Build Metron Images

Based on the fantastic Bento project developed by Chef.

Images Provided

• hdp-centos-6.7: Centos 6.7 + HDP. Used in the quick-dev-platform Vagrant image
• metron-centos-6.7: Centos 6.7 + HDP + Metron. Used for the codelab-platform Vagrant image.

Prerequisites

• Packer 0.10.1 https://www.packer.io/
• Virtualbox 5.0.16 https://www.virtualbox.org/
• Be sure to build Metron prior to building the images- (cd your-project-directory/metron-platform ; mvn clean package -DskipTests)

Build Both Images

Navigate to /metron-deployment/packer-build Execute bin/bento build

Packer will build both images and export .box files to the ./builds directory.

Build Single Images

Navigate to your-project-directory/metron-deployment/packer-build

• HDP Centos bin/bento build hdp-centos-6.7.json
• Full Metron bin/bento build metron-centos-6.7.json

Using Your New Box File

Modify the relevant Vagrantfile (codelab-platform or quick-dev-platform) replacing the lines:

with

Launch the image as usual.

Node: Vagrant will cache boxes, you can force Vagrant to reload your box by running vagrant box remove test_box_name before launching your new image.