Packer: Create multiple disk using virtual box builder using packer

Created on 17 Aug 2015  ·  3Comments  ·  Source: hashicorp/packer

I am able to create the 2nd disk using vbox createmedium command. But issue is 2nd disk is getting created in different folder and primary disk is getting created in output-virtualbox-iso folder.

I already tried to modify the parameter after reading the log file. This is I have mentioned to create 2nd disk.

 "vboxmanage": [
        [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--memory", "2048" ],
        [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--cpus" , "2" ],
        ["storageattach", "{{.Name}}", "--storagectl", "SCSI Controller", "--port", "1", "--device", "2", "--type", "hdd", "--medium", "output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi"]
        ]

Debug log output 

2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui: ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating virtual machine...
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"createvm", "--name", "shashank", "--ostype", "RedHat_64", "--register"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout: Virtual machine 'shashank' is created and registered.
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: UUID: 6e98a276-bf26-4b67-acfb-176c30240a5d
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: Settings file: '/apps_data_01/Virtualbox/shashank/shashank.vbox'
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"modifyvm", "shashank", "--boot1", "disk", "--boot2", "dvd", "--boot3", "none", "--boot4", "none"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"modifyvm", "shashank", "--cpus", "1"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"modifyvm", "shashank", "--memory", "512"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui: ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating hard drive...
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"createhd", "--filename", "output-virtualbox-iso/shashank.vdi", "--size", "81040", "--format", "VDI", "--variant", "Standard"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout: Medium created. UUID: 97572aa8-dd9a-42c3-947c-72795db83167
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr: 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"storagectl", "shashank", "--name", "IDE Controller", "--add", "ide"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"storagectl", "shashank", "--name", "SCSI Controller", "--add", "scsi", "--controller", "LSILogic"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"storageattach", "shashank", "--storagectl", "SCSI Controller", "--port", "0", "--device", "0", "--type", "hdd", "--medium", "output-virtualbox-iso/shashank.vdi"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"storageattach", "shashank", "--storagectl", "IDE Controller", "--port", "0", "--device", "1", "--type", "dvddrive", "--medium", "/apps_data_01/packer-templates/packer_cache/c50dbd33d853ece2fd2d7b1a524ae5868134427a2fef9d98ea5b34fa19c67e82.iso"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Not attaching guest additions since we're uploading.
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 No floppy disk, not attaching.
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Looking for available SSH port between 2222 and 4444
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Trying port: 4157
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui: ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating forwarded port mapping for SSH (host port 4157)
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"modifyvm", "shashank", "--natpf1", "packerssh,tcp,127.0.0.1,4157,,22"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui: ==> virtualbox-iso: Executing custom VBoxManage commands...
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui:     virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm shashank --memory 2048
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"modifyvm", "shashank", "--memory", "2048"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui:     virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm shashank --cpus 2
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"modifyvm", "shashank", "--cpus", "2"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui:     virtualbox-iso: Executing: storageattach shashank --storagectl SCSI Controller --port 1 --device 2 --type hdd --medium output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"storageattach", "shashank", "--storagectl", "SCSI Controller", "--port", "1", "--device", "2", "--type", "hdd", "--medium", "output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr: VBoxManage: error: Could not find file for the medium '/vol_01/apps_data_01/packer-templates/output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component MediumWrap, interface IMedium, callee nsISupports
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage: error: Context: "OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), enmDevType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())" at line 177 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage: error: Invalid UUID or filename "output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi"
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui error: ==> virtualbox-iso: Error executing command: VBoxManage error: VBoxManage: error: Could not find file for the medium '/vol_01/apps_data_01/packer-templates/output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
==> virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component MediumWrap, interface IMedium, callee nsISupports
==> virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage: error: Context: "OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), enmDevType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())" at line 177 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp
==> virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage: error: Invalid UUID or filename "output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi"
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"storageattach", "shashank", "--storagectl", "IDE Controller", "--port", "0", "--device", "1", "--medium", "none"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui: ==> virtualbox-iso: Unregistering and deleting virtual machine...
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 Executing VBoxManage: []string{"unregistervm", "shashank", "--delete"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stdout:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: 2015/08/17 09:43:53 stderr: 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui: ==> virtualbox-iso: Deleting output directory...
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui error: Build 'virtualbox-iso' errored: Error executing command: VBoxManage error: VBoxManage: error: Could not find file for the medium '/vol_01/apps_data_01/packer-templates/output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component MediumWrap, interface IMedium, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), enmDevType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())" at line 177 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp
VBoxManage: error: Invalid UUID or filename "output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi"
2015/08/17 09:43:53 Builds completed. Waiting on interrupt barrier...
2015/08/17 09:43:53 machine readable: error-count []string{"1"}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui error:
==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors:
2015/08/17 09:43:53 machine readable: virtualbox-iso,error []string{"Error executing command: VBoxManage error: VBoxManage: error: Could not find file for the medium '/vol_01/apps_data_01/packer-templates/output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)\nVBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component MediumWrap, interface IMedium, callee nsISupports\nVBoxManage: error: Context: \"OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), enmDevType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())\" at line 177 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp\nVBoxManage: error: Invalid UUID or filename \"output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi\""}
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui error: --> virtualbox-iso: Error executing command: VBoxManage error: VBoxManage: error: Could not find file for the medium '/vol_01/apps_data_01/packer-templates/output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component MediumWrap, interface IMedium, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), enmDevType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())" at line 177 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp
VBoxManage: error: Invalid UUID or filename "output-virtualbox-iso/sdb.vdi"
2015/08/17 09:43:53 ui:
==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created.
2015/08/17 09:43:53 waiting for all plugin processes to complete...
2015/08/17 09:43:53 /vol_01/apps_data_01/packer/packer-provisioner-shell: plugin process exited
2015/08/17 09:43:53 /vol_01/apps_data_01/packer/packer-builder-virtualbox-iso: plugin process exited
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I am able to successully create and attach multiple hard drives to a Packer-VB build.

Here's how:

  • Create the disks with commands which run before packer (i.e. in a separate script), and outside the output directory:

VBoxManage createhd --filename io1.vdi --size 10000

  • Refer said disk in the packer manifest:
"vboxmanage": [
        ["storageattach", "{{.Name}}", "--storagectl", "IDE Controller", "--port", "0", "--device", "1", "--type", "hdd", "--medium", "io1.vdi"]
    ]
  • Perform the build. It will just work. io1.vdiwill disappear, and in turn an extra vdi file will appear in the right output folder.

Here's a screenshot of my 4-disk setup.

image

Everything's correct this way - I can format the drives during Packer build time, and after creation they'll still be there.

Hope this ever helps someone out.

Also, this issue might be good to close!

picture vemv on 13 Mar 2016
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Interesting bug! Thanks for the report.

cbednarski picture cbednarski on 17 Aug 2015

I am able to successully create and attach multiple hard drives to a Packer-VB build.

Here's how:

  • Create the disks with commands which run before packer (i.e. in a separate script), and outside the output directory:

VBoxManage createhd --filename io1.vdi --size 10000

  • Refer said disk in the packer manifest:
"vboxmanage": [
        ["storageattach", "{{.Name}}", "--storagectl", "IDE Controller", "--port", "0", "--device", "1", "--type", "hdd", "--medium", "io1.vdi"]
    ]
  • Perform the build. It will just work. io1.vdiwill disappear, and in turn an extra vdi file will appear in the right output folder.

Here's a screenshot of my 4-disk setup.

image

Everything's correct this way - I can format the drives during Packer build time, and after creation they'll still be there.

Hope this ever helps someone out.

Also, this issue might be good to close!

vemv picture vemv on 13 Mar 2016
👍2

I think the ultimate issue is with virtualbox. Sounds like there's a good workaround, thanks!

mwhooker picture mwhooker on 2 Feb 2017
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