Is there a packer build for Windows 10?
Adding username/password for smb on Windows and macOS hosts to avoid … A Packer build to make a pretty vanilla Windows 10 x64 box for use with VMWare Desktop or Virtualbox. This project is just a clone of my other Windows Packer project with some very minor changes. Eventually the two projects will merge and form like Voltron.
What are the variables in Packer Windows 10?
Since there are two Builders, you also likely want to specify one or the other. Valid options are virtualbox-iso or vmware-iso. The other two variables, iso_md5 and iso_path, are the path and the MD5 hash of the Windows 10 Enterprise trial ISO.
How to create a packer build for WinRM?
After the updates are all installed, Windows will turn it’s WinRM service back on and Packer will continue with the build. Run vagrant box add –name [vagrant box name] [name of .box file].
Which is Packer script installs Chocolatey and boxstarter?
Executing the a:\\Boxstarter.ps1 script. The a:\\Boxstarter.ps1 script installs Chocolatey and Boxstarter, then executes the a:\\Package.ps1 script. Enables Remote Desktop. Installs critical Windows Updates. Removes the pagefile. Updates Firewall and enables WinRM. Packer connects via WinRM and moves on to the Provisioners Section.
What do I need to create an image in Packer?
Let’s start with creating a simple Windows image. To get packer to run, it needs access to a service principal and a RBAC rights to your subscription. When Packer builds the image, it will create a new resource group, deploy the machine, create the image and then destroy that resource group, hence it requires RBAC.
What do you need to know about the Packer tool?
Packer is a tool developed by Hashicorp (the company behind Terraform) that makes it easy to automate the creation of custom images (or AMIs in AWS). The tool itself will automate the creation of VMs, will run whatever scripts you want it to run, and will then instruct your cloud provider to take that image.