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examples/hcl/linux/build.alpine.pkr.hcl

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ build {
   name = "alpine"
   description = <<EOF
 This build creates alpine images for versions :
-* v3.8
+* v3.12
 For the following builers :
 * virtualbox-iso
 EOF
@@ -12,11 +12,20 @@ EOF
   // source.builder-type.pkr.hcl files, here we only set the fields specific to
   // the different versions of ubuntu.
   source "source.virtualbox-iso.base-alpine-amd64" {
-    name                    = "3.8"
-    iso_url                 = local.iso_url_alpine_380
-    iso_checksum            = "file:${local.iso_checksum_url_alpine_380}"
-    output_directory        = "virtualbox_iso_alpine_380_amd64"
-    boot_command            = local.alpine_380_floppy_boot_command
+    name                    = "3.12"
+    iso_url                 = local.iso_url_alpine_312
+    iso_checksum            = "file:${local.iso_checksum_url_alpine_312}"
+    output_directory        = "virtualbox_iso_alpine_312_amd64"
+    boot_command            = local.alpine_312_floppy_boot_command
+    boot_wait               = "10s"
+  }
+
+  source "source.vsphere-iso.base-alpine-amd64" {
+    name                    = "3.12"
+    vm_name                 = "alpine-3.12"
+    iso_url                 = local.iso_url_alpine_312
+    iso_checksum            = "file:${local.iso_checksum_url_alpine_312}"
+    boot_command            = local.alpine_312_floppy_boot_command_vsphere
     boot_wait               = "10s"
   }
 

examples/hcl/linux/etc/http/alpine-answers

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ iface eth0 inet dhcp
 "
 TIMEZONEOPTS="-z UTC"
 PROXYOPTS="none"
-APKREPOSOPTS="http://mirror.yandex.ru/mirrors/alpine/v3.8/main"
+APKREPOSOPTS="http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/alpine/v3.8/main"
 SSHDOPTS="-c openssh"
 NTPOPTS="-c none"
 DISKOPTS="-m sys /dev/sda"

examples/hcl/linux/etc/http/alpine-setup.sh

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ poweroff
 EOF
 chmod +x /usr/local/bin/shutdown
 
-ifconfig eth0 up && udhcpc -i eth0
-
 sed -i "/#PermitRootLogin/c\PermitRootLogin yes" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 sed -i "/#PasswordAuthentication/c\PasswordAuthentication yes" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 mkdir ~/.ssh

examples/hcl/linux/etc/http/alpine-vsphere-answers

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+KEYMAPOPTS="us us"
+HOSTNAMEOPTS="-n alpine"
+INTERFACESOPTS="auto lo
+iface lo inet loopback
+
+auto eth0
+iface eth0 inet static
+    address 147.75.201.6
+    netmask 255.255.255.248
+    network 147.75.201.0
+    broadcast 147.75.201.7
+    gateway 147.75.201.1
+"
+DNSOPTS="-d example.com 8.8.8.8"
+TIMEZONEOPTS="-z UTC"
+PROXYOPTS="none"
+APKREPOSOPTS="http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.12/main
+http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.8/main
+"
+SSHDOPTS="-c openssh"
+NTPOPTS="-c none"
+DISKOPTS="-m sys /dev/sda"

examples/hcl/linux/source.virtualbox-iso.pkr.hcl

@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ source "virtualbox-iso" "base-alpine-amd64" {
     ssh_password            = var.alpine_password
     ssh_wait_timeout        = "60m"
     shutdown_command        = "poweroff"
-    floppy_files            = local.floppy_files
+    floppy_files            = local.floppy_files_alpine
 }

examples/hcl/linux/source.vsphere-iso.pkr.hcl

@@ -80,3 +80,36 @@ source "vsphere-iso" "base-ubuntu-amd64" {
         "<enter>"
     ]
 }
+
+
+source "vsphere-iso" "base-alpine-amd64" {
+    vcenter_server      = var.vcenter_endpoint
+    username            = var.vcenter_user
+    password            = var.vcenter_password
+    host                = var.esxi_host
+    insecure_connection = true
+
+    datacenter      = var.datacenter_name
+    datastore       = "datastore1"
+
+    ssh_username            = "root"
+    ssh_password            = var.alpine_password
+
+    CPUs            = 1
+    RAM             = 512 * 2
+    RAM_reserve_all = true
+
+    guest_os_type           = "otherLinux64Guest"
+
+    floppy_files            = local.floppy_files_alpine_vsphere
+
+    network_adapters {
+        network      = "VM Network"
+        network_card = "vmxnet3"
+    }
+
+    storage {
+        disk_size             = 32768
+        disk_thin_provisioned = true
+    }
+}

examples/hcl/linux/variables.alpine.pkr.hcl

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ variable "alpine_password" {
 }
 
 locals {
-  iso_url_alpine_380             = "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.8/releases/x86_64/alpine-standard-3.8.0-x86_64.iso"
-  iso_checksum_url_alpine_380    = "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.8/releases/x86_64/alpine-standard-3.8.0-x86_64.iso.sha256"
-  floppy_files = [
+  iso_url_alpine_312             = "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.12/releases/x86_64/alpine-virt-3.12.0-x86_64.iso"
+  iso_checksum_url_alpine_312    = "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.12/releases/x86_64/alpine-virt-3.12.0-x86_64.iso.sha256"
+  floppy_files_alpine = [
     "${local.http_directory}/alpine-answers",
     "${local.http_directory}/alpine-setup.sh"
   ]
-  alpine_380_floppy_boot_command = [
+
+  alpine_312_floppy_boot_command = [
     "root<enter><wait>",
     "mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /media/floppy<enter><wait>",
     "setup-alpine -f /media/floppy/alpine-answers<enter>",
@@ -29,4 +30,26 @@ locals {
     "/media/floppy/alpine-setup.sh<enter>",
   ]
 
+  floppy_files_alpine_vsphere = [
+    "${local.http_directory}/alpine-vsphere-answers",
+    "${local.http_directory}/alpine-setup.sh"
+  ]
+
+  alpine_312_floppy_boot_command_vsphere = [
+    "root<enter><wait1s>",
+    "mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /media/floppy<enter><wait1s>",
+    "setup-alpine -f /media/floppy/alpine-vsphere-answers<enter><wait3s>",
+    "${var.alpine_password}<enter>",
+    "${var.alpine_password}<enter>",
+    "<wait15s>",
+    "y<enter>",
+    "<wait15s>",
+    "reboot<enter>",
+    "<wait15s>",
+    "root<enter>",
+    "${var.alpine_password}<enter><wait>",
+    "mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /media/floppy<enter><wait>",
+    "/media/floppy/alpine-setup.sh<enter>",
+  ]
+
 }