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The Packer vSphere post-processor takes an artifact from the VMware builder and
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uploads it to a vSphere endpoint.
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layout: docs
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page_title: 'vSphere Post-Processor'
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# vSphere Post-Processor
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Type: `vsphere`
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The Packer vSphere post-processor takes an artifact from the VMware builder and
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uploads it to a vSphere endpoint.
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## Configuration
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There are many configuration options available for the post-processor. They are
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segmented below into two categories: required and optional parameters. Within
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each category, the available configuration keys are alphabetized.
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Required:
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- `cluster` (string) - The cluster to upload the VM to.
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- `datacenter` (string) - The name of the datacenter within vSphere to add the
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VM to.
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- `datastore` (string) - The name of the datastore to store this VM. This is
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*not required* if `resource_pool` is specified.
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- `host` (string) - The vSphere host that will be contacted to perform the
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VM upload.
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- `password` (string) - Password to use to authenticate to the
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vSphere endpoint.
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- `resource_pool` (string) - The resource pool to upload the VM to. This is
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*not required*.
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- `username` (string) - The username to use to authenticate to the
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vSphere endpoint.
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- `vm_name` (string) - The name of the VM once it is uploaded.
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Optional:
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- `disk_mode` (string) - Target disk format. See `ovftool` manual for
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available options. By default, "thick" will be used.
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- `insecure` (boolean) - Whether or not the connection to vSphere can be done
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over an insecure connection. By default this is false.
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- `vm_folder` (string) - The folder within the datastore to store the VM.
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- `vm_network` (string) - The name of the VM network this VM will be
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added to.
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- `overwrite` (boolean) - If it's true force the system to overwrite the
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existing files instead create new ones. Default is false
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- `options` (array of strings) - Custom options to add in ovftool. See `ovftool
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--help` to list all the options
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