==> windows2022.vsphere-iso.windows2022: Reattaching CD-ROM devices...
==> windows2022.vsphere-iso.windows2022: error removing cdrom prior to reattaching: invalid number: n must be between 0 and 0
==> windows2022.vsphere-iso.windows2022: Step "StepReattachCDRom" failed
==> windows2022.vsphere-iso.windows2022: [c] Clean up and exit, [a] abort without cleanup, or [r] retry step (build may fail even if retry succeeds)? a
==> windows2022.vsphere-iso.windows2022: error removing cdrom prior to reattaching: invalid number: n must be between 0 and 0
==> windows2022.vsphere-iso.windows2022: Step "StepReattachCDRom" failed, aborting...

packer {
  required_plugins {
    ansible = {
      version = ">= 1.1.1"
      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
    }
    vsphere = { # added due to https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-the-removal-of-bundled-plugins-in-hashicorp-packer
      version = "= 1.2.4"
      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/vsphere"
    }
  }
}

packer {
  required_plugins {
    ansible = {
      version = ">= 1.1.1"
      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
    }
    vsphere = { # added due to https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-the-removal-of-bundled-plugins-in-hashicorp-packer
      version >= "= 1.2.6"
      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/vsphere"
    }
  }
}

source "vsphere-iso" "windows2022" {
  // https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/blob/main/builds/windows/server/2016/windows-server.pkr.hcl
....
  storage {
      disk_size       = var.windows2022_vm_disk_sizeMB
      disk_controller_index = 0      
      disk_thin_provisioned = true
  }
  network_adapters {
      network         = var.vcenter_network
      network_card    = "vmxnet3"
  }
  cdrom_type          = var.windows2022_vm_cdrom_type
  remove_cdrom        = true
  reattach_cdroms     = 1

  // vSphere template settings
  convert_to_template = true
  export {
    force = true
    output_directory = var.ovfFile_location
  }
  create_snapshot     = false
  // OS Configuration
  guest_os_type       = "${var.windows2022_vm_guest_os_type}"
  notes               = "Default User: ${var.winrm_username}\nBuilt by Packer @ {{isotime \"2006-01-02 03:04\"}}."

  // Removable Media Settings
  iso_url             = "${var.windows_artifcatory}${var.windows2022_iso}"
  iso_target_path     = "${var.PACKER_CACHE_DIR}/${var.windows2022_iso}"
  iso_checksum        = var.windows2022_checksum
  iso_paths    = ["[] /vmimages/tools-isoimages/${var.windows2022_os_family}.iso"]
  floppy_files = [
    "${var.os_config_root}/${var.windows2022_os_family}/${var.windows2022_scripts_folder}/"
  ]
  floppy_content = {
    "autounattend.xml" = templatefile("${var.os_config_root}/${var.windows2022_os_family}/${var.windows2022_scripts_folder}/${var.windows2022_vm_firmware}_autounattend.pkrtpl.hcl", {
      vm_guest_os_language = var.windows2022_vm_guest_os_language
      vm_guest_os_keyboard = var.windows2022_vm_guest_os_keyboard
      vm_guest_os_timezone = var.windows2022_vm_guest_os_timezone
    })
  }

  // Boot and Provisioning Settings
  // http_port_min    = var.common_http_port_min
  // http_port_max    = var.common_http_port_max
  boot_order       = var.windows2022_vm_boot_order
  boot_wait        = var.windows2022_vm_boot_wait
  boot_command     = var.windows2022_vm_boot_command