Merge pull request #328 from jbronn/vmdk_type

builder/vmware: Enable customization of VMDK type with `disk_type_id`

builder/vmware/builder.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type config struct {
 
 	DiskName          string            `mapstructure:"vmdk_name"`
 	DiskSize          uint              `mapstructure:"disk_size"`
+	DiskTypeId        string            `mapstructure:"disk_type_id"`
 	FloppyFiles       []string          `mapstructure:"floppy_files"`
 	GuestOSType       string            `mapstructure:"guest_os_type"`
 	ISOChecksum       string            `mapstructure:"iso_checksum"`
@@ -84,6 +85,11 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 		b.config.DiskSize = 40000
 	}
 
+	if b.config.DiskTypeId == "" {
+		// Default is growable virtual disk split in 2GB files.
+		b.config.DiskTypeId = "1"
+	}
+
 	if b.config.FloppyFiles == nil {
 		b.config.FloppyFiles = make([]string, 0)
 	}

builder/vmware/driver.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type Driver interface {
 	CompactDisk(string) error
 
 	// CreateDisk creates a virtual disk with the given size.
-	CreateDisk(string, string) error
+	CreateDisk(string, string, string) error
 
 	// Checks if the VMX file at the given path is running.
 	IsRunning(string) (bool, error)

builder/vmware/driver_fusion5.go

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ func (d *Fusion5Driver) CompactDisk(diskPath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (d *Fusion5Driver) CreateDisk(output string, size string) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command(d.vdiskManagerPath(), "-c", "-s", size, "-a", "lsilogic", "-t", "1", output)
+func (d *Fusion5Driver) CreateDisk(output string, size string, type_id string) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(d.vdiskManagerPath(), "-c", "-s", size, "-a", "lsilogic", "-t", type_id, output)
 	if _, _, err := runAndLog(cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

builder/vmware/driver_player5.go

@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ func (d *Player5LinuxDriver) qemuCompactDisk(diskPath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (d *Player5LinuxDriver) CreateDisk(output string, size string) error {
+func (d *Player5LinuxDriver) CreateDisk(output string, size string, type_id string) error {
 	var cmd *exec.Cmd
 	if d.QemuImgPath != "" {
 		cmd = exec.Command(d.QemuImgPath, "create", "-f", "vmdk", "-o", "compat6", output, size)
 	} else {
-		cmd = exec.Command(d.VdiskManagerPath, "-c", "-s", size, "-a", "lsilogic", "-t", "1", output)
+		cmd = exec.Command(d.VdiskManagerPath, "-c", "-s", size, "-a", "lsilogic", "-t", type_id, output)
 	}
 	if _, _, err := runAndLog(cmd); err != nil {
 		return err

builder/vmware/driver_workstation9.go

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ func (d *Workstation9Driver) CompactDisk(diskPath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (d *Workstation9Driver) CreateDisk(output string, size string) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command(d.VdiskManagerPath, "-c", "-s", size, "-a", "lsilogic", "-t", "1", output)
+func (d *Workstation9Driver) CreateDisk(output string, size string, type_id string) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(d.VdiskManagerPath, "-c", "-s", size, "-a", "lsilogic", "-t", type_id, output)
 	if _, _, err := runAndLog(cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

builder/vmware/step_create_disk.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (stepCreateDisk) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
 
 	ui.Say("Creating virtual machine disk")
 	full_disk_path := filepath.Join(config.OutputDir, config.DiskName+".vmdk")
-	if err := driver.CreateDisk(full_disk_path, fmt.Sprintf("%dM", config.DiskSize)); err != nil {
+	if err := driver.CreateDisk(full_disk_path, fmt.Sprintf("%dM", config.DiskSize), config.DiskTypeId); err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error creating disk: %s", err)
 		state["error"] = err
 		ui.Error(err.Error())

website/source/docs/builders/vmware.html.markdown

@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ Optional:
   actual file representing the disk will not use the full size unless it is full.
   By default this is set to 40,000 (40 GB).
 
+* `disk_type_id` (string) - The type of VMware virtual disk to create.
+  The default is "1", which corresponds to a growable virtual disk split in
+  2GB files.  This option is for advanced usage, modify only if you
+  know what you're doing.  For more information, please consult the
+  [Virtual Disk Manager User's Guide](http://www.vmware.com/pdf/VirtualDiskManager.pdf).
+
 * `floppy_files` (array of strings) - A list of files to put onto a floppy
   disk that is attached when the VM is booted for the first time. This is
   most useful for unattended Windows installs, which look for an