CRYSTAL-AMI

Crystal Report Server AWS AMI using Packer

Install required tools using Home brew and Pip

Install Packer

brew install packer
packer --version

Install Yacker

pip install matildapeak-yacker
yacker --version

Packer project structure

• bin: Unix/Powershell scripts that needs to be executed and copied in AMI
• resources: any artifacts that needs to be in AMI

Packer Lifecycle

Validate → Inspect → Build

• Validate: check that a template is valid

# If using Packer:
packer validate packer.json

# If using Yacker:
yacker validate packer.yml

• Inspect: see components of a template

# If using Packer:
packer inspect packer.json

# If using Yacker:
yacker inspect packer.yml

• Build: build image(s) from template

# If using Packer:
packer build packer.json

# If using Yacker:
yacker build packer.yml

Variables

Variable	Example Value	Description
ACCESS_KEY	AWSEXAMPLEACCESSKEY	AWS Access Key
SECRET_KEY	AWSEXAMPLESECRETKEY	AWS Secret Key
REGION	us-east-1	AWS Region where trying to create AMI
SSH_KEY	~/testkey.pem	SSH Key path trying to use for AMI and instances
USERNAME	NOTADMINEXAMPLE	Username for Windows Crystal Instance
PASSWORD	NOTADMINEXAMPLE	Password for Windows Crystal Instance
SITE_BINDING_NAME	xyz.domain.com	Domain URL to map IIS site to
DEPLOY_USER_PASSWORD	DEPLOYEXAMPLE	Password for Deploy User of Windows Crystal Instance

Set Environment Variables

export USERNAME=NOTADMINEXAMPLE
export PASSWORD=NOTADMINEXAMPLE
export SSH_KEY=~/testkey.pem
export ACCESS_KEY=AWSEXAMPLEACCESSKEY
export SECRET_KEY=AWSEXAMPLESECRETKEY
export REGION=us-east-1
export SITE_BINDING_NAME=xyz.domain.com
export DEPLOY_USER_PASSWORD=DEPLOYEXAMPLE

Resources

• HashiCorp Packer
• Yacker Documentation
• Yacker GitHub