Packer is a useful application for the users who need to create virtual machine images that can be used on multiple platforms. This package includes multiple command line tools that enable you to create identical images with minimum effort.
The tools support VMware, VirtualBox, Amazon EC2 or DigitalOcean platforms out of the box and enable you to extend their usage by using plugins.
What's New in This Release:
BACKWARDS INCOMPATIBILITIES:
· The "event_delay" option for the DigitalOcean builder is now gone. The builder automatically waits for events to go away. Run your templates through packer fix to get rid of these.
FEATURES:
· NEW PROVISIONER: puppet-masterless. You can now provision with a masterless Puppet setup. [GH-234]
· New globally available template function: uuid. Generates a new random UUID.
· New globally available template function: isotime. Generates the current time in ISO standard format.
· New Amazon template function: clean_ami_name. Substitutes '-' for characters that are illegal to use in an AMI name.
IMPROVEMENTS:
· builder/amazon/all: Ability to specify the format of the temporary keypair created. [GH-389]
· builder/amazon/all: Support the NoDevice flag for block mappings. [GH-396]
· builder/digitalocean: Retry on any pending event errors.
· builder/openstack: Can now specify a project. [GH-382]
· builder/virtualbox: Can now attach hard drive over SATA. [GH-391]
· provisioner/file: Can...