when a packer server has more then one NIC, Packer can often
select the wrong http server using {{ .HTTPIP }}. We extend the
variables file to include an http_server_address which can be set
to the IP address of the correct NIC. This configuration propagates down
to the http_bind_address directive of the builder and the boot_command
entered on the guest VM. Adding 0.0.0.0 as a reasonable default as it
preserves comptability with packers default behavior.
This commit was required to get Packer to build the ubuntu guest
successfully in our environment
Additional Reading:
https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/9973https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/vmware/vsphere-iso#http-directory-configuration
Added ssh_timeout of 10000 seconds (166.6667 minutes). This will keep packer from destroying the VM before it's even done with the setup process. The time can be adjusted but this helped me in the setup process.
