Additional Disks Do Not Get Configured and Mounted Correctly When Using a Non-SCSI Disk Adapter Type #91
Description
Overview of the Issue
When specifying multiple disks with disk_additional_size = [...] in combination with a non-SCSI adapter type, e. g. disk_adapter_type = "nvme" or disk_adapter_type = "sata", only the first disk is available.
VMs with a bus adapter type that uses SCSI will not experience the problem.
The error appears regardless of using BIOS or UEFI.
Reproduction Steps
Add the following code to a working Packer configuration:
disk_additional_size = [
204800, # Disk 1
51200, # Disk 2
204800, # Disk 3
]
disk_adapter_type = "nvme"Your VM will boot up with only one NVMe disk connected.
To verify, open the settings of the VM and see that only one disk shows up.
Checking the .vmx-file will reveal, that the additional disks have been created with adapter type lsilogic.
The same is true for disk_adapter_type = "sata".
Plugin and Packer version
Tested on:
- Packer
1.8.3 - VMware plugin
1.0.7
Simplified Packer Buildfile
source "vmware-iso" "test-multiple-non-scsi-disks" {
iso_url = https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-11.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso
iso_checksum = 6a6607a05d57b7c62558e9c462fe5c6c04b9cfad2ce160c3e9140aa4617ab73aff7f5f745dfe51bbbe7b33c9b0e219a022ad682d6c327de0e53e40f079abf66a
vm_name = "Test Multiple Non-SCSI Disks"
cpus = 4
memory = 8192
cores = 4
sound = true
usb = true
disk_size = "40960"
disk_additional_size = [
30720, # Disk 2
92160, # Disk 3
122880, # Disk 4
]
disk_adapter_type = "nvme"
vmx_data = {
"bios.bootorder" = "", # Avoids error "No compatible bootloader found."
"firmware" = "efi",
}
network_adapter_type = "vmxnet3"
version = 19 # VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.x and official Debian 11 support
guest_os_type = "debian11-64"
}Virtual Hardware version 19 (equivalent to Workstation Pro 16.2.x) is required for official Debian 11 support.
Operating system and Environment details
- Host OS: Microsoft Windows 10 21H2
- Hypervisor: VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.3
- Guest OS: Debian 11 "Bullseye" 64-Bit (amd64)
Log Fragment
2022/09/13 15:14:19 ui: ==> vmware-iso.test-multiple-non-scsi-disks: Creating required virtual machine disks
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:19 [INFO] Creating disk with Path: output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk.vmdk and Size: 40960M
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:19 Executing: C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware Workstation/vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -c -s 40960M -a nvme -t 1 output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk.vmdk
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:19 stdout: Creating disk 'output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk.vmdk'
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: Virtual disk creation successful.
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:19 stderr:
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:19 [INFO] Creating disk with Path: output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk-1.vmdk and Size: 30720M
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:19 Executing: C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware Workstation/vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -c -s 30720M -a nvme -t 1 output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk-1.vmdk
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:19 stdout: Creating disk 'output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk-1.vmdk'
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: Virtual disk creation successful.
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:19 stderr:
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:19 [INFO] Creating disk with Path: output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk-2.vmdk and Size: 92160M
2022/09/13 15:14:19 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:19 Executing: C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware Workstation/vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -c -s 92160M -a nvme -t 1 output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk-2.vmdk
2022/09/13 15:14:20 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:20 stdout: Creating disk 'output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk-2.vmdk'
2022/09/13 15:14:20 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: Virtual disk creation successful.
2022/09/13 15:14:20 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:20 stderr:
2022/09/13 15:14:20 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:20 [INFO] Creating disk with Path: output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk-3.vmdk and Size: 122880M
2022/09/13 15:14:20 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:20 Executing: C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware Workstation/vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -c -s 122880M -a nvme -t 1 output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk-3.vmdk
2022/09/13 15:14:20 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: 2022/09/13 15:14:20 stdout: Creating disk 'output-test-multiple-non-scsi-disks\disk-3.vmdk'
2022/09/13 15:14:20 packer-plugin-vmware_v1.0.7_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe plugin: Virtual disk creation successful.VMX-File Excerpts
Primary Disk (NVMe)
nvme0.pciSlotNumber = "192"
nvme0.present = "TRUE"
nvme0:0.present = "TRUE"
nvme0:0.redo = ""
nvme0:0.filename = "disk.vmdk"Additional Disks (SCSI)
scsi0.pcislotnumber = "-1"
scsi0.present = "FALSE"
scsi0.virtualdev = "lsilogic"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
scsi0:1.filename = "disk-1.vmdk"
scsi0:1.present = "FALSE"
scsi0:1.redo = ""
scsi0:2.filename = "disk-2.vmdk"
scsi0:2.present = "FALSE"
scsi0:2.redo = ""
scsi0:3.filename = "disk-3.vmdk"
scsi0:3.present = "FALSE"
scsi0:3.redo = ""