Initial cache staging on a laptop with Microsoft Windows 10

• Ensure internet connectivity

• Check the hardware requirements for VMware Workstation

• Download VMware workstation eg. from your VMUG Advantage subscription, minimal version 15 for Rest API functionality

• Install VMware Workstation

• Start VMware Workstation, set your license. if applicable, upgrade to the latest version.

• In a cmdline window, set the Rest API credentials.

• Recipe from here to prevent 'Could not determine network mappings' build issues
  Start Virtual Network editor
  Click 'Change Settings'
  Click 'OK'.

• Recipe from here to prevent 'This host supports Intel VT-x, but the Intel VT-x implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation.' and 'This host does not support Intel EPT haRDWARE ASSISTED mmu VIRTUALIZATION' build issues in c:\programdata\VMware\VMware Workstation\config.ini, add

• Download and install Hashicorp Packer

• Download and install Hashicorp Vagrant

• Download and install the Hashicorp Vagrant VMware Utility

Build

The following configuration steps are originated from https://github.com/vmware/photon-packer-templates.

Run a cmdline window with local administrative privileges.

git clone https://github.com/vmware/photon-packer-templates.git
cd .\photon-packer-templaes
packer init -var-file .\photon-4.0-R2.pkrvars.hcl .
packer validate -var-file .\photon-4.0-R2.pkrvars.hcl .
packer build --force -only=vmware-iso.vagrant-vmw -var-file .\photon-4.0-R2.pkrvars.hcl .