Export-EsxImageProfile Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

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

Export-EsxImageProfile
[ -FilePath ] < String >
-ExportToBundle
-ImageProfile < ImageProfile >
[-Force ]
[-NoSignatureCheck ]
[-RunAsync ]
[CommonParameters]

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
 ExportToBundle SwitchParameter named
required
 ImageProfile ImageProfile named
  • pipeline
 (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
Optional. If specified, the cmdlet overwrites an existing destination file with the same name.
optional NoSignatureCheck SwitchParameter named
Optional. If specified, disables VIB signature validation. The use of this option may lead to debilitating security vulnerabilities.
optional RunAsync SwitchParameter named
Export-EsxImageProfile
[ -FilePath ] < String >
-ExportToIso
-ImageProfile < ImageProfile >
[-Force ]
[-NoSignatureCheck ]
[-RunAsync ]
[CommonParameters]

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
required
 ImageProfile ImageProfile named
  • pipeline
 (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
Optional. If specified, the cmdlet overwrites an existing destination file with the same name.
optional NoSignatureCheck SwitchParameter named
Optional. If specified, disables VIB signature validation. The use of this option may lead to debilitating security vulnerabilities.
optional RunAsync SwitchParameter named

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.