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#Install openssl via macports
sudo port install openssl curl

# create a dir in the path for library links
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib

# link tehse librarys ino the path. Not sure this is needed.. 
ln -s /opt/local/lib/libcrypto.1.0.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/
ln -s /opt/local/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/

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kernel_nics=`ip link show | grep mtu | grep -v lo | cut -d : -f 2 | tr -d "[:blank:]"`
first_nic=`echo "$kernel_nics" | sed -n 1p`
second_nic=`echo "$kernel_nics" | sed -n 2p`

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Floppy files section of packer .json

      "floppy_files": [
        "answer_files/vmw/7/Autounattend.xml",
        "scripts/bootstrap-win.ps1",
        "FILES/pvscsi",
        "FILES/vmxnet3"
      ],

Layout of files on disk. 

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# install vmware tools
write-output "Starting VMare Tools install"

# List of files to download. Add new files to the end. 
$blobs = @("https://packages.vmware.com/tools/releases/latest/windows/x64/VMware-tools-10.0.9-3917699-x86_64.exe")                             # bmc patrol

write-output "Current file download list"
write-output $blobs 

## Download the FILES

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**********************
Windows PowerShell transcript start
Start time: 20160609222507
Username: WORKGROUP\SYSTEM
RunAs User: WORKGROUP\SYSTEM
Machine: WIN-S22AEF01O2B (Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1)
Host Application: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -NonInteractive -File C:\Program Files\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloudbase-Init\LocalScripts\cloudbase-init-firstboot.ps1
Process ID: 2164
PSVersion: 5.0.10586.117
PSCompatibleVersions: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0.10586.117

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List of KBs you do not need to install if you use the new Windows 7 rollup patch KB3125574
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2016/05/17/simplifying-updates-for-windows-7-and-8-1/

KB2491683
KB2506014
KB2506212
KB2506928
KB2509553
KB2511455
KB2532531

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sudo ./VMware-Workstation-Full-12.1.1-3770994.x86_64.bundle  --console --eulas-agreed --required --set-setting vmware-workstation serialNumber xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

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2016/04/14 14:01:36 [INFO] Packer version: 0.10.1 dev b50036c817a36094cbead945f73159d3c49ccaea
2016/04/14 14:01:36 Packer Target OS/Arch: darwin amd64
2016/04/14 14:01:36 Built with Go Version: go1.6
2016/04/14 14:01:36 Detected home directory from env var: /Users/bgarner
2016/04/14 14:01:36 [DEBUG] Discovered plugin: vagrant-vmware-ovf = /Users/bgarner/.packer.d/plugins/packer-post-processor-vagrant-vmware-ovf
2016/04/14 14:01:36 Using internal plugin for file
2016/04/14 14:01:36 Using internal plugin for vmware-iso
2016/04/14 14:01:36 Using internal plugin for vmware-vmx
2016/04/14 14:01:36 Using internal plugin for digitalocean
2016/04/14 14:01:36 Using internal plugin for virtualbox-ovf

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{
  "builders": [
    {
      "type": "vmware-vmx",
      "source_path": "VM/WinSrv2008r2.vmx",
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "skip_compaction": "true",
      "output_directory": "VM/WinSrv2008r2-fried",
      "winrm_username": "administrator",
      "winrm_password": "password1!",

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#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/curl "http://vsphereclient.vmware.com/vsphereclient/VMware-ClientIntegrationPlugin-6.0.0.mac64.dmg" -o ~/Downloads/VMware-ClientIntegrationPlugin-6.0.0.mac64.dmg
hdiutil attach -nobrowse ~/Downloads/VMware-ClientIntegrationPlugin-6.0.0.mac64.dmg
osascript -e "tell application \"Google Chrome\" to quit"
sudo installer -pkg /Volumes/VMware-ClientIntegrationPlugin-6.0.0.mac64.dmg/VMware\ Client\ Integration\ Plug-in.pkg -target /
hdiutil detach /Volumes/VMware-ClientIntegrationPlugin-6.0.0.mac64.dmg
osascript -e "launch application \"Google Chrome\""
/bin/rm ~/Downloads/VMware-ClientIntegrationPlugin-6.0.0.mac64.dmg