vmx

Examples: vmware-vmx

Build virtual machines by cloning and customizing an existing virtual machine.

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Running These Examples

Cloning from .vmx

VMware Fusion Pro - Apple Silicon (arm64):

packer init .
packer build -var-file=pkrvars/debian/fusion-arm64-vmx.pkrvars.hcl .

VMware Fusion Pro - Intel (amd64):

packer init .
packer build -var-file=pkrvars/debian/fusion-amd64-vmx.pkrvars.hcl .

VMware Workstation Pro:

packer init .
packer build -var-file=pkrvars/debian/workstation-amd64-vmx.pkrvars.hcl .

Cloning from .ova or .ovf

VMware Fusion Pro - Apple Silicon (arm64):

packer init .
packer build -var-file=pkrvars/debian/fusion-arm64-ova.pkrvars.hcl .
# or
packer build -var-file=pkrvars/debian/fusion-arm64-ovf.pkrvars.hcl .

VMware Fusion Pro - Intel (amd64):

packer init .
packer build -var-file=pkrvars/debian/fusion-amd64-ova.pkrvars.hcl .
# or
packer build -var-file=pkrvars/debian/fusion-amd64-ovf.pkrvars.hcl .

VMware Workstation Pro:

packer init .
packer build -var-file=pkrvars/debian/workstation-amd64-ova.pkrvars.hcl .
# or
packer build -var-file=pkrvars/debian/workstation-amd64-ovf.pkrvars.hcl .

Notes

.vmx Source

• guest_os_type is optional (preserves source guest OS if not specified).
• version is ignored (hardware version from source is preserved).

.ova/ovf Source

• guest_os_type is required when cloning from OVF/OVA files.
• version controls hardware version (default: 21, minimum: 19)

See the root example README for more information on platform requirements.