//go:generate struct-markdown package common import ( "fmt" "github.com/hashicorp/packer/template/interpolate" ) type RunConfig struct { // Packer defaults to building VMware 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. For // VMware machines, Packer will output VNC connection information in case you // need to connect to the console to debug the build process. // Some users have experienced issues where Packer cannot properly connect // to a VM if it is headless; this appears to be a result of not ever having // launched the VMWare GUI and accepting the evaluation license, or // supplying a real license. If you experience this, launching VMWare and // accepting the license should resolve your problem. Headless bool `mapstructure:"headless" required:"false"` // The IP address that should be // binded to for VNC. By default packer will use 127.0.0.1 for this. If you // wish to bind to all interfaces use 0.0.0.0. VNCBindAddress string `mapstructure:"vnc_bind_address" required:"false"` // The minimum and maximum port // to use for VNC access to the virtual machine. The builder uses VNC to type // the initial boot_command. Because Packer generally runs in parallel, // Packer uses a randomly chosen port in this range that appears available. By // default this is 5900 to 6000. The minimum and maximum ports are // inclusive. VNCPortMin int `mapstructure:"vnc_port_min" required:"false"` VNCPortMax int `mapstructure:"vnc_port_max"` // Don't auto-generate a VNC password that // is used to secure the VNC communication with the VM. This must be set to // true if building on ESXi 6.5 and 6.7 with VNC enabled. Defaults to // false. VNCDisablePassword bool `mapstructure:"vnc_disable_password" required:"false"` } func (c *RunConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) (errs []error) { if c.VNCPortMin == 0 { c.VNCPortMin = 5900 } if c.VNCPortMax == 0 { c.VNCPortMax = 6000 } if c.VNCBindAddress == "" { c.VNCBindAddress = "127.0.0.1" } if c.VNCPortMin > c.VNCPortMax { errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("vnc_port_min must be less than vnc_port_max")) } if c.VNCPortMin < 0 { errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("vnc_port_min must be positive")) } return }