Vsphere-clone failed GET IP

Hello,

When we try to assign an IP address with the builder vsphere-clone we get an error “unexpected EOF”

Do you have an example of HCL file please ?

Below my HCL file :

source "vsphere-clone" "W2K19" {
  vcenter_server      = "vce0421.*****"
  username            = "svc_vcenter_packer****"
  password            = "@lP******"
  cluster             = "Cluster_****"
  datacenter          = "DC4-LAB"
  folder              = "Template/vRA/WindowsServer/FY23Q1"
  datastore           = "prov_*****"
  host                = "dc4prhci*****"
  insecure_connection = "true"
  template            = "W2K19-2023-Q1-GIEC-20230127"

  vm_name              = "EMEA_Win2019_FY23Q1-001"
  winrm_password       = "@l*****"
  winrm_username       = "svc_alpha****"
  CPUs                 = "4"
  RAM                  = "8192"
  RAM_reserve_all      = true
  communicator         = "winrm"
  disk_controller_type = ["lsilogic-sas"]
  firmware             = "bios"
  floppy_files         = ["Setup/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1", "Setup/create_local_account.ps1"]
  storage {
    disk_size             = "32768"
    disk_thin_provisioned = true
  }
  customize {
    windows_options {
      computer_name = "W2K19-2023-Q1-GIEC-20230127"
    }
	network_interface {
      ipv4_address = "11.129.**.***"
      ipv4_netmask = "21"
	}
	ipv4_gateway    = "11.129.**.*"
    dns_server_list = ["11.128.***.***"]
  }

  convert_to_template = "true"
}

build {
  sources = ["source.vsphere-clone.W2K19"]

  provisioner "windows-shell" {
    inline = ["dir c:\\"]
  }
}

Thx for your help.

Hello community,

where I can find an example of HCL file for Windows with “vSphere Clone” and static IP assignment please?

Hi, try to re-launch your build using -debug option and post the result it may be helpful.

Some github issues in the past seems to tell it could be related to vcenter user permissions or about delay (if it takes more than 5min.) vsphere-iso: unexpected EOF · Issue #87 · jetbrains-infra/packer-builder-vsphere · GitHub