All rights reservedVMware vSphere: Whats New Revision ABuilding an ESXi Image: Step 1Windows host with vSphere PowerCLIand Image Builder snap-inImage BuilderStart the vSphere PowerCLI session.Verify that the execution policy is set to unrestricted.Cmdlet: Get-ExecutionPolic圜onnect to your vCenter Server.Cmdlet: Connect-VIServer8-# 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reservedVMware vSphere: Whats New Revision A4image profileImage Builder Architecturesoftware depotĭriverVIBsVIB:ESXi software package:Provided by VMware and its partnersImage profile:Defines an ESXi imageConsists of one or more VIBsSoftware depot:Logical grouping of VIBs and image profilesCan be online or offlineSoftware channel:Used to group different types of VIBs at a software depot All rights reservedVMware vSphere: Whats New Revision A3What Is Image Builder?Image Builder is a set of command-line utilities that are used to create and manage image profiles.An image profile is a group of VIBs that are used to create an ESXi image.Image Builder allows the administrator to build customized ESXi boot images:Used for booting disk-based ESXi installationsUsed by VMware vSphere Auto Deploy to boot an ESXi host in memoryImage Builder is based on VMware vSphere PowerCLI.The Image Builder cmdlets are included with the vSphere PowerCLI tools.Ĩ-# 2011 VMware Inc.

Missing vendorplug-inThe challenge of using a standard ESXi image is that the image might be missing desired functionality.8-# 2011 VMware Inc. ?standardESXi ISObase providersbase drivers All rights reservedVMware vSphere: Whats New Revision A2ESXi Image Deployment

All rights reservedVMware vSphere: Whats New Revision A1What Is an ESXi Image?ĭriversAn ESXi image is a software bundle that consists of four main components.Ĩ-# 2011 VMware Inc. The VMware vSphere 5.0 Image BuilderJohn BalsillieVCI VCAP4-DCA VCP4 VCP3Consultant Explorer IT 2011 VMware Inc. New Alternatives for Deploying VMware vSphere

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