Chapter 4. Using ESXi Image Builder
In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
- Downloading an ESXi offline bundle
- Creating an image profile by cloning a predefined profile
- Removing an ESXi image profile
- Adding a VIB (software package) to an image profile
- Adding the HA VIB to the image profile
- Exporting an image profile as an ISO or offline bundle
- Creating an image profile from scratch
- Applying an image profile to the host
Introduction
As the name suggests, the ESXi Image Builder is used to build ESXi bootable images. It is particularly useful when there is a need to custom-build an ESXi image. For example, it can be used to custom-build ESXi images with an updated device driver and that can be used in your vSphere environment. The VMware Auto ...
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