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### Optional:
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- `boot_command` (array of strings) - This is an array of commands to type
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when the virtual machine is first booted. The goal of these commands
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should be to type just enough to initialize the operating system
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installer. Special keys can be typed as well, and are covered in the
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section below on the boot command. If this is not specified, it is assumed
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the installer will start itself.
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- `boot_wait` (string) - The time to wait after booting the initial virtual
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machine before typing the `boot_command`. The value specified should be
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a duration. For example, setting a duration of "1m30s" would cause
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Packer to wait for 1 minute 30 seconds before typing the boot command.
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The default duration is "10s" (10 seconds).
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- `configuration_version` (string) - This allows you to set the vm version when
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calling New-VM to generate the vm.
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disable dynamic memory and have at least 4GB of RAM assigned to the
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virtual machine.
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- `floppy_dirs` (array of strings) - A list of directories to place onto
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the floppy disk recursively. This is similar to the `floppy_files` option
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except that the directory structure is preserved. This is useful for when
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your floppy disk includes drivers or if you just want to organize it's
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contents as a hierarchy. Wildcard characters (\*, ?, and \[\]) are
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allowed. The maximum summary size of all files in the listed directories
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are the same as in `floppy_files`.
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- `floppy_files` (array of strings) - A list of files to place onto a floppy
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disk that is attached when the VM is booted. This is most useful for
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unattended Windows installs, which look for an `Autounattend.xml` file on
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removable media. By default, no floppy will be attached. All files listed
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in this setting get placed into the root directory of the floppy and the
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floppy is attached as the first floppy device. Currently, no support
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exists for creating sub-directories on the floppy. Wildcard characters
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(`*`, `?`, and `[]`) are allowed. Directory names are also allowed, which
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will add all the files found in the directory to the floppy.
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- `generation` (number) - The Hyper-V generation for the virtual machine. By
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default, this is 1. Generation 2 Hyper-V virtual machines do not support
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floppy drives. In this scenario use `secondary_iso_images` instead. Hard
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built. When this value is set to true, the machine will start without a
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console.
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- `http_directory` (string) - Path to a directory to serve using Packers
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inbuilt HTTP server. The files in this directory will be available
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over HTTP to the virtual machine. This is useful for hosting kickstart
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files and so on. By default this value is unset and the HTTP server is
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not started. The address and port of the HTTP server will be available
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as variables in `boot_command`. This is covered in more detail below.
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- `http_port_min` and `http_port_max` (number) - These are the minimum and
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maximum port to use for the HTTP server started to serve the
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`http_directory`. Since Packer often runs in parallel, a randomly
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available port in this range will be repeatedly chosen until an
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available port is found. To force the HTTP server to use a specific
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port, set an identical value for `http_port_min` and `http_port_max`.
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By default the values are 8000 and 9000, respectively.
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- `mac_address` (string) - This allows a specific MAC address to be used on
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the default virtual network card. The MAC address must be a string with
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no delimiters, for example "0000deadbeef".
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supported by various exotic operating systems, but this emulation requires
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additional overhead and should only be used if absolutely necessary.
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## Boot Command
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## Http directory configuration reference
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<%= partial "partials/common/HTTPConfig" %>
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### Optional:
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<%= partial "partials/common/HTTPConfig-not-required" %>
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The `boot_command` configuration is very important: it specifies the keys to
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type when the virtual machine is first booted in order to start the OS
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installer. This command is typed after `boot_wait`, which gives the virtual
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machine some time to actually load the ISO.
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## Floppy configuration reference
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As documented above, the `boot_command` is an array of strings. The strings
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are all typed in sequence. It is an array only to improve readability within
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the template.
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<%= partial "partials/common/FloppyConfig" %>
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The boot command is "typed" character for character over the virtual keyboard
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to the machine, simulating a human actually typing the keyboard.
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### Optional:
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<%= partial "partials/builders/boot-command" %>
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<%= partial "partials/common/FloppyConfig-not-required" %>
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The example shown below is a working boot command used to start an Ubuntu
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12.04 installer:
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## Boot Configuration Reference
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``` json
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[
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"<esc><esc><enter><wait>",
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"/install/vmlinuz noapic ",
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"preseed/url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/preseed.cfg ",
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"debian-installer=en_US auto locale=en_US kbd-chooser/method=us ",
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"hostname={{ .Name }} ",
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"fb=false debconf/frontend=noninteractive ",
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"keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP keyboard-configuration/layout=USA ",
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"keyboard-configuration/variant=USA console-setup/ask_detect=false ",
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"initrd=/install/initrd.gz -- <enter>"
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]
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```
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<%= partial "partials/common/bootcommand/BootConfig" %>
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For more examples of various boot commands, see the sample projects from our
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[community templates page](/community-tools.html#templates).
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### Optional:
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<%= partial "partials/common/bootcommand/BootConfig-not-required" %>
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## Integration Services
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Adrien Delorme
7 years ago