packer-builder/hypervisor¶

Select the hypervisor to setup.

Defines the hypervisor to deploy for the Packer image builds. The default value is kvm.

The builder node must be a Linux system. For kvm it must be capable of running KVM/QEMU - either bare metal or a VM with nested virtualization enabled. Tested builder platforms are Ubuntu (22.04, 24.04, 26.04) and the RHEL family (AlmaLinux / Rocky / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8, 9, and 10).

Supported values:

• kvm - libvirt / QEMU. The primary, best-tested path.
• virtualbox - Oracle VirtualBox. Builds VirtualBox-iso Packer sources.
• vsphere - builds against a remote ESXi/vCenter you provide (no local hypervisor to install). The vsphere-iso source is packer-validated but NOT exercised end-to-end -- verify it in your own VMware environment. Supply the vSphere connection via the vsphere var-file or packer-builder/packer-args.

Objects that Reference packer-builder/hypervisor¶

• tasks packer-builder-hypervisor-setup in Packer Builder Images as part of Templates.[0].Contents (used)
• profiles pb-external-test-alma-10-kvm-bios in Packer Builder Images as part of Params (declared)
• profiles pb-external-test-alma-10-kvm-uefi in Packer Builder Images as part of Params (declared)
• profiles pb-external-test-boxcutter-oraclelinux-kvm-uefi in Packer Builder Images as part of Params (declared)
• profiles pb-external-test-boxcutter-ubuntu-26.04-x86_64-kvm-uefi in Packer Builder Images as part of Params (declared)

Objects used by packer-builder/hypervisor¶

Not used in current content packs