Packer definitions for vagrant VirtualBox and VMware baseboxes. These are the vagrant baseboxes I use for my own personal projents. This project is run against a private Jenkins instance, and as template definitions are added and/or updated, links to the generated images are added below:

64-bit boxes:

• centos64 - CentOS 6.4 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• centos510 - CentOS 5.10 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• centos59 - CentOS 5.9 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• ubuntu1310 - Ubuntu 13.10 server 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• ubuntu1304 - Ubuntu 13.04 server 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• ubuntu1204 - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• ubuntu1204-docker - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 64-bit with Docker (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• ubuntu1004 - Ubuntu 10.04.4 server 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• fedora20 - Fedora 20 Alpha 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• fedora19 - Fedora 19 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• fedora18 - Fedora 18 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle64 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 4 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle63 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 3 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle62 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 2 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle61 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 1 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle510 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 10 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle59 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 9 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle58 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 8 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle57 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 7 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• debian72 - Debian "wheezy" 7.2 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• debian71 - Debian "wheezy" 7.1 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• debian608 - Debian "squeeze" 6.0.8 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• debian607 - Debian "squeeze" 6.0.7 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)

32-bit boxes:

• centos64-i386 - CentOS 6.4 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• centos510-i386 - CentOS 6.4 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• centos59-i386 - CentOS 5.9 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• ubuntu1310-i386 - Ubuntu 13.10 server 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• ubuntu1304-i386 - Ubuntu 13.04 server 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• ubuntu1204-i386 - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• ubuntu1004-i386 - Ubuntu 10.04.4 server 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• fedora20-i386 - Fedora 20 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• fedora19-i386 - Fedora 19 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• fedora18-i386 - Fedora 18 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle64-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 4 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle63-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 3 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle62-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 2 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle61-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 1 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle510-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 10 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle59-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 9 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle58-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 8 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• oracle57-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 7 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• debian72-i386 - Debian "wheezy" 7.2 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• debian71-i386 - Debian "wheezy" 7.1 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• debian608-i386 - Debian "squeeze" 6.0.8 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)
• debian607-i386 - Debian "squeeze" 6.0.7 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.1.27366 build-1378637)

64-bit boxes:

• centos64 - CentOS 6.4 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• centos510 - CentOS 5.10 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• centos59 - CentOS 5.9 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• ubuntu1310 - Ubuntu 13.10 server 64-bit basebox (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• ubuntu1304 - Ubuntu 13.04 server 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• ubuntu1204 - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• ubuntu1204-docker - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 64-bit with Docker (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• ubuntu1004 - Ubuntu 10.04.4 server 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• fedora20 - Fedora 20 Alpha 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• fedora19 - Fedora 19 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• fedora18 - Fedora 18 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle64 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 4 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle63 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 3 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle62 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 2 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle61 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 1 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle510 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 10 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle59 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 9 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle58 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 8 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle57 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 7 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• debian72 - Debian "wheezy" 7.2 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• debian71 - Debian "wheezy" 7.1 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• debian608 - Debian "squeeze" 6.0.8 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• debian607 - Debian "squeeze" 6.0.7 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• freebsd91 - FreeBSD 9.1 64-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)

32-bit boxes:

• centos64-i386 - CentOS 6.4 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• centos510-i386 - CentOS 5.10 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• centos59-i386 - CentOS 5.9 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• ubuntu1310-i386 - Ubuntu 13.10 server 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• ubuntu1304-i386 - Ubuntu 13.04 server 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• ubuntu1204-i386 - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• ubuntu1004-i386 - Ubuntu 10.04.4 server 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• fedora20-i386 - Fedora 20 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• fedora19-i386 - Fedora 19 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• fedora18-i386 - Fedora 18 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle64-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 4 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle63-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 3 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle62-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 2 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle61-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 1 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle510-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 10 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle59-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 9 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle58-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 8 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• oracle57-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 7 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• debian72-i386 - Debian "wheezy" 7.2 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• debian71-i386 - Debian "wheezy" 7.1 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• debian608-i386 - Debian "squeeze" 6.0.8 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)
• debian607-i386 - Debian "squeeze" 6.0.7 32-bit (VMware Tools 9.6.0.26048 build-1294478)

• misheska-centos64 - CentOS 6.4 64-bit VMware Fusion 5.0.3 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.2.18018 build-893683)
• misheska-centos59 - CentOS 5.9 64-bit VMware Fusion 5.0.3 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.2.18018 build-893683)
• misheska-ubuntu1304 - Ubuntu 13.04 server 64-bit VMware Fusion 5.0.3 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.2.18018 build-893683)
• misheska-ubuntu1204 - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 64-bit VMware Fusion 5.0.3 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.2.18018 build-893683)
• misheska-ubuntu1204-docker - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 64-bit with Docker VMware Fusion 5.0.3 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.2.18018 build-893683)
• misheska-ubuntu1004 - Ubuntu 10.04.4 server 64-bit VMware Fusion 5.0.3 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.2.18018 build-893683)
• misheska-fedora19 - Fedora 19 64-bit VMware Fusion 5.0.3 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.2.18018 build-893683)
• misheska-debian71 - Debian "wheezy" 7.1 64-bit VMware Fusion 5.0.3 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.2.18018 build-893683)

• misheska-centos64 - CentOS 6.4 64-bit VMware Workstation 9 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.3.21136 build-1031360)
• misheska-centos59 - CentOS 5.9 64-bit VMware Workstation 9 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.3.21136 build-1031360)
• misheska-ubuntu1304 - Ubuntu 13.04 server 64-bit VMware Workstation 9 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.3.21136 build-1031360)
• misheska-ubuntu1204 - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 64-bit VMware Workstation 9 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.3.21136 build-1031360)
• misheska-ubuntu1204-docker - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 64-bit with Docker VMware Workstation 9 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.3.21136 build-1031360)
• misheska-ubuntu1004 - Ubuntu 10.04.4 server 64-bit VMware Workstation 9 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.3.21136 build-1031360)
• misheska-opensuse114 - openSUSE 11.4 64-bit VMware Fusion 5.0.3 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.3.21136 build-1031360)
• misheska-debian71 - Debian "wheezy" 7.1 64-bit VMware Fusion 5.0.3 basebox (VMware Tools 9.2.3.21136 build-1031360)

64-bit boxes:

• centos65 - CentOS 6.5 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• centos64 - CentOS 6.4 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• centos510 - CentOS 5.10 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• centos59 - CentOS 5.9 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• ubuntu1310 - Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• ubuntu1304 - Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• ubuntu1204 - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• ubuntu1204-docker - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 64-bit with Docker (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• ubuntu1004 - Ubuntu 10.04.4 server 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• fedora20 - Fedora 20 Alpha 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• fedora19 - Fedora 19 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• fedora18 - Fedora 18 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle65 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 5 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle64 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 4 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle63 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 3 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle62 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 2 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle61 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 1 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle510 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 10 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle59 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 9 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle58 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 8 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle57 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 7 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• debian73 Debian "wheezy" 7.2 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• debian72 Debian "wheezy" 7.2 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• debian608 Debian "squeeze" 6.0.8 64-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)

32-bit boxes:

• centos65-i386 - CentOS 6.5 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• centos64-i386 - CentOS 6.4 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• centos510-i386 - CentOS 5.10 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• centos59-i386 - CentOS 5.9 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• ubuntu1310-i386 - Ubuntu 13.10 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• ubuntu1304-i386 - Ubuntu 13.04 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• ubuntu1204-i386 - Ubuntu 12.04.3 server 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• ubuntu1004-i386 - Ubuntu 10.04.4 server 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• fedora20-i386 - Fedora 20 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• fedora19-i386 - Fedora 19 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• fedora18-i386 - Fedora 18 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle65-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 5 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle64-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 4 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle63-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 3 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle62-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 2 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle61-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 1 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle510-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 10 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle59-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 9 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle58-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 8 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• oracle57-i386 - Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 7 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• debian73-i386 - Debian "wheezy" 7.2 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• debian72-i386 - Debian "wheezy" 7.2 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)
• debian608-i386 - Debian "squeeze" 6.0.8 32-bit (VirtualBox 4.3.6 Guest Additions)

A GNU Make makefile is provided to support automated builds. It assumes that both GNU Make and Packer are in the PATH. Download and install Packer from http://www.packer.io/downloads.html

To build a VirtualBox box:

make list
# Choose a definition, like 'virtualbox/ubuntu1204'
make virtualbox/ubuntu1204.box

To build a VMware Fusion/VMware Workstation box:

make list
# Choose a definition, like 'vmware/centos64'
make vmware/centos64.box

By default, the templates build without installing a provisioning client, like for Chef or Puppet. You can choose to install a provisioning client by using the following Packer user variables when a basebox is built.

The provisioner variable controls which client provisioner is installed. Current values can be:

-var "provisioner=provisionerless" - the default, no client provisioner is installed
-var "provisioner=chef"            - the Chef client provisioner is installed

If the 'provisioner' variable is set to something besides provisionerless, you can use the provisioner_version variable to specify the version of the provisioner to be installed. Legal values are:

-var "provisioner_version=latest"  - install the latest version of the provisioner
-var "provisioner_version=x.y.z"   - the provisioner version in dotted triplet form (example: 11.8.0)

Both variables should be used together when you specify a provisioner to be installed. For example, to install the latest version of the Chef client in an Ubuntu 12.04 basebox, run the following packer command in the appropriate teamplate directory:

packer build -var "provisioner=chef" -var "provisioner_version=11.8.0" ubuntu1204.json

Microsoft won't allow us to redistribute Windows baseboxes, so you must obtain the appropriate ISO for each Windows template and build them yourself.

The resultant Windows baseboxes also need the vagrant-windows plugin installed to run properly. Run the following command to install the vagrant-windows plugin:

vagrant plugin install vagrant-windows

You'll also need to add the following settings to your Vagrantfile to enable the correct WinRM settings for vagrant to talk to the Windows guest and set up shared folders properly:

config.vm.guest = :windows
config.windows.halt_timeout = 25
config.winrm.username = "vagrant"
config.winrm.password = "vagrant"
config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 5985, host: 5985

If you plan on using Windows in GUI mode, add the following section to your Vagrantfile in order to enable GUI mode:

If you plan on using Windows in GUI mode, add the following section to your Vagrantfile in order to enable GUI mode:

VirtualBox:

config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |p|
  p.gui = true
end

VMware Workstation:

config.vm.provider :vmware_workstation do |p|
  p.gui = true
end

VMware Fusion:

config.vm.provider :vmware_fusion do |p|
  p.gui = true
end

If you are using VirtualBox and want to use a resolution higher than 800x600, add the following extra settings to your config.vm.provider block to increase the amount of video memory, remove guest resolution restrictions, and to set the default resolution (1024x768 is just an example):

config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |p|
  p.gui = true
  v.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--vram", "256"]
  v.customize ["setextradata", "global", "GUI/MaxGuestResolution", "any"]
  v.customize ["setextradata", :id, "CustomVideoMode1", "1024x768x32"]
end

To use the 10Gb VMXNET3 virtual NIC instead of the default 1Gb E1000 virtual NIC on VMware:

VMware Workstation:

config.vm.provider :vmware_workstation do |p|
  p.vmx["ethernet0.virtualDev"] = "vmxnet3"
end

VMware Fusion:

config.vm.provider :vmware_fusion do |p|
  p.vmx["ethernet0.virtualDev"] = "vmxnet3"
end

If you want to provider back-door VNC access to your VMware guest instances:

Mware Workstation:

config.vm.provider :vmware_workstation do |p|
  p.vmx["RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled"] = "true"
  p.vmx["RemoteDisplay.vnc.port"] = "5900"
end

VMware Fusion:

config.vm.provider :vmware_fusion do |p|
  p.vmx["RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled"] = "true"
  p.vmx["RemoteDisplay.vnc.port"] = "5900"
end