Packer 1.3.3. VMCX Compare-VM error

Console output

==> hyperv-vmcx: Creating build directory...
==> hyperv-vmcx: Starting HTTP server on port 8158
==> hyperv-vmcx: Creating switch 'External switch' if required...
==> hyperv-vmcx:     switch 'External switch' already exists. Will not delete on cleanup...
==> hyperv-vmcx: Cloning virtual machine...
==> hyperv-vmcx: Error cloning virtual machine: PowerShell error: Compare-VM : Cannot process command because of one or more missing mandatory parameters: Copy.
==> hyperv-vmcx: At F:\vcs\github\calvinverse\base.linux\build\temp\ps024838572.ps1:28 char:24
==> hyperv-vmcx: + ... ityReport = Hyper-V\Compare-VM -Path $VirtualMachinePath -VirtualMach ...
==> hyperv-vmcx: +                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Compare-VM], ParameterBindingException
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingMandatoryParameter,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.CompareVM
==> hyperv-vmcx:
==> hyperv-vmcx: Set-VMMemory : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'VM'. The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument that is
==> hyperv-vmcx: not null or empty, and then try the command again.
==> hyperv-vmcx: At F:\vcs\github\calvinverse\base.linux\build\temp\ps024838572.ps1:38 char:26
==> hyperv-vmcx: + Hyper-V\Set-VMMemory -VM $compatibilityReport.VM -StartupBytes $memor ...
==> hyperv-vmcx: +                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Set-VMMemory], ParameterBindingValidationException
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.SetVMMemory
==> hyperv-vmcx:
==> hyperv-vmcx: Disconnect-VMNetworkAdapter : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'VMNetworkAdapter' because it is null.
==> hyperv-vmcx: At F:\vcs\github\calvinverse\base.linux\build\temp\ps024838572.ps1:40 char:55
==> hyperv-vmcx: + Hyper-V\Disconnect-VMNetworkAdapter -VMNetworkAdapter $networkAdaptor
==> hyperv-vmcx: +                                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Disconnect-VMNetworkAdapter], ParameterBindingValidationException
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.Disc
==> hyperv-vmcx:    onnectVMNetworkAdapter
==> hyperv-vmcx:
==> hyperv-vmcx: Connect-VMNetworkAdapter : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'VMNetworkAdapter'. The argument is null or empty.
==> hyperv-vmcx: Provide an argument that is not null or empty, and then try the command again.
==> hyperv-vmcx: At F:\vcs\github\calvinverse\base.linux\build\temp\ps024838572.ps1:41 char:52
==> hyperv-vmcx: + ... -V\Connect-VMNetworkAdapter -VMNetworkAdapter $networkAdaptor -Switch ...
==> hyperv-vmcx: +                                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Connect-VMNetworkAdapter], ParameterBindingValidationException
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.ConnectVMNetworkAd
==> hyperv-vmcx:    apter
==> hyperv-vmcx:
==> hyperv-vmcx: Import-VM : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'CompatibilityReport' because it is null.
==> hyperv-vmcx: At F:\vcs\github\calvinverse\base.linux\build\temp\ps024838572.ps1:42 char:46
==> hyperv-vmcx: + $vm = Hyper-V\Import-VM -CompatibilityReport $compatibilityReport
==> hyperv-vmcx: +                                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Import-VM], ParameterBindingValidationException
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.Impo
==> hyperv-vmcx:    rtVM
==> hyperv-vmcx: Unregistering and deleting virtual machine...
==> hyperv-vmcx: Error deleting virtual machine: PowerShell error: Hyper-V\Get-VM : Hyper-V was unable to find a virtual machine with name "test-ubuntu-18-04-1".
==> hyperv-vmcx: At F:\vcs\github\calvinverse\base.linux\build\temp\ps830839067.ps1:4 char:7
==> hyperv-vmcx: + $vm = Hyper-V\Get-VM -Name $vmName
==> hyperv-vmcx: +       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (test-ubuntu-18-04-1:String) [Get-VM], VirtualizationException
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidParameter,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.GetVM
==> hyperv-vmcx:
==> hyperv-vmcx: Stop-VM : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'VM'. The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument that is not
==> hyperv-vmcx: null or empty, and then try the command again.
==> hyperv-vmcx: At F:\vcs\github\calvinverse\base.linux\build\temp\ps830839067.ps1:6 char:25
==> hyperv-vmcx: +     Hyper-V\Stop-VM -VM $vm -TurnOff -Force -Confirm:$false
==> hyperv-vmcx: +                         ~~~
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Stop-VM], ParameterBindingValidationException
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.StopVM
==> hyperv-vmcx:
==> hyperv-vmcx: Hyper-V\Remove-VM : Hyper-V was unable to find a virtual machine with name "test-ubuntu-18-04-1".
==> hyperv-vmcx: At F:\vcs\github\calvinverse\base.linux\build\temp\ps830839067.ps1:9 char:1
==> hyperv-vmcx: + Hyper-V\Remove-VM -Name $vmName -Force -Confirm:$false
==> hyperv-vmcx: + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Remove-VM], VirtualizationException
==> hyperv-vmcx:     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ObjectNotFound,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveVM
==> hyperv-vmcx: Deleting output directory...
==> hyperv-vmcx: Deleting build directory...

packer.json

{
    "variables": {
        "admin_username": "admin",
        "admin_password": "admin",

        "dir_deploy": null,
        "dir_http_user": null,
        "dir_temp": null,

        "product_name": "not_really_a_product_name",

        "vm_name": "not_really_a_vm_name",
        "vm_ram_size_in_mb": "1024",
        "vm_switch_name": "this_switch_does_not_exist",
        "vm_switch_vlan": ""
    },
    "builders": [
        {
            "boot_wait": "45s",
            "boot_command": [],
            "clone_from_vmcx_path": "{{ user `dir_temp` }}/{{ user `vm_name` }}",
            "communicator": "ssh",
            "enable_dynamic_memory": false,
            "enable_mac_spoofing": false,
            "enable_secure_boot": true,
            "enable_virtualization_extensions": false,
            "generation": 2,
            "guest_additions_mode": "disable",
            "headless": true,
            "http_directory": "{{ user `dir_http_user` }}",
            "http_port_min": 8150,
            "http_port_max": 8160,
            "output_directory": "{{ user `dir_temp` }}/test-{{ user `vm_name` }}",
            "ram_size": "{{ user `vm_ram_size_in_mb` }}",
            "secondary_iso_images": [
                "{{ user `dir_deploy` }}/{{ user `product_name` }}-test-provision.iso"
            ],
            "secure_boot_template": "MicrosoftUEFICertificateAuthority",
            "shutdown_command": "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E shutdown -P now",
            "shutdown_timeout": "5m",
            "skip_compaction": true,
            "skip_export": true,
            "ssh_password": "{{user `admin_password`}}",
            "ssh_timeout": "4h",
            "ssh_username": "{{user `admin_username`}}",
            "switch_name": "{{user `vm_switch_name`}}",
            "type": "hyperv-vmcx",
            "vlan_id": "{{ user `vm_switch_vlan` }}",
            "vm_name": "test-{{ user `vm_name` }}"
        }
    ],
    "provisioners": [
        {
            "expect_disconnect" : true,
            "inline": [
                "echo \"Waiting for reboot after provisioning ...\""
            ],
            "pause_before" : "45s",
            "type": "shell"
        },
        {
            "expect_disconnect": false,
            "inline": [
                "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E mkdir -m 777 /test"
            ],
            "type": "shell"
        },
        {
            "destination": "/test/pester/",
            "source": "{{ user `dir_temp` }}/tests/integration/pester",
            "type": "file"
        },
        {
            "expect_disconnect": false,
            "inline": [
                "(/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check --package-names 2>&1) &>> /test/updates.txt"
            ],
            "type": "shell"
        },
        {
            "expect_disconnect": false,
            "inline": [
                "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E apt-get update",
                "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E apt install --assume-yes curl",
                "curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add -",
                "curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/18.04/prod.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft.list",
                "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E apt-get update",
                "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E apt-get install --assume-yes powershell",
                "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E apt-get install --assume-yes unzip"
            ],
            "type": "shell"
        },
        {
            "expect_disconnect": false,
            "inline": [
                "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E pwsh -Command '. /test/pester/environment/Initialize-Environment.ps1; Initialize-Environment'"
            ],
            "type": "shell"
        },
        {
            "expect_disconnect": false,
            "inline": [
                "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E pwsh -Command '$ErrorActionPreference = \"Stop\"; Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted '",
                "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E pwsh -Command '$ErrorActionPreference = \"Stop\"; Install-Module Pester '",
                "echo '{{user `admin_password`}}' | sudo -S -E pwsh -Command '$ErrorActionPreference = \"Stop\"; $result = Invoke-Pester -Script /test/pester/* -PassThru; exit $result.FailedCount '"
            ],
            "type": "shell"
        }
    ]
}

packer_variables.json

{
    "admin_username": "thebigkahuna",
    "admin_password": "TheB1gK@huna",

    "dir_deploy": "F:/vcs/github/calvinverse/base.linux/build/deploy",
    "dir_http_user": "F:/vcs/github/calvinverse/base.linux/build/temp/http",
    "dir_temp": "F:/vcs/github/calvinverse/base.linux/build/temp",

    "product_name": "Base.Linux",

    "vm_name": "ubuntu-18-04-1",
    "vm_ram_size_in_mb": "1024",
    "vm_switch_name": "External switch",
    "vm_switch_vlan": ""
}