Vagrant runs vmrun against vmx file and then cancels the start. See vmx file below…
==> node: Starting the VMware VM…
An error occurred while executing vmrun, a utility for controlling
VMware machines. The command and output are below:
Command: [“start”, “/opt/_linux/.vagrant/machines/node/vmware_desktop/971b358e-2cee-4c66-9e22-dbab08b1c26e/centos-8.5-x86_64.vmx”, “nogui”, {:notify=>[:stdout, :stderr], :timeout=>45}]
Stdout: Error: The operation was canceled
Environment:
OS Version: 4.18.0-425.10.1.el8_7.x86_64
Packer Version: v1.8.5
Vagrant Version: Installed Version: 2.3.4
VMware Version: VMware Workstation 17.0.0 build-20800274
Vagrant Plugins: vagrant-vmware-desktop (3.0.1, global)
used vmx file for vmrun
.encoding = “UTF-8”
bios.bootorder = “hdd,cdrom”
checkpoint.vmstate = “”
cleanshutdown = “TRUE”
config.version = “8”
cpuid.corespersocket = “1”
displayname = “tableau_linux: node”
ehci.pcislotnumber = “-1”
ehci.present = “FALSE”
ethernet0.addresstype = “generated”
ethernet0.connectiontype = “nat”
ethernet0.present = “TRUE”
ethernet0.virtualdev = “e1000”
extendedconfigfile = “centos-8.5-x86_64.vmxf”
filesearchpath = “.;/home/EXT/srv_x00014789/.vagrant.d/boxes/-VAGRANTSLASH-opt-VAGRANTSLASH-EXT-VAGRANTSLASH-srv_x00014789-VAGRANTSLASH-vmware-VAGRANTSLASH-CentOS-8-Vagrant-8.0.1905-1.x86_64.vagrant-vmware-desktop.box/0/vmware_desktop”
floppy0.present = “FALSE”
guestinfo.detailed.data = “bitness=‘64’ distroName=‘CentOS’ distroVersion=‘8.5.2111’ familyName=‘Linux’ kernelVersion=‘4.18.0-348.2.1.el8_5.x86_64’ prettyName=‘CentOS Linux release 8.5.2111’”
guestos = “centos-64”
gui.fullscreenatpoweron = “FALSE”
gui.viewmodeatpoweron = “windowed”
hgfs.linkrootshare = “TRUE”
hgfs.maprootshare = “TRUE”
hpet0.present = “TRUE”
ide0:0.devicetype = “cdrom-image”
ide0:0.filename = “/Users/tsmith/.cache/packer/416001dd7e94b25b8fa9286e064a53caeaa2b9e6.iso”
ide0:0.present = “TRUE”
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = “FALSE”
memsize = “1024”
monitor.phys_bits_used = “42”
msg.autoanswer = “true”
numa.autosize.cookie = “20001”
numa.autosize.vcpu.maxpervirtualnode = “2”
numvcpus = “2”
nvme0.present = “FALSE”
nvram = “centos-8.5-x86_64.nvram”
parallel0.autodetect = “FALSE”
parallel0.bidirectional = “”
parallel0.filename = “”
parallel0.present = “FALSE”
parallel0.startconnected = “FALSE”
pcibridge0.pcislotnumber = “17”
pcibridge0.present = “TRUE”
pcibridge4.functions = “8”
pcibridge4.pcislotnumber = “21”
pcibridge4.present = “TRUE”
pcibridge4.virtualdev = “pcieRootPort”
pcibridge5.functions = “8”
pcibridge5.pcislotnumber = “22”
pcibridge5.present = “TRUE”
pcibridge5.virtualdev = “pcieRootPort”
pcibridge6.functions = “8”
pcibridge6.pcislotnumber = “23”
pcibridge6.present = “TRUE”
pcibridge6.virtualdev = “pcieRootPort”
pcibridge7.functions = “8”
pcibridge7.pcislotnumber = “24”
pcibridge7.present = “TRUE”
pcibridge7.virtualdev = “pcieRootPort”
policy.vm.mvmtid = “”
powertype.poweroff = “soft”
powertype.poweron = “soft”
powertype.reset = “soft”
powertype.suspend = “soft”
proxyapps.publishtohost = “FALSE”
remotedisplay.vnc.enabled = “FALSE”
remotedisplay.vnc.ip = “127.0.0.1”
remotedisplay.vnc.key = “FisMIwsmJSs3DRQuIzMHOCUbChozKBsQNRECDR4+PBkXGyMlGBkSIBEyKA8vHTQmOhMUIywtDCM3JhkSPQU9IDA7Eh40FzEcKyoGNToWKhgoLQosFx0XKBslKA82MAYRLycDCAUaPCMbDBEnFS40BBYeLDEHOjgkDgkGGT8rIy4=”
remotedisplay.vnc.password = “JZuGQcYD”
remotedisplay.vnc.port = “5930”
replay.filename = “”
replay.supported = “FALSE”
sata0.present = “FALSE”
scsi0.pcislotnumber = “16”
scsi0.present = “TRUE”
scsi0.virtualdev = “lsilogic”
scsi0:0.filename = “disk-cl1.vmdk”
scsi0:0.present = “TRUE”
scsi0:0.redo = “”
serial0.autodetect = “FALSE”
serial0.filename = “”
serial0.filetype = “”
serial0.pipe.endpoint = “”
serial0.present = “FALSE”
serial0.startconnected = “FALSE”
serial0.trynorxloss = “”
serial0.yieldonmsrread = “”
sharedfolder.maxnum = “0”
softpoweroff = “TRUE”
sound.autodetect = “TRUE”
sound.filename = “-1”
sound.present = “FALSE”
sound.startconnected = “FALSE”
svga.guestbackedprimaryaware = “TRUE”
svga.vramsize = “134217728”
tools.synctime = “TRUE”
tools.upgrade.policy = “upgradeAtPowerCycle”
usb.pcislotnumber = “-1”
usb.present = “FALSE”
uuid.action = “create”
uuid.bios = “”
uuid.location = “”
vc.uuid = “”
virtualhw.productcompatibility = “hosted”
virtualhw.version = “12”
vmci0.id = “1861462627”
vmci0.pcislotnumber = “35”
vmci0.present = “TRUE”
vmotion.checkpointfbsize = “134217728”
vmotion.checkpointsvgaprimarysize = “134217728”
vmxstats.filename = “centos-8.5-x86_64.scoreboard”