If we are not changing acceptance level from the default, you will receive an error during the creation of ESXi ISO and it’s installation. Next, we need to change the acceptance level to CommunitySupported. You can use “Add-EsxSoftwareDepot” cmdlet to import the VMware offline bundle you have downloaded.Īdd-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile “New Image Name” -SoftwarePackage “driver” -ForceĪdd-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile ESXICUSTOM -SoftwarePackage net-tulip -Force Start the PowerCLI session from the windows machine and import the software depots. In our scenario, we are using ESXi 6.5 offline bundle and net-tulip legacy driver to build a custom ESXi 6.5 Installation image. Now, let’s look into the process of creating a custom ESXi image using VMware PowerCLI. Software Depot – The ESXi software depot contains the image profiles and software packages (VIBs) that are used to run ESXi Image Profile – An Image Profile defines the set of VIBs that an ESXi installation or update process uses. This software packaging format is used by VMware and other 3rd party vendors to provide the required software for ESXi. At a conceptual level, a VIB is like a tarball or ZIP archive in that it is a collection of files packaged into a single archive to facilitate distribution. VIB – VIB stands for vSphere Installation Bundle.
You can download from VMware/Product Siteīefore starting to build the custom ESXi image, you need to be familiar with the following terms: Driver or software you need to add to custom ISO.Windows-based PC with VMware PowerCLI Installed.
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