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Software Depots and Their Components, Image Builder PowerCLI Overview, Image Profile
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Figure 7‑6. Image Builder Architecture depot VIB VIB image profile 1 image profile 2 Chapter 7 Installing ESXi Image Builder PowerCLI ISO user-created image profile vSphere Update Manager ZIP Windows client vSphere Auto deploy esxcli Software Depots and Their Components Understanding how depots, profiles, and VIBs are structured and where you can use them is a prerequisite for in-memory installation of a custom ESXi ISO, for provisioning ESXi hosts using vSphere Auto Deploy, and for certain custom upgrade operations. The following technical terms are used throughout the vSphere documentation set in discussions of installation and upgrade tasks. VIB A VIB is an ESXi software package. VMware and its partners package solutions, drivers, CIM providers, and applications that extend the ESXi platform as VIBs. VIBs are available in software depots. You can use VIBs to create and customize ISO images or to upgrade ESXi hosts by installing VIBs asynchronously onto the hosts. See "SoftwarePackage Object Properties," on page 231. Image Profile An image profile defines an ESXi image and consists of VIBs. An image profile always includes a base VIB, and might include more VIBs. You examine and define an image profile using the Image Builder PowerCLI. See "ImageProfile Object Properties," on page 230. Software Depot A software depot is a collection of VIBs and image profiles. The software depot is a hierarchy of files and folders and can be available through an HTTP URL (online depot) or a ZIP file (offline depot). VMware and VMware partners make depots available. Companies with large VMware installations might create internal depots to provision ESXi hosts with vSphere Auto Deploy, or to export an ISO for ESXi installation. Image Builder PowerCLI Overview Image Builder PowerCLI cmdlets allow you to manage image profiles and VIBs. The Image Builder PowerCLI includes the following cmdlets. NOTE When you run Image Builder cmdlets, provide all parameters on the command line when you invoke the cmdlet. Supplying parameters in interactive mode is not recommended. VMware, Inc. 227
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