Export-EsxImageProfile
Exports an Image Profile object as either an ESXi ISO image that can be booted up and used as an ESXi installer, or an offline depot ZIP file that contains metadata plus the VIB packages. In both cases, downloads the VIB binaries and validates the VIB signatures.You can perform the following tasks with the offline depot ZIP file:*Import the ZIP into VMware Update Manager for patch remediation*Download the ZIP to an ESXi host and used with esxcli for installation*Re-import the ZIP into ImageBuilder itself using Add-EsxSoftwareDepotYou can specify either -ExportToIso or -ExportToBundle but not both.
Syntax
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
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FilePath | String | 1 |
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Required; specifies the destination for the ISO or the ZIP file path. Include the extension, either .iso or .zip. Offline depots must be named with .zip at the end. If the file already exists, it will not be overwritten unless -Force is specified. |
| required
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ExportToBundle | SwitchParameter | named |
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| required
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ImageProfile | ImageProfile | named |
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(pipeline input, prompt) Specifies the image profile to export.Takes one of the following forms:*Name of an image profile, as displayed in the Name column of Get-EsxImageProfile, or the Name property of any ImageProfile object*ImageProfile object |
| optional | Force | SwitchParameter | named |
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Optional. If specified, the cmdlet overwrites an existing destination file with the same name. |
| optional | NoSignatureCheck | SwitchParameter | named |
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Optional. If specified, disables VIB signature validation. The use of this option may lead to debilitating security vulnerabilities. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
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| optional | RunAsync | SwitchParameter | named |
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Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
|
FilePath | String | 1 |
|
Required; specifies the destination for the ISO or the ZIP file path. Include the extension, either .iso or .zip. Offline depots must be named with .zip at the end. If the file already exists, it will not be overwritten unless -Force is specified. |
| required
|
ExportToIso | SwitchParameter | named |
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| required
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ImageProfile | ImageProfile | named |
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(pipeline input, prompt) Specifies the image profile to export.Takes one of the following forms:*Name of an image profile, as displayed in the Name column of Get-EsxImageProfile, or the Name property of any ImageProfile object*ImageProfile object |
| optional | Force | SwitchParameter | named |
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Optional. If specified, the cmdlet overwrites an existing destination file with the same name. |
| optional | NoHostSeeding | SwitchParameter | named |
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Optional. If specified, the exported ISO image would not support host seeding. Hosts booting from that image cannot be used to seed other hosts in a vLCM environment. |
| optional | NoSignatureCheck | SwitchParameter | named |
|
Optional. If specified, disables VIB signature validation. The use of this option may lead to debilitating security vulnerabilities. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
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| optional | RunAsync | SwitchParameter | named |
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Output
Examples
Example 1
Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "Evan's Profile" -ExportToIso -FilePath c:\isos\evans-iso.iso
Export an ISO image
Example 2
New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile "ESXi-5.0.0-234567-standard" -Name "Evan's Profile" Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "Evan's Profile" -SoftwarePackage cisco-vem-v140 Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "Evan's Profile" -ExportToBundle -FilePath c:\isos\base-plus-vem.zip
Clone an image profile, add a software package, then export to offline bundle.
Related Commands
ESXImageProfileAssociation
Associates the specified image profile with the specified ESXi system.
EsxCli
This cmdlet exposes the ESXCLI functionality.
EsxImageProfile
EsxSoftwareDepot
EsxSoftwarePackage
EsxTop
This cmdlet exposes the esxtop functionality.