How can I customise root partition (/) volume size in VM ( Centos7) creation using Packer?
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I'm creating a vmware machine("type": "vmware-iso",) using packer. By default it creates /(root) partition with size appx 40 GB(not sure why? default ?). Now I am struggling to find out a way through which I can provide custome size of / root partition (filesystem - /dev/mapper/centos-root) so that vm comes up with this size root size.
I am aware that machine info can be given to vmx_data. But I could not find a key that could take custom volume size for /.
I also got to know that volume size can be provided in preseed.conf file during packer run. But not sure if this is the right approach or is it the only approach. Resizing can be done after installation, but looks like that approach would be gunned down.
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I'm creating a vmware machine("type": "vmware-iso",) using packer. By default it creates /(root) partition with size appx 40 GB(not sure why? default ?). Now I am struggling to find out a way through which I can provide custome size of / root partition (filesystem - /dev/mapper/centos-root) so that vm comes up with this size root size.
I am aware that machine info can be given to vmx_data. But I could not find a key that could take custom volume size for /.
I also got to know that volume size can be provided in preseed.conf file during packer run. But not sure if this is the right approach or is it the only approach. Resizing can be done after installation, but looks like that approach would be gunned down.
centos partition lvm
edited Mar 1 at 14:05
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
asked Mar 1 at 12:30
fiberairfiberair
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add a comment |
I'm creating a vmware machine("type": "vmware-iso",) using packer. By default it creates /(root) partition with size appx 40 GB(not sure why? default ?). Now I am struggling to find out a way through which I can provide custome size of / root partition (filesystem - /dev/mapper/centos-root) so that vm comes up with this size root size.
I am aware that machine info can be given to vmx_data. But I could not find a key that could take custom volume size for /.
I also got to know that volume size can be provided in preseed.conf file during packer run. But not sure if this is the right approach or is it the only approach. Resizing can be done after installation, but looks like that approach would be gunned down.
centos partition lvm
edited Mar 1 at 14:05
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
asked Mar 1 at 12:30
fiberairfiberair
1012
I'm creating a vmware machine("type": "vmware-iso",) using packer. By default it creates /(root) partition with size appx 40 GB(not sure why? default ?). Now I am struggling to find out a way through which I can provide custome size of / root partition (filesystem - /dev/mapper/centos-root) so that vm comes up with this size root size.
I am aware that machine info can be given to vmx_data. But I could not find a key that could take custom volume size for /.
I also got to know that volume size can be provided in preseed.conf file during packer run. But not sure if this is the right approach or is it the only approach. Resizing can be done after installation, but looks like that approach would be gunned down.
centos partition lvm
centos partition lvm
edited Mar 1 at 14:05
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
asked Mar 1 at 12:30
fiberairfiberair
1012
edited Mar 1 at 14:05
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
asked Mar 1 at 12:30
fiberairfiberair
1012
edited Mar 1 at 14:05
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
edited Mar 1 at 14:05
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
edited Mar 1 at 14:05
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
41.8k1483142
asked Mar 1 at 12:30
fiberairfiberair
1012
asked Mar 1 at 12:30
fiberairfiberair
1012
asked Mar 1 at 12:30
fiberairfiberair
1012
1012
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