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24 Apr 2018

Using the ubuntu cloud image

  • ova 不論是放到 vsphere 還是 VMware Fusion 都會有問題， 單純使用 vmdk 可以開機，但是開到一半會有問題

  • 使用 ovftool 時要用 Administrator 權限，範例：

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    ovftool --overwrite --acceptAllEulas \
  --noSSLVerify \
  --name=ubuntu-16.04-server \
  --vmFolder=RDLAB/Shihta.Kuan \
  --datastore=vsanDatastore \
  --net:"VM Network"="DPortGroup_V1303" \
  --prop:public-keys='YOUR SSH KEY' \
  ubuntu-16.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova \
  vi://Administrator%40vsphere.local@192.168.1.13:443/QCTRD-Datacenter/host/QCTRD

  • Successful example:

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    ovftool --acceptAllEulas --name=cloud-image-ubuntu-18.04 \
  --datastore=vsanDatastore --noSSLVerify=true --diskMode=thick \
  --vmFolder=Shihta.Kuan --network=Network_1105 --overwrite \
  --prop:public-keys='ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQC3/ejVwC7vatMDkYJCkanW7doGdA75w+yOwBk3vqeO39XM8hSXxcrE/KKQ+b73M93TyhXy+mwG7OdHPXcQadcQcBqlqL+oUfo+0VXQ/0SliNZll0I0itM6iCSnxr4+/3QiMFomX4G0Unbyhcwo59wTVqqNho8v2wpVFTvi++GV6W4gEudsQBa6xBKv8ICaoMj0RiHY1cYKl24VRmmzQemiWLhBLsCVzvtkR6aja7uHadZVR0Hga4hu27pUJYQa5vbRHMQ3Rq7g1ybr2h/ShO6RfYkpr0G04LfrtHdiH/HeQlA8Tcn3uV9Mom2jLOvNAAQQkZ6DBve2/F710BZpv1gH kuster@KustertekiMacBook-Air.local' \
  ubuntu-18.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova \
  vi://Administrator%40vsphere.local@10.101.8.49/Datacenter/host/Horizon

ovftool --acceptAllEulas --name=test-access-u1604 \
  --datastore=vsanDatastore --noSSLVerify=true --diskMode=thick \
  --vmFolder=RDLAB/Shihta.Kuan --network=DPortGroup_V1303 --overwrite \
  --prop:public-keys='ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQC3/ejVwC7vatMDkYJCkanW7doGdA75w+yOwBk3vqeO39XM8hSXxcrE/KKQ+b73M93TyhXy+mwG7OdHPXcQadcQcBqlqL+oUfo+0VXQ/0SliNZll0I0itM6iCSnxr4+/3QiMFomX4G0Unbyhcwo59wTVqqNho8v2wpVFTvi++GV6W4gEudsQBa6xBKv8ICaoMj0RiHY1cYKl24VRmmzQemiWLhBLsCVzvtkR6aja7uHadZVR0Hga4hu27pUJYQa5vbRHMQ3Rq7g1ybr2h/ShO6RfYkpr0G04LfrtHdiH/HeQlA8Tcn3uV9Mom2jLOvNAAQQkZ6DBve2/F710BZpv1gH kuster@KustertekiMacBook-Air.local' \
  ubuntu-16.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova \
  vi://shihta.kuan%40qctrd.com@192.168.1.13/QCTRD-Datacenter/host/QCTRD/Resources/RD%20lab

  • Install ovftool on Linux: ./VMware-ovftool-4.3.0-7948156-lin.x86_64.bundle --eulas-agreed --required

  • The real ovftool path on OSX is: /Applications/VMware OVF Tool/ovftool. DON'T use /Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/VMware OVF Tool/ovftool

  • govc import.ova 也是有問題

  • jetbrains-infra/packer-builder-vsphere 的URL會拼錯不能用，但這可能是我們環境比較複雜的關係

  • packer 可用， command: PACKER_LOG=1 PACKER_LOG_PATH=log.txt PACKER_KEY_INTERVAL=10ms packer build build-from-iso.js

  • packer example: geerlingguy/packer-ubuntu-1604

  • Terraform 會出現 guest os type 不支援的狀況，但不知道為何 web 操作不會出現

vSphere VM environment

dhcp server

  • Installation: apt-get install isc-dhcp-server

  • Modify /etc/default/isc-dhcp-server:

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    # On what interfaces should the DHCP server (dhcpd) serve DHCP requests?
# Separate multiple interfaces with spaces, e.g. "eth0 eth1".
INTERFACES="ens32"

  • Modify /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf:

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    # option definitions common to all supported networks...
option domain-name "qctrd.com";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.10;

subnet 10.103.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
  range 10.103.3.32 10.103.3.223;
  option routers 10.103.3.1;
}

  • Restart service: systemctl restart isc-dhcp-server

Requirement

  • apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-dkms
  • Desktop needs open-vm-tools-desktop

Packer

  • debug mode:

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    ==> vmware-iso: Skipping export of virtual machine (export is allowed only for ESXi and the format needs to be specified)...
==> vmware-iso: Pausing after run of step 'StepExport'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepExport'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepUploadVMX'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepCleanVMX'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepConfigureVMX'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepCompactDisk'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepCleanFiles'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepShutdown'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepProvision'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepUploadTools'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepConnect'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepTypeBootCommand'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepRun'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepRegister'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepConfigureVNC'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepHTTPServer'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepSuppressMessages'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepConfigureVMX'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'stepCreateVMX'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'stepCreateDisk'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'stepRemoteUpload'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'stepRemoteUpload'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepCreateFloppy'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepOutputDir'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepDownload'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepPrepareTools'. Press enter to continue.
...........................................................................................
==> vmware-iso: Running post-processor: vsphere
    vmware-iso (vsphere): Uploading output-vmware-iso/packer-vmware-iso.vmx to vSphere
Build 'vmware-iso' errored: 1 error(s) occurred:

* Post-processor failed: Failed: exit status 1
Opening VMX source: output-vmware-iso/packer-vmware-iso.vmx
Error: cURL error: SSL connect error
Completed with errors

==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors:
--> vmware-iso: 1 error(s) occurred:

GOVC

  • Useful commands:

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    govc vm.destroy -vm.dns=u1604-n105-1

# list info
govc ls
: vSphere

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