Added VM description field

builder/xenserver/common/common_config.go

@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ type CommonConfig struct {
 	Password string `mapstructure:"remote_password"`
 	HostIp   string `mapstructure:"remote_host"`
 
-	VMName      string   `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
-	SrName      string   `mapstructure:"sr_name"`
-	FloppyFiles []string `mapstructure:"floppy_files"`
-	NetworkName string   `mapstructure:"network_name"`
+	VMName        string   `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
+	VMDescription string   `mapstructure:"vm_description"`
+	SrName        string   `mapstructure:"sr_name"`
+	FloppyFiles   []string `mapstructure:"floppy_files"`
+	NetworkName   string   `mapstructure:"network_name"`
 
 	HostPortMin uint `mapstructure:"host_port_min"`
 	HostPortMax uint `mapstructure:"host_port_max"`
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ func (c *CommonConfig) Prepare(t *packer.ConfigTemplate, pc *common.PackerConfig
 		"remote_password":  &c.Password,
 		"remote_host":      &c.HostIp,
 		"vm_name":          &c.VMName,
+		"vm_description":   &c.VMDescription,
 		"sr_name":          &c.SrName,
 		"shutdown_command": &c.ShutdownCommand,
 		"boot_wait":        &c.RawBootWait,

builder/xenserver/iso/step_create_instance.go

@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ func (self *stepCreateInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
+	instance.SetDescription(config.VMDescription)
+	if err != nil {
+		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error setting VM description: %s", err.Error()))
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
 	// Create VDI for the instance
 
 	sr, err := config.GetSR(client)

builder/xenserver/xva/step_import_instance.go

@@ -140,8 +140,14 @@ func (self *stepImportInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to get VM UUID: %s", err.Error()))
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
-
 	state.Put("instance_uuid", instanceId)
+
+	instance.SetDescription(config.VMDescription)
+	if err != nil {
+		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error setting VM description: %s", err.Error()))
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
 	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Imported instance '%s'", instanceId))
 
 	return multistep.ActionContinue

docs/builders/xenserver-iso.html.markdown

@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ each category, the available options are alphabetized and described.
 * `tools_iso_name` (string) - The name of the XenServer Tools ISO. Defaults to
   "xs-tools.iso".
 
+* `vm_description` (string) - The description of the new virtual
+  machine. By default this is the empty string.
+
 * `vm_name` (string) - This is the name of the new virtual
   machine, without the file extension. By default this is
   "packer-BUILDNAME-TIMESTAMP", where "BUILDNAME" is the name of the build.

examples/centos-6.6.json

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
       "ssh_username": "root",
       "ssh_password": "vmpassword",
       "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s",
-      "vm_name": "packer-centos-6.6-x86_64"
+      "vm_name": "packer-centos-6.6-x86_64",
+      "vm_description": "Build time: {{isotime}}"
     }
   ],