[CentOS-devel] Feedback on C7 Vagrant Box

On 10/07/15 06:54, Michael Vermaes wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Lalatendu Mohanty <lmohanty at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 07/10/2015 10:27 AM, Michael Vermaes wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 5:36 AM, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 09/07/15 12:23, Michael Vermaes wrote:
>>>> Hello, in addition to the other comments, I just wanted to say that it
>>>> would be great to have an 'official' vmware_desktop Vagrant box
>>>> available on Atlas as well.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if there's anything I can do to help enable that. I found
>>>> this bugzilla issue which could maybe be used for tracking the various
>>>> requirements?
>>>>
>>>> https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=6365
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>
>>> I believe the vbox image should work as-is with the vmware provider as
>>> well ? is that something you might be able to try ?
>>>
>>> - KB
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestion. Here's the message I received when I tried to 'vagrant up' after '
>> vagrant init centos/7
>> '
>>
>> Bringing machine 'default' up with 'vmware_workstation' provider...
>> ==> default: Box 'centos/7' could not be found. Attempting to find and install...
>>     default: Box Provider: vmware_desktop, vmware_fusion, vmware_workstation
>>     default: Box Version: >= 0
>> ==> default: Loading metadata for box 'centos/7'
>>     default: URL: https://atlas.hashicorp.com/centos/7
>> The box you're attempting to add doesn't support the provider
>> you requested. Please find an alternate box or use an alternate
>> provider. Double-check your requested provider to verify you didn't
>> simply misspell it.
>>
>> If you're adding a box from HashiCorp's Atlas, make sure the box is
>> released.
>>
>> Name: centos/7
>> Address: https://atlas.hashicorp.com/centos/7
>> Requested provider: ["vmware_desktop", "vmware_fusion", "vmware_workstation"]
>>
>> Based on your comment, it sounds like the underlying image should be compatible with VMware, it probably just needs to be uploaded again specifying that it is also valid for the vmware_desktop provider.
>>
>>
>> This error is expected if you are using atlas.hashicorp.com/centos/7 as we don't have vmware provider released there.
>>
>> Can you please try the below [1] image. You have have to manually download the image then add it to Vagrant. Lets me know if you need any help on that.
>>
>> [1] http://cloud.centos.org/centos/7/vagrant/x86_64/images/CentOS-7-Vagrant-1505-x86_64-01.box
> 
> Thanks Lala, I tried the following but no luck:
> 
> vagrant box add
> http://cloud.centos.org/centos/7/vagrant/x86_64/images/CentOS-7-Vagrant-1505-x86_64-01.box
> --name c7-vagrant --provider vmware_desktop
> ==> box: Adding box 'c7-vagrant' (v0) for provider: vmware_desktop
>     box: Downloading:
> http://cloud.centos.org/centos/7/vagrant/x86_64/images/CentOS-7-Vagrant-1505-x86_64-01.box
> The box you attempted to add doesn't match the provider you specified.
> 
> Provider expected: vmware_desktop
> Provider of box: virtualbox
> 

I guess we need to repack the box itself in this case, can be done - but
the updates for 1506 are done already, this might be something to target
into 1507.

Also, i think its fine to split kickstarts based on the provider to
suite optimisations and code specifications needed for that provider itself.

- KB


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