Get-EsxSoftwarePackage
Returns a list of SoftwarePackage (VIB) objects from all the connected depots, filtered by one or more options. The output is in table form by default. You can pass VIB package names and versions to the New-EsxImageProfile, Set-EsxImageProfile, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, and Remove-EsxSoftwarePackage cmdlets via the -SoftwarePackage parameter.The output of this cmdlet can also be piped into Add-EsxSoftwarePackage and Remove-EsxSoftwarePackage. See the examples under those cmdlets.
Syntax
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optional | Version | String[] | 1 |
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Filters the output to list only VIBs whose Version field matches one of the strings supplied. Wildcard characters are supported. |
| optional | AcceptanceLevel | AcceptanceLevels[] | named |
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Filters the output to list only VIBs whose acceptance level matches one of the strings supplied. Must be one of the following values:* VMwareCertified* VMwareAccepted* PartnerSupported* CommunitySupported |
| optional | CreatedAfter | DateTime | named |
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Filters the output to list only VIBs whose CreationDate is at the earliest the DateTime value supplied. Can be a string of the form MM/DD/YY. |
| optional | CreatedBefore | DateTime | named |
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Filters the output list to only VIBs whose CreationDate is at the latest the DateTime value supplied. Can be a string of the form MM/DD/YY. |
| optional | Name | String[] | named |
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Filters the output to list only VIBs whose Name field matches one of the strings supplied. Wildcard characters are supported. |
| optional | Newest | SwitchParameter | named |
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Filters the output to list only the newest versions of all VIBs. For example, if there are two versions of the "Base-ESX" VIB, "5.0.0-10", and "5.0.0-456", returns only Base-ESX version "5.0.0-456". |
| optional | SoftwareDepot | SoftwareDepot[] | named |
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| optional | Tag | String[] | named |
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Filters the output to list only VIBs whose Tag field matches one of the strings supplied. Wildcard characters are supported. |
| optional | Vendor | String[] | named |
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Filters the output to list only VIBs whose Vendor field matches one of the strings supplied. Wildcard characters are supported. |
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optional | PackageUrl | String[] | named |
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Loads packages from package (.vib) files. |
Output
Examples
Example 1
Get-EsxSoftwarePackage
List all the VIBs from all depots in table form:
Example 2
Get-EsxSoftwarePackage | Sort-Object CreationDate | Format-Table -Property Name,Version,Vendor
List all the VIBs, sorted by date:
Example 3
Get-EsxSoftwarePackage -Vendor "VMware","Cisco" -CreatedAfter 1/1/2010
List all the VIBs from VMware and Cisco created after Jan 1, 2010:
Example 4
Get-EsxSoftwarePackage | ? {$_.Vendor -ne "VMware"}
List all the VIBs from vendors other than VMware
Example 5
Get-EsxSoftwarePackage -Name "esx-base" -Version "5.0.0-*"
List all the base VIBs for the 5.0.0 release:
Example 6
$vibs = Get-EsxSoftwarePackage -Name "esx-base" -Version "5.0.0-*"
Save the results of a VIB query for later:
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.