@nathanael-h thanks for info i used https://github.com/ddelnano/packer-plugin-xenserver but because of lack of ssh key support i changed the code a bit. now i can use ssh keys. (not ready for a PR) my problem is that inside the auto iso i use a shell script doing a reboot within the install. the reason is that i use this iso also on bare metal installations, some software i cant install without doing a reboot. i will now focus on the ansible integratian an fire the commands after the reboot using ansible. this might work. br Mark