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Creating Image Profiles from Scratch Workflow
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vSphere Installation and Setup For remote depots, run Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl depot_url. For an offline depot ZIP file, you must download the ZIP file first. a Download the ZIP file to a local file path. b Run Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl C:\file_path\offline-bundle.zip PowerShell adds the specified depot to your current session and lists all current depots. 3 Check the $DefaultSoftwareDepots variable, which now returns the newly-added depot. $DefaultSoftwareDepots 4 Display all currently available image profiles. Get-EsxImageProfile The list helps you pick a likely candidate for cloning. 5 Clone one of the image profiles by specifying the name displayed in the Name column, a name for the new profile, and the vendor. $ip = New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile base-tbd-v1 -Name "Test Profile 42" -Vendor "Vendor20" 6 Display the newly created image profile. $ip Name ---Test Profile 42 Vendor -----Vendor20 Last Modified 9/15/2010 5:45:43... Acceptance Level PartnerSupported Example: Creating Image Profile by Cloning Using Variables This sample cmdlet sequence repeats the steps of this workflow, but passes parameters as objects, accessed by position in a variable, instead of passing parameters by name. You can run the following cmdlets in sequence from the PowerCLI prompt. $DefaultSoftwareDepots Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl depot_url $DefaultSoftwareDepots $profs = Get-EsxImageProfile $profs $ip = New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile $profs[2] -Name "new_profile_name" -Vendor "my_vendor" $ip Creating Image Profiles from Scratch Workflow In most situations, you create an image profile by cloning an existing profile. Some VMware customers or partners might need to create an image profile from scratch. Pay careful attention to dependencies and acceptance levels if you create an image profile from scratch. Before you use the cmdlets in this workflow, make sure your environment meets the following requirements. n VMware PowerCLI and prerequisite is software installed. See "Install Image Builder PowerCLI and Prerequisite Software," on page 233. n You have access to a depot that includes a base image and one or more VIBs. VMware and VMware partners make public depots, accessible by a URL, available. VMware or VMware partners can create a ZIP file that you can unzip to your local environment and access by using a file path. See "Create an Image Profile," on page 235 for an example of cloning and modifying an image profile. 244 VMware, Inc.