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#Builing vm templates on vmware esxi 5 how to#
#Builing vm templates on vmware esxi 5 iso#

You will also need an iso copy of Rocky Linux. You can start by downloading the binaries for you own platform with Packer downloads.

The builder vsphere-iso's documentation.

You can have a look at these resources for additional information:

Packer is a Hashicorp tool to automate the creation of a virtual machine. You can also choose not to convert the virtual machine into a template, in this case you will use Packer to deploy each new VM, which is still quite feasible (an installation starting from 0 takes less than 10 minutes without human interaction). Of course, you can adapt this how-to for other hypervisors.

#Builing vm templates on vmware esxi 5 how to#

This document covers the VMWare template creation with Packer and how to deploy the artifact as new virtual machines with Ansible. If you want to dig into that you can do so, but it is not covered in this document. It was pointed out that with Vagrant, an SSH key that was not self-signed would be provided. If not, dig into that documentation before you begin.

It is assumed that you have some knowledge on each product mentioned.

A VSphere environment available, and a user with granted access.

Reading time: 30 minutes Prerequisites, Assumptions, and General Notes ¶ Host-based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)Īutomatic template creation with Packer and deployment with Ansible in a VMWare VSphere environment ¶

Prerequisites, Assumptions, and General Notes Automatic Template Creation - Packer - Ansible - VMWare VSphere