vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere v21.09

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Release v21.09

Release Date: 2021-09-07

• Adds support for Microsoft Windows Server 2022 machine image builds.
• Refactors configuration files to be generated using templates. Reduces the number of files and passes variables into the .pkrtpl.hcl content.
• Refactors builds for Linux distributions to use http_content instead of http_directory and http_file.
• Refactors builds for Microsoft Windows to use cd_content instead of floppy_files, which allows for use generated configuration files. A Packer compatible .iso command-line tool is required and noted in the README.md.
• Adds disclaimers and Updates descriptions in script files.
• Adds NOTICE.
• Updates the packer init commands run in build.sh.
• Updates MAINTAINERS.md.
• Updates CONTRIBUTING.md.
• Updates README.md.