This builder uses native vSphere API, and creates virtual machines remotely.
This a plugin for [HashiCorp Packer](https://www.packer.io/). It uses native vSphere API, and creates virtual machines remotely.
- VMware Player is not required
- Builds are incremental, VMs are not created from scratch but cloned from base templates - similar to [amazon-ebs](https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html) builder
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* `vcenter_server` - vCenter server hostname.
* `username` - vSphere username.
* `password` - vSphere password.
* `insecure_connection` - do not validate server's TLS certificate. `false` by default.
* `template` - name of source VM.
* `vm_name` - name of target VM.
* `host` - vSphere host where target VM is created.
* `ssh_username` - username in guest OS.
* `ssh_password` - password in guest OS.
* `insecure_connection` - do not validate server's TLS certificate. `false` by default.