Class: PackerFiles::Virtual::VMWare

Inherits:
Utils::HashSerializer show all
Includes:
Utils::Size
Defined in:
lib/PackerFiles/Virtual/VMWare.rb

Overview

Abstraction for VMWare builder in Packer. Refer to Packer.io documentation on more details on the various variables for VMWare ISO Builder.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from Utils::Size

#Bytes, #MiB

Methods inherited from Utils::HashSerializer

hash_attributes, hash_variable, #merge_hs, #to_hash

Constructor Details

#initialize {|_self| ... } ⇒ VMWare

Constructor. Supports the standard block semantics via yield

Yields:

  • (_self)

Yield Parameters:



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# File 'lib/PackerFiles/Virtual/VMWare.rb', line 64

def initialize(&block)
   self.type = 'vmware-iso'
   yield self if block_given?
end

Instance Method Details

#Hypervisor(hyper) ⇒ Object

Given an Hypervisor object, convert into a list of VMX commands and set vmx_data accordingly



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# File 'lib/PackerFiles/Virtual/VMWare.rb', line 71

def Hypervisor(hyper)
  value = Hash.new
  value['numvcpus']      = hyper.cpu_count.to_s
  value['vcpu.hotadd']   = true_false(hyper.cpu_hot_plug)
  value['memsize']       = MiB(hyper.ram_size).to_s
  value['mem.hotadd']    = 'TRUE'
  value['svga.vramsize'] = Bytes(MiB(hyper.video_ram_size)).to_s
  value['acpi.present']  = true_false(hyper.acpi_enabled)
  value['paevm']         = true_false(hyper.pae_enabled)
  value['vhv.enable']    = true_false(hyper.hw_virt_enabled)
  value['monitor_control.disable_mmu_largepages'] = true_false(!hyper.use_large_pages)
  value['mks.enable3d']  = true_false(hyper.video_3d_acceleration)
  value['firmware']      = 'efi' if (hyper.use_efi)
  value['sched.mem.maxmemctl'] = MiB(hyper.guest_balloon_size)

  # CPU Speed limit is done by converting any value into MHZ
  value['sched.cpu.max']   = MiB(hyper.cpu_speed)
  value['sched.cpu.units'] = 'mhz'
  
  #NOTE: CPU Execution Cap is not supported in VMX File settings. 
  #NOTE: Extended Page Table [Nested Paging] is enabled because of VHV.
  #NOTE: Unrestricted  Guest Mode is enabled because of VHV.
  self.vmx_data = value
end