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ESXi Terraform Provider automatic installation
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## Prereqs (~30-60 minutes)
0. Have an ESXi instance version 6 or higher. VSphere is **NOT** required.
1. Install the [requirements from the ESXi Terraform Provider](https://github.com/josenk/terraform-provider-esxi#requirements)
* If building on MacOS, don't forget to change the GOOS from linux to darwin!
* `GOOS=linux` -> `GOOS=darwin`
2. Build and install the [terraform-provider-esxi](https://github.com/josenk/terraform-provider-esxi#building-the-provider) provider
3. Your ESXi must have at least two separate networks - one that is accessible from your current machine (VM Network) and a HostOnly network to allow the VMs to have internet access (HostOnly).
4. [OVFTool](https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=OVFTOOL420&productId=618) must be installed and in your path.
1. The ESXi Terraform Provider built by https://github.com/josenk/terraform-provider-esxi will be installed automatically from the Terraform Registry, if you are using Terraform 0.13.x or higher. If needed, the lastest provider package can be downloaded manually from https://github.com/josenk/terraform-provider-esxi/releases.
2. Your ESXi must have at least two separate networks - one that is accessible from your current machine (VM Network) and a HostOnly network to allow the VMs to have internet access (HostOnly).
3. [OVFTool](https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=OVFTOOL420&productId=618) must be installed and in your path.
* On MacOS, I solved this by creating a symbolic link to the ovftool included in VMWare Fusion: `sudo ln -s "/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/VMware OVF Tool/ovftool" "/usr/local/bin/ovftool"`
5. On your ESXI, you must:
4. On your ESXI, you must:
1. Enable SSH
2. Enable the "Guest IP Hack"
3. Open VNC ports on the firewall
* Instructions for those steps are here: https://nickcharlton.net/posts/using-packer-esxi-6.html
* Alternatively, you can install the VIB file from https://github.com/sukster/ESXi-Packer-VNC which will automatically open the VNC ports on the ESXi firewall.
6. [Install Ansible](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html)
5. [Install Ansible](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html)
## Steps