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Structure of ImageProfile, SoftwarePackage, and ImageProfileDiff Objects, PartnerSupported
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vSphere Installation and Setup PartnerSupported CommunitySupported VIBs with the PartnerSupported acceptance level are published by a partner that VMware trusts. The partner performs all testing. VMware does not verify the results. This level is used for a new or nonmainstream technology that partners want to enable for VMware systems. Today, driver VIB technologies such as Infiniband, ATAoE, and SSD are at this level with nonstandard hardware drivers. VMware directs support calls for VIBs with this acceptance level to the partner's support organization. The Community Supported acceptance level is for VIBs created by individuals or companies outside of VMware partner programs. VIBs at this level have not gone through any VMware-approved testing program and are not supported by VMware Technical Support or by a VMware partner. Structure of ImageProfile, SoftwarePackage, and ImageProfileDiff Objects In some situations, knowing the structure of ImageProfile, SoftwarePackage, and ImageProfileDiff objects helps you manage deployment and upgrade processes. ImageProfile Object Properties The ImageProfile object, which is accessible with the Get-EsxImageProfile PowerCLI cmdlet, has the following properties. Name AcceptanceLevel Author CreationTime Description GUID ModifiedTime Name ReadOnly Rules Vendor VibList Type AcceptanceLevel System.String System.DateTime System.String System.String System.DateTime System.String System.Boolean ImageProfileRule[] System.String SoftwarePackage[] Description Determines which VIBs you can add to the profile. Levels are VMwareCertified, VMwareAccepted, PartnerSupported, and CommunitySupported. See "Acceptance Levels," on page 229. Person who created the profile. 60 characters or fewer. Timestamp of creation time. Full text description of profile. No length limit. Globally unique ID of the image profile. Timestamp of last modification time. Name of the image profile. 80 characters or fewer. When set to true, the profile cannot be edited. Use Set-EsxImageProfile Readonly to make your custom image profiles read only. Displays any OEM hardware requirements that the image profile might have. Auto Deploy checks this property when deploying an image profile and deploys the profile if matching hardware is available. Organization that publishes the profile. 40 characters or fewer. List of VIB IDs the image consists of. 230 VMware, Inc.