github.com/jbronn/packer@v0.1.6-0.20140120165540-8a1364dbd817/website/source/docs/post-processors/vsphere.html.markdown (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "docs" 3 page_title: "vSphere Post-Processor" 4 --- 5 6 # vSphere Post-Processor 7 8 Type: `vsphere` 9 10 The vSphere post-processor takes an artifact from the VMware builder 11 and uploads it to a vSphere endpoint. 12 13 ## Configuration 14 15 There are many configuration options available for the post-processor. They are 16 segmented below into two categories: required and optional parameters. Within 17 each category, the available configuration keys are alphabetized. 18 19 Required: 20 21 * `cluster` (string) - The cluster to upload the VM to. 22 23 * `datacenter` (string) - The name of the datacenter within vSphere to 24 add the VM to. 25 26 * `datastore` (string) - The name of the datastore to store this VM. 27 28 * `host` (string) - The vSphere host that will be contacted to perform 29 the VM upload. 30 31 * `password` (string) - Password to use to authenticate to the vSphere 32 endpoint. 33 34 * `resource_pool` (string) - The resource pool to upload the VM to. 35 36 * `username` (string) - The username to use to authenticate to the vSphere 37 endpoint. 38 39 * `vm_folder` (string) - The folder within the datastore to store the VM. 40 41 * `vm_name` (string) - The name of the VM once it is uploaded. 42 43 * `vm_network` (string) - The name of the VM network this VM will be 44 added to. 45 46 Optional: 47 48 * `insecure` (bool) - Whether or not the connection to vSphere can be done 49 over an insecure connection. By default this is false.