Upload the linux.iso to /tmp/linux.iso.

builder/vmware/builder.go

@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 		&stepRun{},
 		&stepTypeBootCommand{},
 		&stepWaitForSSH{},
+		&stepUploadTools{},
 		&stepProvision{},
 		&stepShutdown{},
 		&stepCleanFiles{},

builder/vmware/driver.go

@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ func (d *Fusion5Driver) vmrunPath() string {
 	return filepath.Join(d.AppPath, "Contents", "Library", "vmrun")
 }
 
+// @TODO: Be smarter about guest type before deciding on linux.iso.
+func (d *Fusion5Driver) vmwareToolsIsoPath() string {
+	return filepath.Join(d.AppPath, "Contents", "Library", "isoimages", "linux.iso")
+}
+
 func (d *Fusion5Driver) runAndLog(cmd *exec.Cmd) (string, string, error) {
 	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
 

builder/vmware/step_upload_tools.go

+package vmware
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+	"log"
+)
+
+a {
+
+type stepUploadTools struct{}
+
+func (*stepUploadTools) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
+	comm := state["communicator"].(packer.Communicator)
+	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
+	driver := state["driver"].(Driver)
+
+	ui.Say("Uploading the VMware Tools.")
+	log.Println("Uploading the VMware Tools.")
+
+	f, err := os.Open(driver.vmwareToolsIsoPath())
+	if err != nil {
+		state["error"] = fmt.Errorf("Error opening VMware Tools ISO: %s", err)
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	if err := comm.Upload("/tmp/linux.iso", f); err != nil {
+		state["error"] = fmt.Errorf("Error uploading VMware Tools: %s", err)
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	return multistep.ActionContinue
+}
+
+func (*stepUploadTools) Cleanup(map[string]interface{}) {}