result of the Hyper-V builder is a directory containing all the files
necessary to run the virtual machine portably.

## Basic Examples

Here are some basic examples. Neither example would really do anything more
than producing a copy of the source virtual machine. However, the examples
could be used as a starting point for more advanced templates.

Import from folder:

``` json
{
  "type": "hyperv-vmcx",
  "clone_from_vmcx_path": "c:/virtual machines/ubuntu-12.04.5-server-amd64",
  "ssh_username": "packer",
  "ssh_password": "packer",
  "shutdown_command": "echo 'packer' | sudo -S shutdown -P now"
}
```

Clone from existing virtual machine:

``` json
{
    "clone_from_vm_name": "ubuntu-12.04.5-server-amd64",
    "shutdown_command": "echo 'packer' | sudo -S shutdown -P now",
    "ssh_password": "packer",
    "ssh_username": "packer",
    "type": "hyperv-vmcx"
}
```

By default Packer will perform a hard power off of a virtual machine.
However, when a machine is powered off this way, it is possible that
changes made to the VMs file system may not be fully synced, possibly
leading to corruption of files or lost changes. As such, it is important to
add a `shutdown_command`. This tells Packer how to safely shutdown and
power off the VM.

## Configuration Reference

There are many configuration options available for the Hyper-V builder. They
are organized below into two categories: required and optional. Within each
category, the available options are alphabetized and described.

In addition to the options listed here, a
[communicator](/docs/templates/communicator.html) can be configured for this
builder.

### Required for virtual machine import:

-   `clone_from_vmcx_path` (string) - The path to a directory containing a
    previously exported virtual machine. The exported machine will be used
    as the source for new VM.


### Required for virtual machine clone:

-   `clone_from_vm_name` (string) - The name of the VM to clone from. Ideally
    the machine to clone from should be shutdown.

### Optional:

-   `boot_command` (array of strings) - This is an array of commands to type
    when the virtual machine is first booted. The goal of these commands
    should be to type just enough to initialize the operating system
    installer. Special keys can be typed as well, and are covered in the
    section below on the boot command. If this is not specified, it is assumed
    the installer will start itself.

-   `boot_wait` (string) - The time to wait after booting the initial virtual
    machine before typing the `boot_command`. The value specified should be
    a duration. For example, setting a duration of "1m30s" would cause
    Packer to wait for 1 minute 30 seconds before typing the boot command.
    The default duration is "10s" (10 seconds).

-   `clone_all_snapshots` (boolean) - If set to `true` all snapshots
    present in the source machine will be copied when the machine is
    cloned. The final result of the build will be an exported virtual
    machine that contains all the snapshots of the parent.

    If `clone_from_vmcx_path` is set, this setting has no effect and any
    snapshots associated with the source VM will also be present in the
    resultant VM.

    If `clone_from_snapshot_name` is configured, this setting has no
    effect and the resultant machine will not contain any snapshots.

-   `clone_from_snapshot_name` (string) - The name of a snapshot in the
    source machine to use as a starting point for the clone. If the value
    given is an empty string, the last snapshot present in the source will
    be chosen as the starting point for the new VM.

    This setting only has an effect if using `clone_from_vm_name` and is
    ignored otherwise.

-   `cpu` (number) - The number of CPUs the virtual machine should use. If
    this isn't specified, the default is 1 CPU.

-   `enable_dynamic_memory` (boolean) - If `true` enable dynamic memory for
    the virtual machine. This defaults to `false`.

-   `enable_mac_spoofing` (boolean) - If `true` enable MAC address spoofing
    for the virtual machine. This defaults to `false`.

-   `enable_secure_boot` (boolean) - If `true` enable secure boot for the
    virtual machine. This defaults to `false`. See `secure_boot_template`
    below for additional settings.

-   `enable_virtualization_extensions` (boolean) - If `true` enable
    virtualization extensions for the virtual machine. This defaults to
    `false`. For nested virtualization you need to enable MAC spoofing,
    disable dynamic memory and have at least 4GB of RAM assigned to the
    virtual machine.

-   `floppy_dirs` (array of strings) - A list of directories to place onto
    the floppy disk recursively. This is similar to the `floppy_files` option
    except that the directory structure is preserved. This is useful for when
    your floppy disk includes drivers or if you just want to organize it's
    contents as a hierarchy. Wildcard characters (\*, ?, and \[\]) are
    allowed. The maximum summary size of all files in the listed directories
    are the same as in `floppy_files`.

-   `floppy_files` (array of strings) - A list of files to place onto a floppy
    disk that is attached when the VM is booted. 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. All files listed
    in this setting get placed into the root directory of the floppy and the
    floppy is attached as the first floppy device. Currently, no support
    exists for creating sub-directories on the floppy. Wildcard characters
    (`*`, `?`, and `[]`) are allowed. Directory names are also allowed, which
    will add all the files found in the directory to the floppy.

-   `guest_additions_mode` (string) - If set to `attach` then attach and
    mount the ISO image specified in `guest_additions_path`. If set to
    `none` then guest additions are not attached and mounted; This is the
    default.

-   `guest_additions_path` (string) - The path to the ISO image for guest
    additions.

-   `headless` (boolean) - Packer defaults to building Hyper-V virtual
    machines by launching a GUI that shows the console of the machine being
    built. When this value is set to true, the machine will start without a
    console.

-   `http_directory` (string) - Path to a directory to serve using Packers
    inbuilt HTTP server. The files in this directory will be available
    over HTTP to the virtual machine. This is useful for hosting kickstart
    files and so on. By default this value is unset and the HTTP server is
    not started. The address and port of the HTTP server will be available
    as variables in `boot_command`. This is covered in more detail below.

-   `http_port_min` and `http_port_max` (number) - These are the minimum and
    maximum port to use for the HTTP server started to serve the
    `http_directory`. Since Packer often runs in parallel, a randomly
    available port in this range will be repeatedly chosen until an
    available port is found. To force the HTTP server to use a specific
    port, set an identical value for `http_port_min` and `http_port_max`.
    By default the values are 8000 and 9000, respectively.

-   `iso_checksum_type` (string) - The algorithm to be used when computing
    the checksum of the file specified in `iso_checksum`. Currently, valid
    values are "none", "md5", "sha1", "sha256", or "sha512". Since the
    validity of ISO and virtual disk files are typically crucial to a
    successful build, Packer performs a check of any supplied media by
    default. While setting "none" will cause Packer to skip this check,
    corruption of large files such as ISOs and virtual hard drives can
    occur from time to time. As such, skipping this check is not
    recommended.

-   `iso_checksum` (string) - The checksum for the ISO file or virtual
    hard drive file. The algorithm to use when computing the checksum is
    specified with `iso_checksum_type`.

-   `iso_target_extension` (string) - The extension of the ISO file after
    download. This defaults to "iso".

-   `iso_target_path` (string) - The path where the ISO should be saved after
    download. By default the ISO will be saved in the Packer cache
    directory with a hash of the original filename as its name.

-   `iso_url` (string) - A URL to the ISO or VHD containing the installation
    image. This URL can be either an HTTP URL or a file URL (or path to a
    file). If this is an HTTP URL, Packer will download iso and cache it
    between runs.

-   `iso_urls` (array of strings) - Multiple URLs for the ISO or VHD to
    download. Packer will try these in order. If anything goes wrong
    attempting to download or while downloading a single URL, it will move on
    to the next.  All URLs must point to the same file (same checksum). By
    default this is empty and `iso_url` is used. Only one of `iso_url` or
    `iso_urls` can be specified.

-   `mac_address` (string) - This allows a specific MAC address to be used on
    the default virtual network card. The MAC address must be a string with
    no delimiters, for example "0000deadbeef".

-   `output_directory` (string) - This setting specifies the directory that
    artifacts from the build, such as the virtual machine files and disks,
    will be output to. The path to the directory may be relative or
    absolute. If relative, the path is relative to the working directory
    `packer` is executed from. This directory must not exist or, if
    created, must be empty prior to running the builder. By default this is
    "output-BUILDNAME" where "BUILDNAME" is the name of the build.

-   `ram_size` (number) - The amount, in megabytes, of RAM to assign to the
    VM. By default, this is 1 GB.

-   `secondary_iso_images` (array of strings) - A list of ISO paths to
    attach to a VM when it is booted. This is most useful for unattended
    Windows installs, which look for an `Autounattend.xml` file on removable
    media. By default, no secondary ISO will be attached.

-   `secure_boot_template` (string) - The secure boot template to be
    configured. Valid values are "MicrosoftWindows" (Windows) or
    "MicrosoftUEFICertificateAuthority" (Linux). This only takes effect if
    `enable_secure_boot` is set to "true". This defaults to "MicrosoftWindows".

-   `shutdown_command` (string) - The command to use to gracefully shut down
    the machine once all provisioning is complete. By default this is an
    empty string, which tells Packer to just forcefully shut down the
    machine. This setting can be safely omitted if for example, a shutdown
    command to gracefully halt the machine is configured inside a
    provisioning script. If one or more scripts require a reboot it is
    suggested to leave this blank (since reboots may fail) and instead
    specify the final shutdown command in your last script.

-   `shutdown_timeout` (string) - The amount of time to wait after executing
    the `shutdown_command` for the virtual machine to actually shut down.
    If the machine doesn't shut down in this time it is considered an
    error. By default, the time out is "5m" (five minutes).

-   `skip_compaction` (boolean) - If `true` skip compacting the hard disk for
    the virtual machine when exporting. This defaults to `false`.

-   `skip_export` (boolean) - If `true` Packer will skip the export of the VM.
    If you are interested only in the VHD/VHDX files, you can enable this
    option. The resulting VHD/VHDX file will be output to
    `<output_directory>/Virtual Hard Disks`. By default this option is `false`
    and Packer will export the VM to `output_directory`.

-   `switch_name` (string) - The name of the switch to connect the virtual
    machine to. By default, leaving this value unset will cause Packer to
    try and determine the switch to use by looking for an external switch
    that is up and running.

-   `switch_vlan_id` (string) - This is the VLAN of the virtual switch's
    network card. By default none is set. If none is set then a VLAN is not
    set on the switch's network card. If this value is set it should match
    the VLAN specified in by `vlan_id`.

-   `temp_path` (string) - The location under which Packer will create a
    directory to house all the VM files and folders during the build.
    By default `%TEMP%` is used which, for most systems, will evaluate to
    `%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Temp`.

    The build directory housed under `temp_path` will have a name similar
    to `packerhv1234567`. The seven digit number at the end of the name is
    automatically generated by Packer to ensure the directory name is
    unique.

-   `vlan_id` (string) - This is the VLAN of the virtual machine's network
    card for the new virtual machine. By default none is set. If none is set
    then VLANs are not set on the virtual machine's network card.

-   `vm_name` (string) - This is the name of the new virtual machine,
    without the file extension. By default this is "packer-BUILDNAME",
    where "BUILDNAME" is the name of the build.

## Boot Command

The `boot_command` configuration is very important: it specifies the keys to
type when the virtual machine is first booted in order to start the OS
installer. This command is typed after `boot_wait`, which gives the virtual
machine some time to actually load the ISO.

As documented above, the `boot_command` is an array of strings. The strings
are all typed in sequence. It is an array only to improve readability within
the template.

The boot command is "typed" character for character over the virtual keyboard
to the machine, simulating a human actually typing the keyboard.

<%= partial "partials/builders/boot-command" %>

The example shown below is a working boot command used to start an Ubuntu
12.04 installer:

``` json
[
  "<esc><esc><enter><wait>",
  "/install/vmlinuz noapic ",
  "preseed/url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/preseed.cfg ",
  "debian-installer=en_US auto locale=en_US kbd-chooser/method=us ",
  "hostname={{ .Name }} ",
  "fb=false debconf/frontend=noninteractive ",
  "keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP keyboard-configuration/layout=USA ",
  "keyboard-configuration/variant=USA console-setup/ask_detect=false ",
  "initrd=/install/initrd.gz -- <enter>"
]
```

For more examples of various boot commands, see the sample projects from our
[community templates page](/community-tools.html#templates).

## Integration Services

Packer will automatically attach the integration services ISO as a DVD drive
for the version of Hyper-V that is running.

## Generation 1 vs Generation 2

Floppy drives are no longer supported by generation 2 machines. This requires
you to take another approach when dealing with preseed or answer files. Two
possible options are using virtual DVD drives or using Packers built in web
server.

When dealing with Windows you need to enable UEFI drives for generation 2
virtual machines.

## Creating an ISO From a Directory

Programs like mkisofs can be used to create an ISO from a directory. There is
a [windows version of
mkisofs](http://opensourcepack.blogspot.co.uk/p/cdrtools.html) available.

Below is a working PowerShell script that can be used to create a Windows
answer ISO:

``` powershell
$isoFolder = "answer-iso"
if (test-path $isoFolder){
  remove-item $isoFolder -Force -Recurse
}

if (test-path windows\windows-2012R2-serverdatacenter-amd64\answer.iso){
  remove-item windows\windows-2012R2-serverdatacenter-amd64\answer.iso -Force
}

mkdir $isoFolder

copy windows\windows-2012R2-serverdatacenter-amd64\Autounattend.xml $isoFolder\
copy windows\windows-2012R2-serverdatacenter-amd64\sysprep-unattend.xml $isoFolder\
copy windows\common\set-power-config.ps1 $isoFolder\
copy windows\common\microsoft-updates.ps1 $isoFolder\
copy windows\common\win-updates.ps1 $isoFolder\
copy windows\common\run-sysprep.ps1 $isoFolder\
copy windows\common\run-sysprep.cmd $isoFolder\

$textFile = "$isoFolder\Autounattend.xml"

$c = Get-Content -Encoding UTF8 $textFile

# Enable UEFI and disable Non EUFI
$c | % { $_ -replace '<!-- Start Non UEFI -->','<!-- Start Non UEFI' } | % { $_ -replace '<!-- Finish Non UEFI -->','Finish Non UEFI -->' } | % { $_ -replace '<!-- Start UEFI compatible','<!-- Start UEFI compatible -->' } | % { $_ -replace 'Finish UEFI compatible -->','<!-- Finish UEFI compatible -->' } | sc -Path $textFile

& .\mkisofs.exe -r -iso-level 4 -UDF -o windows\windows-2012R2-serverdatacenter-amd64\answer.iso $isoFolder

if (test-path $isoFolder){
  remove-item $isoFolder -Force -Recurse
}
```

## Example For Windows Server 2012 R2 Generation 2

Packer config:

``` json
{
  "builders": [
    {
      "vm_name":"windows2012r2",
      "type": "hyperv-iso",
      "disk_size": 61440,
      "floppy_files": [],
      "secondary_iso_images": [
        "./windows/windows-2012R2-serverdatacenter-amd64/answer.iso"
      ],
      "http_directory": "./windows/common/http/",
      "boot_wait": "0s",
      "boot_command": [
        "a<wait>a<wait>a"
      ],
      "iso_url": "http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/A/62A76ABB-9990-4EFC-A4FE-C7D698DAEB96/9600.16384.WINBLUE_RTM.130821-1623_X64FRE_SERVER_EVAL_EN-US-IRM_SSS_X64FREE_EN-US_DV5.ISO",
      "iso_checksum_type": "md5",
      "iso_checksum": "458ff91f8abc21b75cb544744bf92e6a",
      "communicator":"winrm",
      "winrm_username": "vagrant",
      "winrm_password": "vagrant",
      "winrm_timeout" : "4h",
      "shutdown_command": "f:\\run-sysprep.cmd",
      "ram_size": 4096,
      "cpu": 4,
      "generation": 2,
      "switch_name":"LAN",
      "enable_secure_boot":true
    }
  ],
  "provisioners": [
    {
      "type": "powershell",
      "elevated_user":"vagrant",
      "elevated_password":"vagrant",
      "scripts": [
        "./windows/common/install-7zip.ps1",
        "./windows/common/install-chef.ps1",
        "./windows/common/compile-dotnet-assemblies.ps1",
        "./windows/common/cleanup.ps1",
        "./windows/common/ultradefrag.ps1",
        "./windows/common/sdelete.ps1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "post-processors": [
    {
      "type": "vagrant",
      "keep_input_artifact": false,
      "output": "{{.Provider}}_windows-2012r2_chef.box"
    }
  ]
}
```

autounattend.xml:

``` xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SetupUILanguage>
                <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
            <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <!-- Start Non UEFI -->
            <DiskConfiguration>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Size>350</Size>
                        </CreatePartition>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>2</Order>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                        </CreatePartition>
                    </CreatePartitions>
                    <ModifyPartitions>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Active>true</Active>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                            <Label>boot</Label>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                            <Label>Windows 2012 R2</Label>
                            <Letter>C</Letter>
                            <Order>2</Order>
                            <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                    </ModifyPartitions>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                </Disk>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallFrom>
                        <MetaData wcm:action="add">
                            <Key>/IMAGE/NAME </Key>
                            <Value>Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARD</Value>
                        </MetaData>
                    </InstallFrom>
                    <InstallTo>
                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                        <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
                    </InstallTo>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <!-- Finish Non UEFI -->
            <!-- Start UEFI compatible
            <DiskConfiguration>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Size>300</Size>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>2</Order>
                            <Size>100</Size>
                            <Type>EFI</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>3</Order>
                            <Size>128</Size>
                            <Type>MSR</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>4</Order>
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                    </CreatePartitions>
                    <ModifyPartitions>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                            <Label>WINRE</Label>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                            <TypeID>de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac</TypeID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>2</Order>
                            <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
                            <Label>System</Label>
                            <Format>FAT32</Format>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>3</Order>
                            <PartitionID>3</PartitionID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>4</Order>
                            <PartitionID>4</PartitionID>
                            <Label>Windows</Label>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                    </ModifyPartitions>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                </Disk>
                <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallFrom>
                        <MetaData wcm:action="add">
                            <Key>/IMAGE/NAME </Key>
                            <Value>Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARD</Value>
                        </MetaData>
                    </InstallFrom>
                    <InstallTo>
                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                        <PartitionID>4</PartitionID>
                    </InstallTo>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            Finish UEFI compatible -->
            <UserData>
                <!-- Product Key from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612867.aspx -->
                <ProductKey>
                    <!-- Do not uncomment the Key element if you are using trial ISOs -->
                    <!-- You must uncomment the Key element (and optionally insert your own key) if you are using retail or volume license ISOs -->
                    <!--<Key>D2N9P-3P6X9-2R39C-7RTCD-MDVJX</Key>-->
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                </ProductKey>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <FullName>Vagrant</FullName>
                <Organization>Vagrant</Organization>
            </UserData>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="specialize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <OEMInformation>
                <HelpCustomized>false</HelpCustomized>
            </OEMInformation>
            <ComputerName>vagrant-2012r2</ComputerName>
            <TimeZone>Coordinated Universal Time</TimeZone>
            <RegisteredOwner />
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon>true</DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-ESC" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <IEHardenAdmin>false</IEHardenAdmin>
            <IEHardenUser>false</IEHardenUser>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-OutOfBoxExperience" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <DoNotOpenInitialConfigurationTasksAtLogon>true</DoNotOpenInitialConfigurationTasksAtLogon>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
<!-- Start Setup cache proxy during installation
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-ClientNetworkProtocolImplementation" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <POLICYProxySettingsPerUser>0</POLICYProxySettingsPerUser>
            <HKLMProxyEnable>true</HKLMProxyEnable>
            <HKLMProxyServer>cache-proxy:3142</HKLMProxyServer>
        </component>
Finish Setup cache proxy during installation -->
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <AutoLogon>
                <Password>
                    <Value>vagrant</Value>
                    <PlainText>true</PlainText>
                </Password>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <Username>vagrant</Username>
            </AutoLogon>
            <FirstLogonCommands>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c powershell -Command "Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force"</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Set Execution Policy 64 Bit</Description>
                    <Order>1</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe /c powershell -Command "Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force"</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Set Execution Policy 32 Bit</Description>
                    <Order>2</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c winrm quickconfig -q</CommandLine>
                    <Description>winrm quickconfig -q</Description>
                    <Order>3</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c winrm quickconfig -transport:http</CommandLine>
                    <Description>winrm quickconfig -transport:http</Description>
                    <Order>4</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c winrm set winrm/config @{MaxTimeoutms="1800000"}</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM MaxTimeoutms</Description>
                    <Order>5</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c winrm set winrm/config/winrs @{MaxMemoryPerShellMB="300"}</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM MaxMemoryPerShellMB</Description>
                    <Order>6</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c winrm set winrm/config/service @{AllowUnencrypted="true"}</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM AllowUnencrypted</Description>
                    <Order>7</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c winrm set winrm/config/service/auth @{Basic="true"}</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM auth Basic</Description>
                    <Order>8</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c winrm set winrm/config/client/auth @{Basic="true"}</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM client auth Basic</Description>
                    <Order>9</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c winrm set winrm/config/listener?Address=*+Transport=HTTP @{Port="5985"} </CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM listener Address/Port</Description>
                    <Order>10</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="remote administration" new enable=yes </CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM adv firewall enable</Description>
                    <Order>11</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="WinRM 5985" protocol=TCP dir=in localport=5985 action=allow</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM port open</Description>
                    <Order>12</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="WinRM 5986" protocol=TCP dir=in localport=5986 action=allow</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM port open</Description>
                    <Order>13</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c net stop winrm </CommandLine>
                    <Description>Stop Win RM Service </Description>
                    <Order>14</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c sc config winrm start= disabled</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM Autostart</Description>
                    <Order>15</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ /v HideFileExt /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f</CommandLine>
                    <Order>16</Order>
                    <Description>Show file extensions in Explorer</Description>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKCU\Console /v QuickEdit /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</CommandLine>
                    <Order>17</Order>
                    <Description>Enable QuickEdit mode</Description>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ /v Start_ShowRun /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</CommandLine>
                    <Order>18</Order>
                    <Description>Show Run command in Start Menu</Description>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ /v StartMenuAdminTools /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</CommandLine>
                    <Order>19</Order>
                    <Description>Show Administrative Tools in Start Menu</Description>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\ /v HibernateFileSizePercent /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f</CommandLine>
                    <Order>20</Order>
                    <Description>Zero Hibernation File</Description>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\ /v HibernateEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f</CommandLine>
                    <Order>21</Order>
                    <Description>Disable Hibernation Mode</Description>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c wmic useraccount where "name='vagrant'" set PasswordExpires=FALSE</CommandLine>
                    <Order>22</Order>
                    <Description>Disable password expiration for vagrant user</Description>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c winrm set winrm/config/winrs @{MaxShellsPerUser="30"}</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM MaxShellsPerUser</Description>
                    <Order>23</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c winrm set winrm/config/winrs @{MaxProcessesPerShell="25"}</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Win RM MaxProcessesPerShell</Description>
                    <Order>24</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters" /v DisablePasswordChange /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Turn off computer password</Description>
                    <Order>25</Order>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V4 echo request" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow</CommandLine>
                    <Description>ICMP open for ping</Description>
                    <Order>26</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <!-- WITH WINDOWS UPDATES -->
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c IF EXIST a:\set-power-config.ps1 (C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File a:\set-power-config.ps1) ELSE (C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File f:\set-power-config.ps1)</CommandLine>
                    <Order>97</Order>
                    <Description>Turn off all power saving and timeouts</Description>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c IF EXIST a:\microsoft-updates.ps1 (C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File a:\microsoft-updates.ps1) ELSE (C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File f:\microsoft-updates.ps1)</CommandLine>
                    <Order>98</Order>
                    <Description>Enable Microsoft Updates</Description>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>cmd.exe /c IF EXIST a:\win-updates.ps1 (C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File a:\win-updates.ps1) ELSE (C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File f:\win-updates.ps1)</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Install Windows Updates</Description>
                    <Order>100</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <!-- END WITH WINDOWS UPDATES -->
            </FirstLogonCommands>
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
                <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
            </OOBE>
            <UserAccounts>
                <AdministratorPassword>
                    <Value>vagrant</Value>
                    <PlainText>true</PlainText>
                </AdministratorPassword>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>vagrant</Value>
                            <PlainText>true</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <Group>administrators</Group>
                        <DisplayName>Vagrant</DisplayName>
                        <Name>vagrant</Name>
                        <Description>Vagrant User</Description>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
            </UserAccounts>
            <RegisteredOwner />
            <TimeZone>Coordinated Universal Time</TimeZone>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="offlineServicing">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-LUA-Settings" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <EnableLUA>false</EnableLUA>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/projects/baseboxes/9600.16384.winblue_rtm.130821-1623_x64fre_server_eval_en-us-irm_sss_x64free_en-us_dv5_slipstream/sources/install.wim#Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERDATACENTER" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>
```

sysprep-unattend.xml:

``` xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="generalize">
        <component language="neutral" name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
<!-- Setup proxy after sysprep
       <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-ClientNetworkProtocolImplementation" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <POLICYProxySettingsPerUser>1</POLICYProxySettingsPerUser>
            <HKLMProxyEnable>false</HKLMProxyEnable>
            <HKLMProxyServer>cache-proxy:3142</HKLMProxyServer>
        </component>
Finish proxy after sysprep -->
        <component language="neutral" name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <InputLocale>0809:00000809</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>en-GB</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
            <UserLocale>en-GB</UserLocale>
        </component>
        <component language="neutral" name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
                <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
                <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
            </OOBE>
            <UserAccounts>
                <AdministratorPassword>
                    <Value>vagrant</Value>
                    <PlainText>true</PlainText>
                </AdministratorPassword>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>vagrant</Value>
                            <PlainText>true</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <Group>administrators</Group>
                        <DisplayName>Vagrant</DisplayName>
                        <Name>vagrant</Name>
                        <Description>Vagrant User</Description>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
            </UserAccounts>
            <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>true</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
            <TimeZone>Coordinated Universal Time</TimeZone>
            <VisualEffects>
                <SystemDefaultBackgroundColor>2</SystemDefaultBackgroundColor>
            </VisualEffects>
        </component>
    </settings>
</unattend>
```

## Example For Ubuntu Vivid Generation 2

If you are running Windows under virtualization, you may need to create a
virtual switch with an `External` connection type.

### Packer config:

``` json
{
  "variables": {
    "vm_name": "ubuntu-xenial",
    "cpu": "2",
    "ram_size": "1024",
    "disk_size": "21440",
    "iso_url": "http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso",
    "iso_checksum_type": "sha1",
    "iso_checksum": "DE5EE8665048F009577763EFBF4A6F0558833E59"
  },
  "builders": [
    {
      "vm_name":"{{user `vm_name`}}",
      "type": "hyperv-iso",
      "disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}",
      "guest_additions_mode": "disable",
      "iso_url": "{{user `iso_url`}}",
      "iso_checksum_type": "{{user `iso_checksum_type`}}",
      "iso_checksum": "{{user `iso_checksum`}}",
      "communicator":"ssh",
      "ssh_username": "packer",
      "ssh_password": "packer",
      "ssh_timeout" : "4h",
      "http_directory": "./",
      "boot_wait": "5s",
      "boot_command": [
        "<esc><wait10><esc><esc><enter><wait>",
        "set gfxpayload=1024x768<enter>",
        "linux /install/vmlinuz ",
        "preseed/url=http://{{.HTTPIP}}:{{.HTTPPort}}/hyperv-taliesins.cfg ",
        "debian-installer=en_US auto locale=en_US kbd-chooser/method=us ",
        "hostname={{.Name}} ",
        "fb=false debconf/frontend=noninteractive ",
        "keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP keyboard-configuration/layout=USA ",
        "keyboard-configuration/variant=USA console-setup/ask_detect=false <enter>",
        "initrd /install/initrd.gz<enter>",
        "boot<enter>"
      ],
      "shutdown_command": "echo 'packer' | sudo -S -E shutdown -P now",
      "ram_size": "{{user `ram_size`}}",
      "cpu": "{{user `cpu`}}",
      "generation": 2,
      "enable_secure_boot": false
    }
  ]
}
```

### preseed.cfg:

``` text
## Options to set on the command line
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US.utf8
d-i console-setup/ask_detect boolean false
d-i console-setup/layout string us

d-i netcfg/get_hostname string nl-ams-basebox3
d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain

d-i time/zone string UTC
d-i clock-setup/utc-auto boolean true
d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true

d-i kbd-chooser/method select American English

d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string

d-i base-installer/kernel/override-image string linux-server

d-i debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive

d-i pkgsel/install-language-support boolean false
tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, ubuntu-server

## Partitioning
d-i partman-auto/method string lvm

d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true

d-i partman-auto-lvm/guided_size string max
d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select atomic

d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true

# Write the changes to disks and configure LVM?
d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
d-i partman-lvm/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true

d-i partman-partitioning/no_bootable_gpt_biosgrub boolean false
d-i partman-partitioning/no_bootable_gpt_efi boolean false
d-i partman-efi/non_efi_system boolean true

# Default user
d-i passwd/user-fullname string packer
d-i passwd/username string packer
d-i passwd/user-password password packer
d-i passwd/user-password-again password packer
d-i user-setup/encrypt-home boolean false
d-i user-setup/allow-password-weak boolean true

# Minimum packages
d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server ntp linux-tools-$(uname -r) linux-cloud-tools-$(uname -r) linux-cloud-tools-common

# Upgrade packages after debootstrap? (none, safe-upgrade, full-upgrade)
# (note: set to none for speed)
d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none

d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note

d-i pkgsel/update-policy select none

choose-mirror-bin mirror/http/proxy string
```