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THE CHANGELOG

Rainpole

Release: v21.10

October 11, 2021

  • Added the config.sh to create config/*.prkvars.hcl (default) files from the examples in build/.
  • Added the option for create >1 set of configuration set by passing an argument to config.sh (e.g. config.sh config/us-west-1) and the pass the configuration set to build.sh (e.g. build.sh config/us-west-1).
  • Use of the content library is now optional by updating the config/common.pkvars.hcl settings to the following: 
    common_template_conversion     = true
common_content_library_name    = null
common_content_library_ovf     = false
common_content_library_destroy = false
  • Added support for a SOCKS proxy by editing config/proxy.pkvars.hcl.
  • Added the ability to set the IP address to bind the HTTP server by editing the common_http_ip in config/common.pkvars.hcl from null to an IP address on the Packer host: 
    common_http_ip = "172.16.11.100"
  • Add configurable data source provisioning for Linux images. By default, HTTP is used for the kickstart. By editing the common_data_source in config/common.pkvars.hcl from http to disk the build will use a disk-based method, such as a .iso as the secondary CD-ROM. This is useful for environments that can not communicate back to the Packer host's HTTP server. 
    common_data_source = "disk"
  • Renamed all certificates to *.ctr.example and *.pb7.example. Please add your own custom certificates to the directories per the README.md.
  • Added the ability for Packer to be run from any directory by including the use of $(path.cwd)/.
  • Added the ansible provisioner to Linux builds for base configuration using roles. More updates to follow.
  • Added information on least privilege service account using a custom role in vSphere.
  • Added a Terraform example for creation of the custom role in vSphere.
  • Updated manifests to use manifests/ and a JSON output based on the timestamp.
  • Updated manifests to use include relevant data in the JSON output for the build.
  • Added RHEL 7 and CentoOS 7 back to the builds per requests.
  • Refactored RHEL and RHEL derivative kickstarts templates.
  • Added Windows 10 Professional.
  • Updated PhotonOS to efi-secure.
  • Update Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to efi-secure.
  • Added vendor provided filename and checksums to the build examples.
  • Updated CONTRIBUTING.md with the contributor workflow.
  • Added headers to various scripts and files, as needed.
  • Add public keys and specific Terraform files to .gitignore.
  • Updated issue templates to use forms.
  • Various bug fixes and code cleanliness.
  • Bumped Packer to >= 1.7.6.
  • Thanks to the the new contributors: @sestegra, @metabsdm, and @gcblack!

Release: v21.09.1

September 16, 2021

  • Refactored issue templates to use GitHub custom issue forms.
  • Refactored all builds to pass the language, keyboard, and timezone to the configuration files.
  • Updated the Rocky Linux build to use UEFI; however without secure boot.
  • Updated the defaults in common.pkvars.hcl to use hardware version 19, which provides the best performance and latest features available in ESXi 7.0 U2. Refer to the VMware vSphere 7.0 product documentation if using a previous release
  • Refactored all builds with input variable definitions separated into variables.pkr.hcl.
  • Refactored all builds to use <build>.auto.pkvars.hcl for input variables the and <build>.pkr.hcl for the template configurations, with simplified names for <build>.
  • Refactored all builds to use ${path.cwd}/output/ as the path for the manifest post-processor.
  • Added disclaimers and updated descriptions in script files.
  • Updated README.md.

Release: v21.09

September 7, 2021

  • Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2022 machine image builds.
  • Refactored configuration files to be generated using templates. Reduces the number of files and passes variables into the .pkrtpl.hcl content.
  • Refactored builds for Linux distributions to use http_content instead of http_directory and http_file.
  • Refactored builds for Microsoft Windows to use cd_content instead of floppy_files, which allows for use generated configuration files. A Packer compatible .iso command-line tool is required and noted in the README.md.
  • Added disclaimers and updated descriptions in script files.
  • Added NOTICE.
  • Updated the packer init commands run in build.sh.
  • Updated MAINTAINERS.md.
  • Updated CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • Updated README.md.

Release: v21.08

August 18, 2021

  • Moved vsphere.pkrvars.hcl and rhsm.pkrvars.hcl to the builds directory.
  • Isolated variables to simplify updates to common settings with builds/common.pkrvars.hcl.
  • Refactored all build definitions to use variables and reduce any hard-coded settings.
  • All machine image build definitions use the the recommended firmware based on the guest operating system and the minimum vSphere release supported by the repository. EFI Secure Boot is enabled for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, CentoOS Linux/Stream 8, AlmaLinux 8, and Microsoft Windows Server 2019/2016. BIOS is enabled Rocky Linux 8.
  • Added the manifest post-provisioner to machine image build definitions.
  • Moved public keys to variables.
  • Added a user for Ansible to Linux machine images with authorized_keys. Uses builds/ansible.pkrvars.hcl. Password is randomized.
  • Updated the Packer block to all builds with required_versions >= "1.7.4" for Packer.
  • Added the required_plugins to the Packer block for all builds to use the vsphere plugin version = ">= v1.0.1".
  • Updated the Packer block for Windows builds with required_plugins and version = "0.14.0" for the Windows-Update plugin.
  • All builds automatically run packer init to initialize required plugins before running a build with build.sh.
  • Updated Microsoft Windows autounattend.xml files to use the attached VMware Tools .iso for PVSCSI driver.
  • Simplified and reduced the script files used by provisioners.
  • Patched the script for VNware Photon OS 4 due to an issue performing updates with tdnf.
  • Patched the script for Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS to remove cloud-init and remove all netplan configurations before GuestOS customization.
  • Removed support for VMware Photon OS 3 machine image builds.
  • Removed support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 machine image builds.
  • Removed support for CentOS Linux 7 machine image builds.
  • Deprecating CentOS Linux 8. Removing in a future update. The CentOS Project has shifted focus from CentOS Linux to CentOS Stream. CentOS Linux 8 EOL: 2021-12-31.
  • Deprecating Microsoft Windows Server 2016. Removing in a future update. Microsoft Windows Server 2016 EOL: 2022-01-22.
  • Added MAINTAINERS.md.
  • Updated README.md.

Release: v21.07

July 21, 2021

Release: v20.11

November 26, 2020

  • Initial release.