##########gitlab output#################
$ packer version
Packer v1.7.0
$ echo "packer installed now running the image build"
packer installed now running the image build
$ packer build -var="vcpasswd=$password" -var-file="variables.json" Win2019img.json
vsphere-clone: output will be in this color.
==> vsphere-clone: Cloning VM...
==> vsphere-clone: Mounting ISO images...
==> vsphere-clone: Adding configuration parameters...
==> vsphere-clone: Power on VM...
==> vsphere-clone: Waiting for IP...
==> vsphere-clone: IP address: 192.168.168.10
==> vsphere-clone: Using winrm communicator to connect: Win2k19tp-pack
==> vsphere-clone: Waiting for WinRM to become available...
==> vsphere-clone: Timeout waiting for WinRM.
==> vsphere-clone: Power off VM...
==> vsphere-clone: Destroying VM...

##########Gitlab runner config.toml#####################
[[runners]]
  name = "****"
  url = "****"
  token = "****"
  executor = "docker"
  [runners.custom_build_dir]
  [runners.cache]
    [runners.cache.s3]
    [runners.cache.gcs]
    [runners.cache.azure]
  [runners.docker]
    tls_verify = false
    image = "centos:latest"
    privileged = false
    disable_entrypoint_overwrite = false
    oom_kill_disable = false
    disable_cache = false
    volumes = ["/cache"]
    shm_size = 0
    network_mode = "host"

#########Packer JSON file###############################
  
{
  "variables": {
    "vcenter":"",
	  "vcusern":"",
	  "vcpasswd":"",
    "winrm_username": "administrator",
    "winrm_password": "***********",
    "winrm_host": "Win2k19tp-pack"
	},
    "builders": [
      {
        "type": "vsphere-clone",
  
        "vcenter_server":      "{{user `vcenter`}}",
        "username":            "{{user `vcusern`}}",
        "password":            "{{user `vcpasswd`}}",
        "insecure_connection": "true",
  
        "template": "Win2k19tp-pack",
        "vm_name":  "Win2k19tpl-{{timestamp}}",
        "cluster":   "Cluster",
        "datastore": "NFS_SAS",
        "folder": "Templates",
        "network": "vlan1234",

        "communicator": "winrm",
        "winrm_use_ssl": false,
        "winrm_insecure": true,
        "winrm_timeout": "5m",
        "winrm_username": "{{user `winrm_username`}}",
        "winrm_password": "{{user `winrm_password`}}",
        "winrm_host": "{{user `winrm_host`}}",
        "winrm_port":"5985"
      }
    ],
    "provisioners": [
        {
          "type": "file",
          "source": "./CopyAZPush.ps1",
          "destination":"c:\\copyAzPsh.ps1"
        },
        {
          "type": "powershell",
          "inline": [
            "start-process -filepath \"powershell.exe\" -Arg \"c:\\copyAzPsh.ps1\" -Wait -Verb runas" ,
            "invoke-command -scriptblock{write-host \"Copied from storage account, find the following list of downloaded files\" }",
            "get-childitem C:\\install | write-host"
            ]
        },
        {
          "type": "powershell",
          "elevated_user": "{{user `winrm_username`}}",
          "elevated_password": "{{user `winrm_password`}}",
          "scripts": [
            "./installscript.ps1"
          ]
        },
        {
            "type": "windows-restart",
            "restart_check_command": "powershell -command \"& {Write-Output 'Machine restarted.'}\""
        },
        {
          "type": "powershell",
          "inline": [
            "write-host \"sysprepping the machine \"",
            "& $env:SystemRoot\\System32\\Sysprep\\Sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /quiet /quit",
            "while($true) { $imageState = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\State | Select ImageState; if($imageState.ImageState -ne 'IMAGE_STATE_GENERALIZE_RESEAL_TO_OOBE') { Write-Output $imageState.ImageState; Start-Sleep -s 10  } else { break } }"
            ]
        }
      ]
  }